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Mail Call - May 24
“Starting 2006 to 2012, Morgan County took 10 steps forward. In the last four months, Morgan County has taken 30 steps backward.” — Berkeley Springs, W.Va. “This is another quote I decided to call in. Yes, indeed, children do...Tags: U.S. Congress, Richard Nixon, Medicare, Interior Policy, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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U.S. Senate votes to cut insurance subsidies to rich farmers
Reuters* Wealthiest 1 percent would pay larger share of premium * U.S. would pay 47 percent of premium instead of 62 percent * Biggest House-Senate dispute is food stamps for the poor WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The wealthiest 20,000 U.S. farmers should...Tags: U.S. Senate, Debbie Stabenow, Politics, Tom Coburn, Science and Technology
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Senate votes to cut insurance subsidies to rich farmers
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wealthiest 20,000 U.S. farmers should pay more for taxpayer subsidized crop insurance, the Senate voted on Thursday, adopting a measure that blended deficit reduction, populism and farm program reform. Senators approved the...Tags: Debbie Stabenow, Politics, Science and Technology, Tom Coburn
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The case for food stamps
To hear Republicans — and some Democrats — in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. The prevailing debate in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, which contains funding for food stamps...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Health Organizations, Personal Income, Diabetes, Osteoporosis
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Shrink resistant: That's what sequestration is to the budget deficit
Philadelphia Daily NewsThe following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News on Monday, May 20: Think back back before we knew that the IRS was unacceptably targeting right-wing groups for scrutiny or that the Department of Justice was unbelievably searching the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Public Finance, Politics, Budget Control Act of 2011, Congressional Budget Office
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New York Mayor Weiner? Most women say no thanks, poll finds
NEW YORK -- Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who enjoyed online relationships with several women before he resigned his congressional seat amid a sexting scandal, might have a harder time winning female fans in his run to be New York City's next mayor. Hours...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Huma Abedin, ABC (tv network), Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton
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LETTER: Cuts Would Hurt Connecticut Children
The difference in income levels in Connecticut is great. Unfortunately, 118,809 children here are in poverty, according to the Children's Defense Fund. That is 14.9 percent of Connecticut's children. Of that number, 54,304, or 6.8 percent, are in...Tags: Head Start
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Texas lawmakers OK drug tests for some unemployment applicants
ReutersBy Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - Texas came a step closer to requiring some applicants for unemployment benefits to first undergo drug testing, when lawmakers gave final approval to a Republican-backed bill mandating such checks on...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Laws
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Editorial: Worry about food stamp growth, not junk food
Is there any human impulse stronger than the urge to tell others what not to eat? Fast food, red meat, white bread, trans fats, sugary cereals, processed foods, salty snacks, fried anything, refined grains, hydrogenated oils, preservatives, artificial...Tags: Personal Income, Diabetes, Consumer Goods Industries, Weight, Obesity
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Editorials: Tighten Link card rules to fight abuse
For state Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, this was the last straw: A food stamp recipient in his district used her Link card to bail herself out of jail. "We are losing a couple billion dollars in fraud and we know that," Bost says of Illinois' Link...
Tags: Mike Bost, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Politics, Illinois Governor, Dean Kaufert
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Single mother works double-time to finish degree
The Charlotte ObserverNo one in Lavaris Nelson's family had ever graduated from college, and for much of her life, it seemed like the universe was determined to keep her from getting a degree, too. But on Sunday at the Irwin Belk Complex, the 31-year-old single mother of two...Tags: Charlotte, BellSouth Corporation, Medical Specialization, University of Southern California, Johnson C. Smith University
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