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Independent Online Romney raps Obama over growing debt, food stamp recordReutersRepublican says Obama added millions to food stamp rolls. * Romney cites U.S. Agriculture Department report. WEST LEBANON, N.H., Sept 5 (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney blasted U.S. President Barack Obama over the size of …Breaking convention week …

FITSNews Food Stamps: the New NormalBloombergThe number of Americans using food stamps rose to 46.7 million in June, reigniting the debate over the amount of food-stamp spending the government should provide. The total cost for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the fiscal year …Food-stamp enrollment hits record 46.7M in …

Confusion at food stamp sitesWWLNEW ORLEANS — Thousands of people across nine parishes poured into the places the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services set up to hand out disaster food stamps. And while the process was orderly, there were some problems on this …and more » More: continued here

Food Stamps Part of What Makes America Exceptional, Says the LeftHeritage.org (blog)Today, the food stamps program is one of the largest and the fastest growing of the roughly 80 welfare programs funded by the federal government. Since 2000, spending has nearly quadrupled, with much of the growth taking place over …

Bayoubuzz How to find out if you qualify for disaster food stamps and what you need to …WWLBATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service has approved the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) …Disaster …

The Atlantic Report: 15% of Americans on food stampsNBCNews.com (blog)With 22.4 million households using food stamps, fully 15 percent of the American population is on the program. The costs, at $6.025 billion for the month, are just off the all-time record though the average monthly benefit per person has declined …

Residents begin receiving disaster food stampsWAFB.comThis time around, FEMA has set up a computerized system where eligible folks can apply online before showing up at one of the locations to get their food stamp credits. Workers are serving people whose last names begin with the letters A through C.and more » …

The signup for disaster food stamps is under way for those affected by Hurricane Isaac. Workers are serving people whose last names begin with the letters A through C. More: continued here

WWL First News Food stamp cards empty when distributedWWL First NewsState officials say they are warning people who get disaster food stamps that the money will not be immediately loaded onto their cards. The Department of Child and Family Services Spokesman Trey Williams tells WWL First News, " We expect …

The number of Americans on food stamps hit a record high in June, and economists don't expect much improvement as long as unemployment remains high. More: continued here