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Arthur Delaney

Republicans Take Hypocritical Stance In Food Stamp Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.23.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- House Agriculture Committee Republicans who vocally supported billions in cuts to federal food assistance are big-time recipients of gov...

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How the Crop Insurance Industry Helped Buy a Multi-Billion Dollar Cut to Food Stamps

Zaid Jilani | Posted 08.26.2012 | Politics
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Zaid Jilani

We conducted a review of campaign spending by the crop insurance industry's top political action committee and its lobbyists it has contracted through a Virginia law firm, and found, unfortunately, unsurprising results.

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In Occupy Wall Street, Some Small Farmers Find a Natural Ally

Turnstyle | Posted 02.19.2012 | Home
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Turnstyle

By: Nelson Harvey Photo Credit: BRENNAN CAVANAUGH/Turnstyle News On a practical level, farmers have been involved in Occupy Wall Street almost si...

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Food and Farming in Obama's First 100 Days

Michael Pollan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Farming, Michelle Obama, Michael Pollan, President Obama, Organic Food, Crop Subsidies, Sustainable Food, Tom Vilsack, White House Garden, Nutrition, Agriculture, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Obama's First 100 Days, Gardening, 100 Days, Home News
Michael Pollan

Perhaps the most encouraging action so far has come from the East Wing, where Michelle Obama has been speaking out about the importance of real, fresh food, home cooking and gardening.

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