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House votes to delay food safety rules
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20.6.2013 |
Seattle Times: Top stories |
| The House voted late Wednesday to delay sweeping food safety rules that would require farmers and food companies to be more vigilant about guarding against contamination. |
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House to vote on cuts to crop insurance
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20.6.2013 |
Yahoo: Top Stories |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will vote Thursday on whether to cut federally-subsidized crop insurance that helps farmers when they lose crops or revenue. |
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House slashes food stamps, delays food-safety rules
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20.6.2013 |
Seattle Times: Top stories |
| Lawmakers adopted an amendment by voice vote to a farm bill that would delay food-safety rules signed into law in 2011 until the Food and Drug Administration conducts a study on their economic impacts. |
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House votes to delay food safety rules
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20.6.2013 |
Yahoo: Business |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted late Wednesday to delay sweeping food safety rules that would require farmers and food companies to be more vigilant about guarding against contamination. |
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Good Question: What Can You Buy With Food Stamps?
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20.6.2013 |
WCCO: National |
 In an average month, 514,900 Minnesotans receive SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps. The average monthly payment is $117.26 per person. In a visit to Bergan’s SuperValu, WCCO loaded seven items into a grocery cart – cookies, candy, ice cream, dishwashing detergent, hot macaroni and cheese, dog food and steak – to test shoppers on their knowledge of what’s eligible.  |
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House slashes food stamps, delays food-safety rules
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20.6.2013 |
Seattle Times: Nation & World |
| Lawmakers adopted an amendment by voice vote to a farm bill that would delay food-safety rules signed into law in 2011 until the Food and Drug Administration conducts a study on their economic impacts. |
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Paula Deen says she used slur but doesn’t tolerate hate
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20.6.2013 |
Seattle Times: Nation & World |
| Being sued for discrimination, the Food Network celebrity cook says the racial slur she used before is no longer socially acceptable. |
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House votes to cut food stamps by $2B
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20.6.2013 |
Twincities.com: Nation |
| WASHINGTON -- The House voted Wednesday to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year as part of a wide-ranging farm bill. |
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House votes to cut food stamps
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20.6.2013 |
Yahoo: Top Stories |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year. |
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House votes to cut food stamps
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20.6.2013 |
Star Tribune: Latest |
| The House has voted to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year. |
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House votes to cut food stamps by $2 billion
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20.6.2013 |
Yahoo: Politics |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Wednesday to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year as part of a wide-ranging farm bill. |
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Food stamp cuts key to farm bill's fate in House
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19.6.2013 |
Seattle Times: Politics |
| Prospects for House passage of a new farm bill could turn on the level of food stamp cuts as key backers scrambled Wednesday to secure support for the five-year, half-trillion dollar measure. |
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World Food Prize goes to 3 biotech scientists
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19.6.2013 |
Seattle Times: Nation & World |
| The World Food Prize Foundation on Wednesday took the bold step of awarding this year's prize to three pioneers of plant biotechnology whose work brought the world genetically modified crops. |
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What Congress and the Media are Missing in the Food Stamp Debate
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19.6.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
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To follow the congressional debate about food stamp (SNAP) funding in the Farm Bill-and media coverage of that debate-you would think that the relevant issues are the deficit, rapists on food stamps, waste and abuse and defining our biblical obligation to the poor. Click here to read this article |
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World Food Prize goes to 3 biotech scientists
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19.6.2013 |
Seattle Times: Top stories |
| The World Food Prize Foundation on Wednesday took the bold step of awarding this year's prize to three pioneers of plant biotechnology whose work brought the world genetically modified crops. |
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Nutter, other mayors: No using food stamps to buy soda
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19.6.2013 |
Philly.com News |
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18 Mayors: Limit Use Of Food Stamps To Buy Pop
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19.6.2013 |
WCCO: National |
 The mayors of 18cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter sent to congressional leaders on Tuesday, the mayors say it's "time to test and evaluate approaches limiting" the use of the subsidies for sugar-laden beverages. |
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What Congress and the Media are Missing in the Food Stamp Debate
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19.6.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
To follow the congressional debate about food stamp (SNAP) funding in the Farm Bill—and media coverage of that debate—you would think that the relevant issues are the deficit, rapists on food stamps, waste and abuse and defining our read more |
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House to consider cuts to food stamps
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19.6.2013 |
Yahoo: Business |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. |
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Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House
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19.6.2013 |
Seattle Times: Top stories |
| Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan support for a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on the House floor this week. |
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