The GOP plan to gut food stamps: EditorialNJ.com (blog)House Republicans say their plan to drastically cut food stamps for the poor is all about reducing the deficit. But the truth is in the details: Besides forcing an estimated 4 million to 6 million people off food assistance, it invites states …
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Inner City Development, a nonprofit in San Antonio's West Side, marked its 45th anniversary as an all-volunteer center by expanding the space for its emergency food pantry to deal with the effects of the recession. […] Republicans in the U.S. House have been trying to find ways to cut back …
Read More »Food Stamp Cuts To Get House Vote In Syria’s Shadow – Huffington Post
Food Stamp Cuts To Get House Vote In Syria's ShadowHuffington PostWASHINGTON — The debate in Congress over whether the United States should bomb Syria may be diverting attention from the economy at home. While the House and Senate hold hearings on authorizing military force, a bill that would cut food …
Read More »Prince George to feature in new set of stamps
The world's most famous baby Prince George will be travelling the breadth of New Zealand in trucks, freight planes and bicycle saddle bags. More: continued here
Read More »Go. Jay Nixon’s veto, Kansas City Museum, food stamps – Kansas City Star
Go. Jay Nixon's veto, Kansas City Museum, food stampsKansas City StarSome reasonable measures would include: returning food-stamp spending to pre-recession levels and cap future spending, transfer control over food stamps from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Health and Human Services, eliminate … More: continued here
Read More »USDA Justifies More Spending for Food Stamps – TheBlaze.com
TheBlaze.com USDA Justifies More Spending for Food StampsTheBlaze.comAs the number of Americans on food stamps continues to rise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is using a new study that actually shows a nominal reduction in household “food insecurity” to advocate continued spending for the program. Food Insecure …Republicans Try to Cut …
Read More »Food stamp propaganda: Eligible equals hungry – World Magazine
World Magazine Food stamp propaganda: Eligible equals hungryWorld MagazineLimiting himself to one meal a day, struggling mechanic and food stamp recipient Dustin Rigsby hunts deer and rodents to feed his wife and 1-year-old. Tarnisha Adams got cancer, left her job, and now might have to eat just once a day …
Read More »New stamps celebrate Superman, 75 and going strong – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
CBC.ca New stamps celebrate Superman, 75 and going strongThe Herald | HeraldOnline.comOTTAWA, Sept. 10, 2013 — /CNW/ – With the iconic "S-Shield" across his chest and his flowing red cape, Superman is the most recognizable Super Hero ever depicted in comics, on radio, on television or at the movies. Today …
Read More »New stamps celebrate Superman, 75 and going strong
OTTAWA, Sept. 10, 2013 /CNW/ – With the iconic "S-Shield" across his chest and his flowing red cape, Superman is the most recognizable Super Hero ever depicted in comics, on radio, on television … More: continued here
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Slowly but surely, Drew Tate's injured right arm feels a bit better with each passing day. But the Calgary Stampeders quarterback doesn't think he'll be fully healthy until 2014. More: continued here
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