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Somewhat Reasonable – Heartland Institute (blog) EDITORIAL: Food stamps shouldn't cover junk foodBeaumont EnterpriseNationwide spending on food stamps has quadrupled since 2001 and now stands at nearly $78 billion per year. That growth is unsustainable, and the program is ripe for prudent budget cuts. A good place to start would …

Christmas stampsMarshall IndependentEvery Christmas since 1965 I have mailed my Christmas cards by getting the stamp cancelled on the First Day of Issue. For most of the 1960s that meant getting the cards written, addressed and sent off to the particular post office where the Christmas … More: continued here

San Francisco Chronicle Five Food-Stamp MythsNational Review Online (blog)House Republicans passed a bill calling for $39 billion in reductions in the planned budget for food stamps (technically known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) over the next ten years. A bipartisan Senate bill included just $4 …EDITORIAL: Food stamps …

Food stamps and turkey talesBangor Daily NewsIf you peruse the news on any given day, the farm bill/food stamp debate produces two general impressions: Republicans are heartless turkey thieves; Democrats are spendthrift welfare caterers. If only neither were a little bit right. As with tabloid …and more » More: continued here

* For first time, Lucas says "next year" for farm bill * Food stamps is central issue in long-delayed legislation * Republicans see more chances to chip away at food stamp costs WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Congress could enact a new U.S. farm law that cuts food stamps for …

Take this question: Should you be able to use food stamps to buy things like Coke and Snickers? For most taxpayers who don’t receive food stamps, the reflexive answer is probably no. But as a recent Bloomberg article points out, the whole debate is creating strange bedfellows. Think: The soda and …

Somewhat Reasonable – Heartland Institute (blog) GUEST OPINION: Food stamps are an easy political targetTaunton Daily GazetteIn September, the House of Representatives voted for a measure to reduce SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, by $40 billion over 10 years. Voting to cut food stamps poses little political risk because …

Limbaugh Falsely Claims Food Stamps Make Kids FatMedia Matters for America (blog)Rush Limbaugh attacked a federal program that keeps children from going hungry, arguing that food stamps are instead the cause of childhood obesity — but studies find no link between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP — also called … …

KUALA LUMPUR: Pos Malaysia Berhad (Pos Malaysia) yesterday warned the public against buying, selling and using counterfeit stamps […] More: continued here

TheOneRing.net Evangeline Lilly 'stamps' her mark on Middle-earthTheOneRing.netTauriel and Legolas Stamps and Coins Actor Evangeline Lilly says she is delighted to be featured on an official New Zealand Post stamp and coin to help celebrate the upcoming release of the epic fantasy adventure The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, …Evangeline Lilly …