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Published: 02/23/11

Opinion: GOP Budget Cuts Will Cost Us in the Long Run

By  not in system - AOL News
Opinion: GOP Budget Cuts Will Cost Us in the Long Run

If human capital is the wealth of nations, the House GOP's proposed federal budget will leave us poorer. Economists know that what separates wealthy and poor countries is not simply their natural resources like oil and minerals, but their human capacities, like initiative and ingenuity. Many Americans fear that our status in the world is slipping. Another View on Spending Cuts Who Has the Courage to Lead on Spending Cuts? -- Gretchen Hamel, executive director, Public Notice In that context, the last thing we should do is accept the GOP's proposed federal budget ...

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Published: 12/7/10

Affordable Nutrition, Brought to You by 'Sesame Street'

By  Monica Garske - AOL News
Affordable Nutrition, Brought to You by 'Sesame Street'

(Dec. 6) -- The beloved muppets on "Sesame Street" are adding a few new faces to their roster, and these latest characters are fun, informative and delicious. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind "Sesame Street" dedicated to the ongoing education of children and their families, is in the midst of rolling out a new outreach program designed to tackle the difficult issue of food insecurity in the United States. On Tuesday -- with funding, support and partnerships from UnitedHealthcare and the Merck Company Foundation -- Elmo and Sesame Workshop reps will unveil the "Food for ...

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Published: 12/1/09

The Food Stamp Diet: Increasingly Popular, but How Healthy?

By  Ria Misra - Politics Daily
The Food Stamp Diet: Increasingly Popular, but How Healthy?

As this holiday weekend wrapped up, The New York Times posted an update on the rising number of Americans dependent on food stamps. According to the Times, one in eight Americans are currently on food stamps, and the majority of them are children, with one in four youngsters receiving food assistance through the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). If you calculate the number of children who will have been on at some point before they reach the age of 20, it moves up to (approximately) half. But, with both a marked rise in the number of Americans using food stamps and increased ...

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Published: 11/16/09

Report: Record Number of U.S. Families 'Food Insecure'

By  Ria Misra - Politics Daily
Report: Record Number of U.S. Families 'Food Insecure'

A new study released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday reveals that 14.6 percent of American households -- about 17 million -- are "food insecure," meaning they can't afford a healthful diet or lack dependable access to food. The number of food-insecure households is the highest it has been since the government began collecting data in 1995. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack called the numbers "a wake-up call for the whole country," before plugging the Child Nutrition Act, which is up for authorization this year, telling reporters, "There's an opportunity for the country to ...

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