News One No, Obama Is Not the Best Food Stamp President in HistoryThe RootIn an entry at his Your Black World blog, Dr. Boyce Watkins dissects GOP presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich's recent comments about President Barack Obama being "the best food stamp president in history." Not only is Gingrich woefully uninformed, …Barack Obama: the 'food-stamp…
Number of the day 46 million That’s how many Americans receive food stamps, up about two-thirds from four years ago. The government spent a record $71.8 billion on the program in the last fiscal year, or about 12… More: continued here
46 million on food stamps, up two-thirdsSan Francisco ChronicleThat's how many Americans receive food stamps, up about two-thirds from four years ago. The government spent a record $71.8 billion on the program in the last fiscal year, or about 12 percent of the national grocery bill. Created as a temporary measure …and more » More: continued…
Deliver us from celebrity stampsWashington PostI strongly object to celebrities and professional athletes “Putting their stamp on America,” literally or otherwise [Fed Page, Dec. 2], and I am appalled at the idea of the US Postal Service telling the world that the United States values entertainers … More: continued here
Store closed, 31 sought in food stamp-fraud caseGainesville SunPolice arrested 31 people and served at least three search warrants Thursday as part of an extensive food stamp fraud investigation. The Gainesville Police Department around noon shut down the SMI Food Mart at 404 S. Main St. after …and more » More: continued here
Daily Mail After Being Denied Food Stamps, Despairing Mother Shoots Her Two Children In …ThinkProgressThe Texas Department of Health and Human Services denied her application for food stamps, saying that she did not submit enough information. Grimmer went to a welfare office in Laredo to discuss her case. One of the children, 12-year-old Ramie Grimmer,…
Stamps celebrate shortlisting of Bu Tinah Island in New 7 Wonders of NatureGulf TodayBy A Staff Reporter DUBAI: The Emirates Post has issued commemorative stamps of Dhs1 to celebrate the shortlisting of UAE's Bu Tinah Island in the New 7 Wonders of Nature. The stamps are available at all main post offices. Located off the…
Free eBay Seller Webinar – "10 Quick Financial Tips to Get On Track BEFORE …MarketWatch (press release)8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Page Mage Inc. along with eBay Radio, Outright, Stamps.com and Terapeak will be hosting a free webinar for eBay® sellers to discuss what they should do BEFORE the end of the year to…
Move to levy stamp duty only on sellerBusiness StandardTrading costs in the capital market may come down substantially, with most states agreeing to a Union finance ministry suggestion to levy stamp duty only on the seller. This, if accepted, would be a major shift from the existing practice of levying the …and more » More: continued…
USA Today Barack Obama: the 'food-stamp president'?Washington Post (blog)(JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS) “We are going to have the candidate of food stamps, the finest food stamp president in American history, in Barack Obama, and we are going to have a candidate of paychecks.” — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Dec. …Gingrich renews food stamp attack on ObamaUSA…