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1M+ more Americans on food stamps

The number of Americans signing up for food stamps jumped more than 1 million for Aug. and Sept. of this year, says the latest report issued by the US Department of Agriculture. That brought the total number using the program to just under 48 million.The US added only 340… More: …

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Blotter: Food Stamps for Sale – Malvern, PA Patch – Patch.com

Blotter: Food Stamps for Sale – Malvern, PA PatchPatch.com26, police received a report from an anonymous female caller at Raintree Condominiums, who said someone had attempted to sell her and several other Raintree residents food stamps in exchange for cash. Fraud… On Nov. 30, the National Bank of Malvern … …

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Stamps for junk food – Salt Lake Tribune

Stamps for junk foodSalt Lake TribuneIn "Food stamps and obesity" (Forum, Dec. 12), David Turner proposed that we help fight obesity "by making food stamps twice as valuable for fresh produce, grains and 'clean' foods." I work at a local grocery store and many people use their food stamps…and more » …

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Bloomberg Limits Food Stamps for Sandy Victims

The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) is an initiative to provide temporary food assistance to New Yorkers in hard-hit areas. Since it's a USDA-backed food-stamp program, it's the state's job to apply for federal dollars to help "major disaster" regions. Of course, the Bloomberg administration requested a limited amount …

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