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Lottery Winner On Food Stamps Charged With Welfare Fraud

Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Amanda Clayton, Welfare, Lottery, Video, Jackpot, Food Benefits, Food Stamps, Powerball, Lottery Winner, State Representative Charles Brunner, Wdiv, CBS Reports, Recession, Detroit News

Amanda Clayton, a Michigan woman who won $1 million from the state lottery last year, was arraigned today in district court on felony charges stemming...

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Lottery Winner Loses State Food Stamps

AP | Posted 05.08.2012

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LINCOLN PARK, Mich. — State officials say a Detroit-area woman who won a $1 million lottery prize but continued to get food stamps has been remo...

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WATCH: Woman Claimed Food Stamps Despite Jackpot Win UPDATE

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Amanda Clayton, Welfare, Video, Lottery, Jackpot, Powerball, Food Stamps, Food Benefits, Lottery Winner, State Representative Charles Brunner, Wdiv, CBS Reports, Recession, Business News

Even with an extra million or two, it seems that some lottery winners are still trying to finding ways to save money -- on the government's dime. ...

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Truth and Propaganda

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nancy Snow

Fifty years ago on that Friday, November 25, 1960, the best-fed people in the world were still recovering from Thanksgiving. They weren't prepared for...

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Maggie Rodriguez Writes USA Today Article On Homeless Children

USA Today | Posted 05.25.2011

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Justin Bisher, 11, attends one of the few schools in the country dedicated to homeless children, and that's where he met Lazarus the cat. "If we're...

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Katie Couric Writes USA Today Op-Ed To Advocate For Children Of The Recession

USA Today | Katie Couric | Posted 05.25.2011

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But the real gut-wrenching stories of the economic downturn reach well beyond the offices of Wall Street or the corridors of power in Washington. You ...

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