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No more food stamps?
Michronicleonline Food stamp recipients in Detroit are again in jeopardy of losing or having their assistance reduced if they do not qualify for state's home heat tax credit. “Many have already have had their food stamps reduced or eliminated because they did not obtain … |
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DeAngelis sticking with StampsCanoe.ca, Canada –3 minutes agoNow, he turns his attention to helping the Stamps try to repeat as champs by winning the Grey Cup on home turf. "With my son coming in April, … More: continued here
State duck-stamp contest returning to cityWashington Daily NewsThe 2010 North Carolina Waterfowl Conservation Stamp competition is slated to take place Jan. 25 at Washington Civic Center. … More: continued here
Free stampsTimes Record NewsA recent announcement proclaims that government has come out with a postage stamp with Obama's picture. The only mistake is they are calling it a postage stamp. Correction please: Obama's picture should be on food stamps. Postage stamps have gone up … More: continued here
Swan rubber-stamps OZ dealThe Australian, AustraliaWAYNE Swan has approved China Minmetals's $US1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) rescue package for OZ Minerals, imposing conditions that could signal his stance on Rio Tinto's controversial deal with Chinalco. The Treasurer said his approval of the deal, … More: continued here
In one form or another, food stamps have been around in the US since 1939, before taking their current form in the 1964 Food Stamp Act, one of the earliest pieces of major legislation in the Johnson administration’s “War on Poverty”. More: continued here
Tax rebates maybe not quick enough, budget office head warnsDetroit Free Press, United States –3 hours agoDebbie Stabenow, a Democrat who serves on the committee, said it sounded as though putting more money in unemployment benefits and food stamps might have a … More: continued here