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Election 2012: Voting for food stamps

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Matt Berger
Feb 2, 2012
The number of Americans who receive food stamps is up and the cost to taxpayers has nearly doubled since the last presidential election year. See where your state stands on this election issue.
Posted In: food stamps, SNAP, Interactive Map
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Food stamp budget could face cuts

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Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 3, 2011
The federal budget for food stamps doubled during the recession, but major cuts to the program are now on the table.
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Poverty numbers climb

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Sarah Gardner
Sep 13, 2011
New census numbers say record number of Americans live below the poverty line.
Posted In: Economy
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More than 15% of Americans go hungry

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Alisa Roth
Sep 7, 2011
The latest government figures show nearly 50 million Americans don't have enough to eat, about the same since the recession began.
Posted In: Economy
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15 percent of Americans are on food stamps

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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 23, 2011
Almost 46 million Americans are on food stamps now. That's up 74 percent since 2007, according to Reuters. Bad news for Americans, and bad news for...
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Food stamps: An economic indicator of things to come?

Interview by
Steve Chiotakis
Aug 3, 2011
Jim Weill of the Food Research and Action Center says a record number of Americans are on food stamps, and government cutbacks won't directly impact the program until 2013
Posted In: Food
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As recovery stalls, more Americans seek food assistance

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Eve Troeh
Aug 3, 2011
One state -- Alabama -- added over a million to the food assistance rolls as tornadoes and the economy affected families
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Election 2012: Voting for food stamps

by
Matt Berger
Feb 2, 2012
The number of Americans who receive food stamps is up and the cost to taxpayers has nearly doubled since the last presidential election year. See where your state stands on this election issue.
Posted In: food stamps, SNAP, Interactive Map
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Food stamp budget could face cuts

by
Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 3, 2011
The federal budget for food stamps doubled during the recession, but major cuts to the program are now on the table.

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Election 2012: Voting for food stamps

by
Matt Berger
Feb 2, 2012
The number of Americans who receive food stamps is up and the cost to taxpayers has nearly doubled since the last presidential election year. See where your state stands on this election issue.
Posted In: food stamps, SNAP, Interactive Map
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Food stamp budget could face cuts

by
Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 3, 2011
The federal budget for food stamps doubled during the recession, but major cuts to the program are now on the table.

About 45 million Americans used food stamps in May 2011. That means about 15 percent of the population now relies on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, an increase of 12.1 percent from 2010. See how your state compares in this interactive Marketplace Map.

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