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Food-Stamps FollyNational Review Online (blog)Democratic strategist Donna Brazile recently penned a column for CNN about food stamps and it went positively viral, generating lots of buzz and more than 5,000 comments to date. For voting to slow the growth of food stamps over ten years and increase … More: continued here

Philly.com Pa. food banks fear effect of cut in food stampsDelaware County Daily TimesVolunteers gather food at the New Hampshire Food Bank in Manchester, N.H., Oct. 1 to be delivered around the state. The temporary increase in food stamps also know as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program expires Oct. 31, …

Hints from Heloise: Send canceled stamps to budding collectorsGoErie.comDear Rita: You are referring to Stamp Camp USA in Pennsylvania, an organization that teaches children about stamp collecting. Along with canceled stamps, there are plenty of items, such as construction paper, pens, pencils and envelopes, that can be …and more » More: continued …

Colorado Springs Gazette (blog) Local veteran among those honored by new stampsKPTV.comAn Oregon man will be one of a dozen World War II Medal of Honor recipients featured on a new set of stamps. In September 1944, Robert Maxwell and three other soldiers defended a battalion observation post in France. …

Nancy Pelosi on Food Stamps: Can't Pray on Sunday and 'Prey on Other People …MediaiteFormer Speaker of the House and current House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivered a gut punch to Republicans in Congress eager to cut food stamp benefits, even as $5 billion in automatic cuts take effect …

Food Stamp Fraud: Beneficiaries Illegally Sell EBT Cards On Craigslist, Social …CBS LocalSACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS13) – It's a welfare fraud scheme costing U.S. taxpayers $750 million a year. People are illegally selling their electronic food stamp cards on Craigslist and other social media sites for cash. CBS13 found two people …

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Food pantry organizers and others who help feed Pennsylvania's hungry are bracing for the effects of reduced federal funding for food stamps, with some wondering how their organizations are going to find the donors or volunteers to fill the gap. More: continued here

Food stamp cuts hit about 5000 troopsUSA TODAYWASHINGTON — About 5,000 troops are among those affected by cuts to the federal food stamp program, according to the Pentagon. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps, is reducing benefits to about 47 …and more » More: continued here

Facing cut in food stamps, single mother in Somerset County says "every single …The Star-Ledger – NJ.comA single mother of two daughters, the Bound Brook resident uses food stamp benefits to buy meat, poultry, cereal and other essential foods for her children. But with such a limited budget, Freeman said …

Major Food Stamp Cuts In Ventura County Will Affect 70000 PeopleHuffington PostAbout 70,000 Ventura County residents have been told that their food stamp benefits will decline starting Friday. The decrease marks the first time officials can recall an across-the-board cut in the program, which has grown dramatically in recent … …