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Governing The Bipartisan Food Stamp Reforms Congress Won't Talk AboutGoverningThis week, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee is preparing to unveil a draft of the farm bill, which Congress reauthorizes every five years. It's expected to include proposed reforms for food stamps, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition … More: continued here

But one more statistic that might at first seem to trump all those in the bad news category — 98 percent — is actually being held up as a reason for Missouri to be proud. It leads the nation in getting food stamps to all but 2 percent of those who are eligible. More: continued…

NY1 NYC bust nets counterfeit cigarettes, $6 million in fake tax stampsPoughkeepsie Journal, NY –6 hours agoAP NEW YORK — Undercover agents investigating New York’s booming black market in smuggled cigarettes have seized more than 2 million counterfeit tax stamps…Police Bust Queens Counterfeit Tax Stamp OperationNY1NY Bust Nets $6m in Fake Tax StampsThe Associated PressNY bust nets…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 60 percent of eligible adults ages 18 to 64 participate in the food-stamp program, and 88 percent of families with children do. More: continued here

Yeovil gang stamps on man during assaultBBC NewsA man has been left with serious head injuries after a three-strong gang beat him to the ground, in Yeovil, and stamped on him. The assault on the man, aged in his 20s, took place on Saturday at 2300 BST on Glovers Walk. He sustained life-threatening …and more »…

Thelma Zambrano eats lunch with her husband, Jesse Torres, and daughter, Vida Torres, 2, on Dec. 10 at their home in Santa Ana, Calif. Since losing her customer service job at a bank, Zambrano’s famil… More: continued here