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Jun 14 2012
News
Report Urges Food Stamp Program To Clarify Purchases, Corporate Profits
Anthony Smukall's shopping list might look similar to that of many American's: Milk, eggs, whole grain bread, apples, assorted berries. But Smukall buys these products with his monthly SNAP allotment – money he receives from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps).
"I enrolled in SNAP over a year and half ago, because of a debilitating back injury
NPR (Online News)Mar 08 2015
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Barack Obama Marks 50th Anniversary Of 'Bloody Sunday' With Powerful Speech In Selma
President Barack Obama joined nearly 100 members of Congress in Selma, Alabama, on Saturday for the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" -- a watershed moment of the civil rights movement -- where he honored the men and women who stood their ground in a violent confrontation with police at the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
"We gather here to honor the courage of ordinary Americans willing to
HuffPostMar 05 2015
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Rick Scott Gives Up Trying To Drug Test Florida Welfare Applicants
Florida Gov. Rick Scott will not seek U.S. Supreme Court review of a law that would have required applicants for welfare benefits to submit to mandatory drug testing
The law, a top priority of the Republican governor's first term, was ruled unconstitutional by two federal courts. Scott's administration did not ask the Supreme Court to consider the case by a Tuesday deadline.
HuffPostMar 05 2015
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Rick Scott Gives Up Trying To Drug Test Florida Welfare Applicants
Florida Gov. Rick Scott will not seek U.S. Supreme Court review of a law that would have required applicants for welfare benefits to submit to mandatory drug testing
The law, a top priority of the Republican governor's first term, was ruled unconstitutional by two federal courts. Scott's administration did not ask the Supreme Court to consider the case by a Tuesday deadline.
HuffPostMar 04 2015
News
Obama Amnesty: 100,000 Expanded Work Permits Issued Before Court Halted Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approved 100,000 applications under President Obama’s executive amnesty expansion before the official kick off date of February 18, the Obama administration reveals.
In a court filing to the federal court in Texas that recently placed a temporarily halt on President Obama’s November 20, 2014, executive amnesty — specifically the
Breitbart NewsNews Media
Washington Post
The Washington Post was given a lean left bias rating that AllSides is highly confident about. Originally established in 1877 as a “four-page organ of the Democratic Party,” the newspaper was eventually sold in 1889, resulting in the abandonment of its Democratic Party allegiance. In recent decades, the Washington Post has been accused of both liberal and conservativ
Oct 07 2008
Background
Reducing Illegal Immigration Through Employment Verification,Enforcement, and Protection
Immigration reform has many facets: It must protect national security, uphold the rule of law, strengthen citizenship, and benefit the American economy.[1] The overall effect must be to reduce illegal immigration in to the United States. Although border security generally receives more attention,[2] serious enforcement of current laws prohibiting the employment of illegals is also an
The Heritage FoundationJun 03 2012
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Panetta urges more US Naval access to Vietnam harbor
From the flight deck of the USNS Richard E. Byrd, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta could look out across Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay towards the South China Sea. A day after laying out details of the Pentagon's new focus on the Asia-Pacific region, Panetta used a visit to Vietnam to restate the United States' intent to help allies in the region develop and enforce maritime rights in the sea, a
Fox News DigitalFeb 28 2015
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Rand Paul Supporters Walk Out Of Jeb Bush Speech
A determined band of supporters of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) walked out on former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on Friday as he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
A few dozen Paul backers -- many of whom donned red "Stand With Rand" T-shirts -- quietly made their way down the middle aisle and out the door during Bush's speech. Once outside the main ballroom at the Gaylord
HuffPostMay 31 2012
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Fox News Official Says Obama Video Unauthorized
Fox News Channel's morning show on Wednesday twice aired a nearly four-minute video that contrasted President Barack Obama's words with negative statistics about his administration in a format that looked similar to a campaign advertisement.
The video was shown on "Fox & Friends" and was credited to a Fox producer. It contains ominous music and some grainy footage of the president,
Wall Street Journal (News)