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A new government study found that the number of able-bodied adults on food stamps nearly doubled after Washington used the stimulus law to lift a key work requirement. More: continued here

U-M receives $32.5M gift to expand art, design educationDetroit Free PressThe gift will be matched by $7.5 million from the university – adding a total of $40 million to the school, which will be renamed the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, after the donor, Penny Stamps. The …

The Langley Stampeders are starting to rumble early in the Vancouver Mainland Football League season. More: continued here

Stamps: $32.5M Gift to UM Art SchoolThe Ann Arbor ChronicleThe University of Michigan School of Art & Design will be renamed in honor of Penny and Roe Stamps, following a $32.5 million donation to the school from the family's foundations. The news was announced at the Sept. 20, 2012 meeting …

CainTV Daily Briefing: Suspension of work requirement has exploded food stamp…CainTVFOOD STAMPS – A new report from the U.S. Congressional Research Service suggests that the administration's suspension of a separate welfare work requirement has already helped explode the number of able-bodied Americans on food stamps.and more » More: continued here

A new government study found that the number of able-bodied adults on food stamps nearly doubled after Washington used the stimulus law to lift a key work requirement.  More: continued here

The Calgary Stampeders are bidding for a fifth consecutive victory as they travel to Regina's Mosaic Stadium on Sunday to face the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Kickoff is at 2 p.m. More: continued here

Economy has bottomed out, census data suggestsNBCNews.com (blog)More Americans than ever are turning to food stamps, while residents in housing that is considered "crowded" held steady at 1 percent, tied for the highest since 2003. Taken as a whole, however, analysts say the latest census data provide wide-ranging …and more » …

Commentary: Does Food Stamp Study Expose a Socioeconomic Double …BETAmericans, especially African-Americans, are in the midst of our own “Hunger Games.” Since the recession, more and more Americans have found themselves having to rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to bridge the food gap … More: continued here

NOLA.com Storm food stamps are wasteful: LetterNOLA.comAfter shopping at the local seafood market and realizing I was one of the few purchasing live crabs without food stamps I was left with only questions. Where is the outrage? How did the Gulf Coast survive after Hurricanes Betsy and Camille without … …