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Economic Populist GOP to vote on $40 billion in food-stamp cutsWashington PostHouse Republicans are planning to vote soon on a bill that could push millions of people off food-aid programs that have expanded since the economic downturn, potentially burdening charities that help feed the hungry. The $40 billion in cuts …

Al Jazeera America The fight for food stampsAl Jazeera AmericaA sign in a market window advertises the acceptance of food stamps on October 7, 2010 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) 2010 Getty Images. On Monday, September 16 at 7:30PM ET: Four to six million Americans stand to lose …

Tattoo Parlor Allegedly Accepts Food Stamps For Tattoo WorkFox News (blog)(Daily Caller). Police say a Raleigh, North Carolina tattoo parlor accepted food stamps as payment for tattoo work, according to the Carolina's WNCN. Raleigh police arrested Clifford Craig Tittle, the owner of Ink Addiction Tattooz, this week and … More: …

House GOP Bill Seeks Deeper Food-Stamp CutsWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—A long-running political battle over how much to cut food stamps could take a new turn this week, as the House is expected to weigh a Republican measure to scale back the program further than Democrats say they can accept. The House …Stop …

Tattoo Parlor Owner Clifford Craig Tittle Charged After Allegedly Accepting …Opposing ViewsA Raleigh, N.C., tattoo parlor is alleged to have accepted food stamps as a payment method for tattoo work, according to local police. The Daily Caller reports that police arrested Clifford Craig Tittle, the owner of Ink Addiction Tattooz, …

TheBlaze.com Panera CEO Will Spend This Week Living on a Food Stamp BudgetDailyFinance"For one week, beginning Saturday, September 14, 2013, I will live on just $4.50 a day, the average daily benefit per person provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly known as Food Stamps)." A number of …

When Robin Mukdahahn applied for government food stamps, she was told to check back if she hadn't heard anything within 10 business days. So she did. Her husband had just left the Army, money was tight and they needed the help. More: continued here

TheBlaze.com Panera Bread CEO to Undertake Food Stamps Challenge for One Week — and …TheBlaze.comPanera Bread founder and CEO Ron Shaich on Saturday began living off of just $4.50 a day, what he says is the average daily benefit for someone on food stamps. His endeavor, called the SNAP (Supplemental …

I'm a college graduate who had to go on food stampsThe GuardianWhen I first heard a friend of mine from college was on food stamps, I was shocked. We were both recent graduates of a top liberal arts college, and I could not fathom that someone from my school was …

EDMONTON – Fred Stamps reeled in a pair of touchdown passes as the Edmonton Eskimos snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 25-7 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday. More: continued here