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He agreed to live off of food stamps to pay for a week's worth of groceries. More: continued here

Newark Mayor Cory Booker's $30 Food Stamp Budget Makes Haters Look Like …The StirBooker shared his first food stamp receipt, which included beans, whole corn, and a red delicious apple (Booker is a vegetarian), but the reality is that he is going to be hungry. As one Twitter follower told …

Is Stamp Collecting Dying as a Hobby?EcommerceBytes (blog)A recent trip, as well as the results of the shipping survey we recently conducted, made me wonder if stamp collecting is dying out as a hobby. I was in an antique mall in the central Virginia area, and a young twentysomething couple …

Cory Booker Kicks Off Food Stamp Challenge With $27.98 Grocery BillHuffington PostHe and one of his Twitter followers each plan to live for a week on the monetary equivalent of food stamps or less. The mayor's week starts Tuesday. The North Carolina woman's began Sunday. The mayor prepared for the …

Mayor Cory Booker says access to food is becoming a 'social-justice issue,' and he wants to raise awareness about how hard it is to live off food stamps – about $30 a week. More: continued here

Politico Cory Booker spending week on food stampsCNN (blog)(CNN) – Hoping to break any stigmas of government assistance, Newark Mayor Cory Booker of New Jersey will live on food stamps this week–a challenge that first began as a Twitter conversation. The Democratic mayor will operate on a food stamp budget …

Christian Science Monitor Why is Newark Mayor Cory Booker living on food stamps?Christian Science MonitorMr. Booker started a weeklong Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) challenge Tuesday, testing his ability to stay within a $30 food budget, roughly equivalent to the average weekly assistance someone in New Jersey gets from food …

Vegetarian NJ mayor preps for weeklong food stamp challenge with grocery run …Washington PostAP. NEWARK, N.J. — Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker is prepared for a food stamp challenge. He and one of his Twitter followers each plan to live for a week on the monetary equivalent of food stamps …

New Jersey Mayor To Embark On Food Stamp Challenge TuesdayWIBWNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Mayor Cory Booker said he will live on food stamps for a week starting Tuesday. Booker told The Associated Press on Thursday that he will honor the challenge he made to a Twitter follower earlier this month and …

The Democratic politician has taken up a challenge to live on $30 worth of food for a week. That's about what the average food stamps recipient in his state receives. It's part of a campaign to raise awareness about the struggles of low-income Americans. More: continued here