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Report: San Diego County phone line for food stamp applicants drops 5 of 6 …The RepublicAP SAN DIEGO — A San Diego County report says a phone system to help people apply for food stamps and other benefits drops five out of six calls. UT San Diego (http://bit.ly/zusajI ) says …

Shanti Bhushan challenges stamp duty evasion orderHindustan TimesPTI The sum was deposited yesterday on behalf of Bhushan, who has been maintaining that there had been no evasion of stamp duty on his part in the purchase of property spread over 7818 square metres of land in the posh Civil Lines …

Ever since Congress passed the Food Stamp Act nearly a half century ago, that federal hunger-relief program has periodically become a political target. Over the past decade, the nation's food stamp program has more than doubled in size. This year, the program has become a part of the presidential contest. …

CTV.ca Gingrich Uses Food Stamps To Criticize RivalsNPRby David Welna Ever since Congress passed the Food Stamp Act nearly a half century ago, that federal hunger-relief program has periodically become a political target. Over the past decade, the nation's food stamp program has more than doubled in size.Poor ExcusesUrbanFaithOur GMA …

Report: Calls for food stamps go unansweredSan Jose Mercury NewsAP SAN DIEGO—Five out of every six calls to San Diego County seeking food stamps or other benefits don't get through, and those that do face an average wait of more than 30 minutes, according to an internal county report obtained …

Since the Great Depression of the 1930s, Americans have had access to a basic safety net to see them through hard times, from food stamps to unemployment insurance. More: continued here

Supporting Bad Habits With Public MoneyNew York Times (blog)By CASEY B. MULLIGAN Florida and a few other states are considering additional restrictions on food stamp and welfare payments to the poor, such as prohibiting the purchases of snacks and sweets with food stamps and prohibiting withdrawals of welfare …and more » …

Editorial: State must expand access to food stampsSacramento BeeSince the Great Depression of the 1930s, Americans have had access to a basic safety net to see them through hard times, from food stamps to unemployment insurance. In downturns, enrollments go up; in boom times, they go down.and more » More: continued …

San Diego drops 5 out of 6 calls for food stampsSan Jose Mercury NewsAP SAN DIEGO—An internal county report has found that five out of every six calls to San Diego County seeking food stamps or other benefits don't get through. UT San Diego (http://bit.ly/xbyB0U) reports more than 350000 calls …

Food stamp line drops 350000 calls a monthU-T San DiegoFive of every six calls to the San Diego County phone network designed to help people apply for food stamps and other benefits don't get through, and those that do face an average wait of more than 30 minutes, an internal …