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Food Stamp Use on the RiseWall Street Journal (blog)Food-stamp use jumped in the US in September as 11 states tapped into the program for disaster assistance. Food stamp rolls have risen 7.8% in the past year, the Department of Agriculture reported, though the pace of growth has slowed from … …

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog) Republicans should try Community FoodBank food stamp challengeThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog)By Tom Moran/ The Star-Ledger Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesA sign in a market window advertises the acceptance of food stamps on October, 2010 in New York City. The number of NJ residents receiving food stamps …

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Gingrich Calls Obama 'Food Stamp President'The RootHe recently proclaimed Barack Obama "the most successful food stamp president in history." What does that even mean? Sure the number of food stamp recipients has soared during the economic downturn, the Chigago Tribune reports. But if "most successful" …Gingrich …

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A woman in the border city of Laredo, Texas who was angry because she had been denied food stamps killed herself and shot and critically wounded her two children late on Monday, authorities said on Tuesday. The 38-year-old woman entered the Texas Health and Human Services …

ABC Action News Mom denied food stamps shoots kids, kills selfCBS NewsSAN ANTONIO – A Texas woman unable to qualify for food stamps for months walked into a state welfare office with a gun, then shot her two children and killed herself during a seven-hour standoff, officials said Tuesday. The …

A Texas woman unable to qualify for food stamps for months walked into a state welfare office with a gun, then shot her two children and killed herself during a seven-hour standoff, officials said Tuesday. More: continued here

A Texas woman unable to qualify for food stamps for months walked into a state welfare office with a gun, then shot her two children and killed herself during a seven-hour standoff, officials said Tuesday. More: continued here

News One Russell Simmons On A Postage Stamp? Yep, And More Folks, Too…News OneStill, the nation's second largest employer is rolling out commemorative stamps for the nostalgic and collectors including a new Kwanzaa stamp, and a series of “Vegetarian Icons” in an approved licensed vendor partnership with Stamps.com and PETA …

The State Column Food Stamps Buy Starbucks Frappuccino At Oregon Grocery Store (VIDEO)Huffington PostA recent investigation by Oregon Fox affiliate KPTV has found that Frappuccinos can now be bought with food stamps at Starbucks stands located within grocery stores. A slice of pumpkin bread and a Frappuccino were purchased with …

Texas woman who shot her 2 children, then killed herself during standoff in welfare office had been denied food stamps More: continued here