Food Stamps

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February 4, 2012

Mississippi bill would force food stamp users to eat healthy

theGRIO REPORT - The proposed action of one Mississippi lawmaker has led some to believe politicians have gone too far…
January 24, 2012

Allen West: Food stamp president a 'fact'

Florida Representative, Allen West has supported Newt Gingrich's claim that President Obama is the "food stamp president." Politico has reported…
January 24, 2012

Newt Gingrich was for 'food stamps' before he was against them

OPINION - Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and now front-running Republican presidential candidate, has made calling Barack Obama the…
January 20, 2012

Food stamp families to critics: Walk in our shoes

Some have advanced degrees and remember middle-class lives. Some work selling lingerie or building websites. They are white, black and…
January 19, 2012

GOP 2012 campaign rhetoric raising racial concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rhetoric like that from Gingrich and other candidates is stoking concerns among some blacks that the political…
January 19, 2012

Newt Gingrich caught in race-baiting 'Catch-22'

OPINION - With thunderous applause in support of Newt Gingrich's continuing effort to connect poverty to stereotypes of African-Americans, the…
January 18, 2012

Juan Williams defends debate question to Newt Gingrich

Williams, who moderated the event, had a confrontational exchange with Newt Gingrich that earned him boos from the audience...
January 16, 2012

Newt Gingrich vs. Juan Williams in GOP debate

theGRIO REPORT - On the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Juan Williams, a longtime Fox News analyst who is…
January 9, 2012

Newt Gingrich has been both ally and foe to key black leaders

theGRIO REPORT - While the former House Speaker has disagreed with the NAACP and other groups and black leaders on…
January 9, 2012

Newt Gingrich confronted by black New Hampshire resident for 'food stamps' remark

At a recent town hall event, Gingrich said that if invited, he would love to speak at the annual NAACP…
January 6, 2012

Newt Gingrich: 'Elite national media' distorted food stamp remarks

theGRIO REPORT - Newt Gingrich on Friday angrily denounced the media coverage of his comments this week that he would…
January 6, 2012

Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich push welfare, food stamp falsehoods

OPINION - Racial drama from the presidential campaign seems never ending. At the center is government benefits programs. Rick Santorum…
January 5, 2012

Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and why GOP candidates can't stop talking about race

OPINION - Here are three reasons why Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have brought up race in…
January 5, 2012

Newt Gingrich: 'I will tell black people to demand paychecks instead of food stamps'

theGRIO REPORT - Newt Gingrich says he plans to 'go to the NAACP convention and tell the African-American community why…
June 15, 2011

Woman steals child's identity to recieve food stamps

GREENSBORO - JoAnne Foster received $2,628 in food stamps from the Alamance County Department of Social Services through identity theft...
May 14, 2011

Gingrich on Obama: 'Most successful food stamp president'

MACON, Ga. (AP) - Republican Newt Gingrich told a Georgia audience on Friday evening that the 2012 presidential election is…
March 14, 2011

How come Head Start is always on the chopping block?

OPINION - Head Start, the popular preschool program serving nearly a million lower income children, has come under attack from…
August 19, 2010

Food stamps are latest casualty of Senate budget slashing

OPINION - They can agree to increase funding for an ill advised war in Afghanistan but vote to cut funding…
December 3, 2009

Single mom loses job, but keeps the faith (VIDEO)

VIDEO - Single mom Sharon Cooper has a new mindset when it comes to shopping: if it isn't food, it…
November 25, 2009

Family experiments with trying to survive on food stamps

VIDEO - It's hard to understand what it's like when money's tight, unless you've lived it. So, as many of…