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Los Angeles Times Food stamp cuts kick in, affecting about 47 millionLos Angeles TimesIn California, which struggles with nearly 9% unemployment, local officials are girding for the fallout after the benefit for a family of four receiving food stamps was lowered by $36 a month. About 4.2 million Californians are …

As Cuts to Food Stamps Take Effect, More Trims to Benefits Are ExpectedNew York TimesStarting Friday, millions of Americans receiving food stamps will be required to get by with less government assistance every month, a move that not only will cost them money they use to feed their families but …

Food stamp cuts to hit 2 million Illinois residents todayChicago TribuneThose who rely on food stamps will have to make do with a little less beginning today as a boost in funding from the federal stimulus package is set to expire. The change will affect more than 2 million low-income …

5 Surprising Things You Can Buy With Food StampsTIMEReductions in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), otherwise known as food stamps, automatically kick in today as a result of the expiration of provisions the 2009 stimulus bill. Meanwhile, Congressional leaders are debating what … More: continued here

Families brace as billions in food stamp cuts set inNBCNews.comVolunteers gather food at the New Hampshire Food Bank in Manchester, N.H., to be delivered around the state. The temporary increase in food stamps expired Oct. 31, meaning for millions of Americans, the benefits that help them put food on the …

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – One of every seven Americans will take a hit on Friday when a $5 billion cut in food stamps, the first across-the-board reduction in the history of the decades-old federal program, takes effect.         More: continued here

How food stamp cuts will affect your stateUSA TODAYThe record number of Americans relying on federal aid to put food on the table will have to make do with less starting today, as a recession-era boost to food stamps officially expires. Benefits are being reduced by about 5% beginning Nov. …

Cut in food stamps will hit retailersLos Angeles TimesFood sales, especially at discounters such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., could be further crimped by the $5-billion, or roughly 6%, annual cut in food stamps that took effect Friday. It "is going to hit those outlets that cater to lower-income consumers …Walmart …

One in five U.S. households is on food stamps, and many people could be rattled as their benefits are chopped. U.S. food retailers are poised to take a hit as the federal government reduces its $78 billion-a-year food stamp program.         More: continued here

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