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What The Sequester Could Mean To A Six-Week-Old Baby

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.28.2013 | Politics
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For some people, the looming possibility of sequester cuts may not be much of a concern. But for young mothers and their infants, it's something that ...

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Children and Families First

Maya Wiley | Posted 01.15.2013 | Black Voices
Read More: Fiscal Cliff, Women Infants Children, Race, Food Stamps, SNAP Program, Barack Obama, Wic, Black Voices News
Maya Wiley

Throughout the recent presidential election cycle, we only heard about the fiscal cliff in relationship to defense spending. In an economy recovering, but slower than any of us want, we might have expected a discussion about feeding families, not just buying bombs.

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Laura Bassett

Oklahoma Cites Inaccurate Reasons To Exclude Planned Parenthood From Nutrition Program: Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 10.25.2012 | Politics
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health's stated reasons for ending Planned Parenthood's contract to provide services for low-income women and childre...

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Infant Sleep Safety -- What Parents Need to Know

Mary L. Pulido, Ph.D. | Posted 12.28.2011 | Parents
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Mary L. Pulido, Ph.D.

Infant sleep safety recommendations have certainly changed since I was a parent of a newborn! Bumpers -- out, stuffed animals -- out, fluffy blankets -- out! I'm referring to "out of the crib."

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Rocking Cradle to Career With Paid Family Leave

Susan Ochshorn | Posted 11.27.2011 | Parents
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Susan Ochshorn

Here in the land of self-sufficiency and family values, foremost of which is the sanctity of parental childrearing, anything that smacks of social welfare statehood is a tough sell. Never mind that nearly 57 percent of women with children under age one are in the workforce.

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Republicans Vote To Cut Food Aid To Women, Children

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 08.16.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- The Republican-led House voted to slash domestic and international food aid Thursday while rejecting cuts to farm subsidies. A spending...

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Vote To Cut Food Aid Splits GOP

Politico | David Rogers | Posted 08.16.2011 | Politics
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Already on the defensive, scores of House Republicans joined with Democrats on Wednesday to beat back repeated conservative attempts to make still dee...

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Laura Bassett

Virginia Foxx Proposes To Cut Breast-Feeding Support Funds

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 08.15.2011 | Politics
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) introduced an amendment to a House spending bill yesterday that would zero out funding for a peer counseling and support p...

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Republicans Slash Food Aid For Low-Income Women And Children, But Dodge Farm Subsidy Cuts

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 08.15.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Republicans have quietly maneuvered to prevent a House spending bill from chipping away at federal farm subsidies, instead forging ahead...

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Amanda Terkel

GOP Cuts Food Assistance For Low-Income Families While Protecting Azaleas

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.14.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- If you're an azalea at the National Arboretum, you're in luck -- a Republican on the House Appropriations Committee is looking out for y...

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Betrayal On Capitol Hill

Tony Campolo | Posted 07.25.2011 | Politics
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Tony Campolo

In exchange for getting support for Planned Parenthood from the Republicans, the Democrats were more than ready to betray the poor people they claim to represent.

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Out of the Mouths of Babes

Ken Cook | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Women Infants Children, Food Stamps, Snap, Cuts, Nutrition, Budget, Agriculture, Wic, Agribusiness, Childhood Nutrition, Farm Subsidies, Usda, Farm Bill, Tea Party, Congress, Programs, Green News
Ken Cook

Legislation passed by House Republicans (no Democrats voted for it) slashed $747 million -- about 10 percent -- from the 2011 budget for the Special Supplemental Feeding Program for Women, Infants and Children.

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