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As holidays loom, hundreds still wait for food stampsWRAL.comA jar of peanut butter, canned goods and a few packages of pasta occupied the lower shelves of her kitchen cabinet Tuesday, almost two months after she was recertified for food stamps through the state's new NC FAST system. But since September …

Food stamp cuts, holidays stress food banksUSA TODAY… as millions of Americans struggle to put holiday meals on their tables. For those who help the hungry, 2013 is looking a lot like the years since the recession began—with the added challenge of a $5 billion cut in food stamp benefits, …

WOSU Public Media 134000 Ohioans Must Meet Work Requirements to Get Food Stamps Next YearideastreamAs families prepare to gather around the table for Thanksgiving, state policymakers are urging the governor to change requirements for food assistance. Statehouse correspondent Andy Chow reports some lawmakers say there's disparity across the state …Tavares seeks …

This Thanksgiving, people getting by on food stamps are being hit by a double whammy: On top of recent cuts to the federal assistance program, the holiday comes late in the month, so people have fewer dollars left to get a turkey for their table. More: continued here

White House keeps up food stamp pressure on CongressCNBC.comThe Obama administration kept pressure on Congress on Tuesday to pass a new multi-year farm bill without resorting to the steep cuts in food stamp funding contained in the version approved by the Republican-led House of Representatives. Lawmakers are …White House offers food …

Tavares seeks to stop food-stamp cutoff for some OhioansColumbus DispatchBeginning Jan. 1, able-bodied adults — ages 18 to 50 and without dependent children — must comply with a mandatory 20-hour requirement to work, participate in job training, or volunteer to receive food stamps. Those living in one of 16 counties …

SNAP Benefits: Some Md. Lawmakers Push To Prevent Food Stamp CutsCBS LocalANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)—Some Maryland lawmakers are using Thanksgiving holiday week to turn attention to proposed cuts in the nation's food stamp program. Political reporter Pat Warren has more on the effort to keep the food supply line open. More: …

Give thanks for food stamps. They workBangor Daily NewsThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called food stamps, has come under fire lately. Some legislators in Congress want to make it harder for people to get on the program and impose a stricter work requirement on those who claim it. More: …

NBC Chicago Food Stamp Cuts Kick In Right Before ThanksgivingNBC ChicagoMore than two million low-income Illinois residents who receive food stamps will soon see their benefits cut. Beginning Friday, a temporary increase in food stamp dollars from the 2009 economic stimulus will expire. Nesita Kwan has reaction from those …and …

euronews White House: Food stamp cuts will hurt kidsCNNMoneyCurrently, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is the official name for food stamps, feeds 47 million people. Enrollment in the program has soared since the recession, with 15% of the population getting benefits, according to September …Food stamp program cuts lead to …