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Tallahassee: Food stamp needs growSun-Sentinel.com, FLAs the economy tanks, the number of families relying on food stamps for their next meal is rising nationally. Florida has seen the biggest jump, with a 29 percent increase. More than 408835 new recipients were added to Florida's list in the past year, … More: continued here

Obama Puts Millions More on the DoleThe New AmericanDid you know that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to get more people to sign up for food stamps? I kid you not. One of the most absurd examples was “a 10-part series of Spanish-language …Millions Go Hungry…

Tri State Defender Food Stamp success faces media's cold shoulderTri State DefenderBy George Curry | Published Today | Commentaries | Unrated The Department of Agriculture recently issued a report showing that food stamps, one of the nation's largest safety net programs, is also one of the most effective. Food stamps were responsible …and more » More:…

PROVIDENCE – Just over a dozen protesters, beating a drum and shaking a maraca, marched to a state human services office on Broad Street Saturday to demand easier access to food stamps. More: continued here

EDMONTON — Fred Stamps has 431 career receptions, 6,812 yards and 42 touchdowns, but right now the Edmonton slotback would trade it all in for one victory for the struggling Eskimos. The 31-year-old receiver had eight catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns in the team’s heartbreaking 30-27 loss to Saskatchewan last Saturday, statistics that…

1 in 9 Americans on Food StampsForex Hound, NYWhen I started this blog nearly 2 years ago, 1 in 11 Americans was on food stamps. In fact it was as recently as May 2008 [May 7, 2008: Some Things I'm Reading] One in 11 Americans receive food stamps, according to federal statistics. … More: continued here