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Washington Free Beacon Food Stamp Beneficiaries Exceed 45 Million for 54 Straight MonthsWashington Free BeaconThe number of individuals receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as food stamps, has exceeded 45 million for 54 straight months, according to data released by the Department of Agriculture. There were … …

Minneapolis Star Tribune What's cooking: New Forever stamps honor the sweet history of the soda fountainMinneapolis Star TribuneProvided This year, the U.S. Postal Service is celebrating soda fountain favorites, with stamps depicting a double-scoop ice cream cone, an egg cream, a banana split, a root beer float, and a hot …

Salon Obama's hypocrisy: He said blame Wall Street, not food stamps— but he bailed …Salon“Food stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did,” Obama declared in his final State of the Union address. There is a problem with this, however: Obama cut food stamps and bailed …

Oregon State University store begins accepting food stampsWashington TimesCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State University has become one of only a handful of universities with a store that can accept federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards. The university's Cascadia Market was approved to accept SNAP cards in …and more » More: continued …

Charlotte Observer NC food stamp changes could stress Charlotte-area nonprofitsCharlotte ObserverRecipients can still get up to three months of food stamps without meeting the new standards, and the numbers in Mecklenburg could shift if officials discover some recipients fit other exemptions, such as being pregnant or chronically homeless, said …and …

Food Stamps and the Bill Clinton QuestionBloomberg View5. Great catch by Brian Beutler: Why aren't the Democratic candidates pushing a public option on health insurance? That the public option would become an absolute litmus test for Democratic candidates in 2010 and beyond was probably my all-time worst … More: continued here

Ring of Fire Jeb Bush, Please Talk to Bob Dole About Food StampsTruth-OutPresidential candidate Jeb Bush called on Friday for eliminating food stamps (now known as SNAP), handing the money over to the states, and giving them broad discretion over its use. Bush called SNAP a "failing, ineffective program" that …

Ring of Fire Jeb Bush, Please Educate Yourself About Food StampsTruth-OutPresidential candidate Jeb Bush called on Friday for eliminating food stamps (now known as SNAP), handing the money over to the states, and giving them broad discretion over its use. Bush called SNAP a "failing, ineffective program" that "traps …RAMPELL: …

Oregon State University store begins accepting food stampsSFGateLast week the university announced the change to take SNAP cards, the aid program that replaced food stamps. Sanders said University Housing & Dining Services has been working on being able to accept SNAP since shortly after Cascadia Market, in the … More: continued …

Food stamps, TPP get SOTU shoutoutPoliticoFOOD STAMPS, TPP GET SOTU SHOUTOUT: Didn't catch President Barack Obama's final State of the Union last night? Don't worry: We can get you up to speed in no time at all because once again, there was little mentioned about the food and ag realm …