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Thad Cochran bucks Tea Party on food stampsYall PoliticsSenate Agriculture Committee ranking member Thad Cochran, R-Miss., defended federal nutrition programs Tuesday to a group of agricultural journalists, and in the process demonstrated why dealing with food stamps may be harder this year than in 2012 … More: continued here

Bill boosts farmers while cutting food stampsBuffalo NewsWASHINGTON – A bipartisan Farm Bill that's soon to be voted on in Congress looks like a boon to farmers of Western New York – at the expense of food stamp recipients in cities like Buffalo. The bill, which House and Senate negotiators completed late … More: continued here

Carly Poe is a 33-year-old single mother in Portland, Ore. Despite a college degree, she struggles to find work and raise a teenage son with serious medical problems. Food stamps – the government program officially known as SNAP — help her survive. More: continued here

CBC.ca Johnson returns to StampsSportsnet.caCALGARY — Calgary Stampeders fullback Teyo Johnson was back with his CFL team Saturday less than 48 hours after he was stabbed during a downtown rave. …Stamps TE Johnson stabbed at party; out for West semiTSN.caJohnson will remain on Stamps' mindsSLAM! SportsStampeders fullback Teyo JohnsonVancouver SunToronto Star –National Post –Edmonton Sunall 98 news…

Vox Government shutdown 2018: Funding for food stamps and school …VoxWith the federal government mired in a shutdown, the US Department of Agriculture announced that funding for food stamps and subsidized school lunches for poor children will run out by the end of February or early March, if Congress doesn't reach a …and more » More:…

The Royal Mail issues its Christmas stamps featuring scenes inspired by the Nativity. More: continued here