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The Postage Stamp That Has France in a FrenzyForeign Policy (blog)Not everyone in France is thrilled with the new postage stamp featuring a youthful Marianne, one of the symbols of la République Française, that François Hollande unveiled at the Élysée Palace on Bastille Day — as part of a tradition …

Food stamps and the farm bill: What happens next?McClatchy Washington BureauA part of the bill since the 1970s and which helped smooth its passage, the removal of food stamps raised concerns among low-income families, farmers and lawmakers in both parties. Q: What is the food stamp program? A: Known officially …

Politico Frank Lucas: Food stamps could make final farm billPoliticoHouse Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas said Tuesday that “conversations can and will begin immediately” with the Senate on the Farm Bill and nothing the House has done so far precludes including food stamp reforms in the final conference …Food stamps and …

The Oklahoma Republican says nothing the House has done so far precludes the possibility. More: continued here

Food Stamps Scare TacticsHeritage.org (blog)The bill did take the important procedural step of separating food stamps from agriculture policy so that each could be considered on its own merits in two distinct bills. The food stamp program would get much-needed attention by being split from … More: continued here

House Republicans rallied to pass a farm bill without any money for food stamps. Is it a Pyrrhic victory? More: continued here

5 characteristics of people on food stamps in LouisvilleThe Courier-JournalCongress is still debating how much food stamp assistance should be available as the economy recovers from the Great Recession, with some Republicans advocating for cuts in the program. Meanwhile, just six weeks remain before the expiration of the … More: continued …

Conservatives' food stamps cuts go too farStatesman JournalBecause they wanted more cuts in food stamps than the 2.5 percent the House Agriculture Committee proposed to the $80 billion program, the House has now separated farm subsidies from food stamps legislation for the first time in some 50 years. More: continued …

Tea Party May Lose Food-Stamp FightBloombergHouse Republican efforts to cut record U.S. government spending on food stamps may instead backfire and make it more probable funding will continue at existing levels. The House approved last week, over Democratic objections, a five-year bill governing … More: continued here

The Braiser Senate 'Stunned' That House Cut Food Stamps Out Of The Farm BillThe BraiserIn other words, if the Republican-controlled House has its way, the food stamp program will be defunded out of existence — or, at the very least, hacked off from the food policy at the center of …