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Deep divide in Congress over domestic food aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House and Senate Agriculture Committees laid the groundwork this week for reducing the size of the federal food stamp program, approving farm bills that would shrink food aid and alter the way people qualify for it. The two chambers are

Deep divide in Congress over domestic food aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

Venezuelans scrambling to find scarce toilet paper

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ and KARL RITTERAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelans scrambled to stock up on toilet paper Thursday as fears of a bathroom emergency spread despite the socialist government's promise to import 50 million rolls. After years of economic dysfunction, the country

US wholesale prices fall 0.7 pct., most in 3 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Sharp drops in fuel and food costs reduced a measure of U.S. wholesale prices in April by the most in three years. But outside those volatile categories, inflation stayed tame. The producer price index, which measures price changes

Survivor of 1987 Mich. plane crash breaks silence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Cecelia Crocker's body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life - one that she doesn't otherwise remember. At only 4 years old, Crocker was the lone survivor of a 1987 plane crash that killed 154 people

House panel set to OK cut food stamps

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Agriculture Committee is set to consider small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program in an effort to appease conservatives who say the food aid has become too expensive. The cuts are part of a massive five-year farm bill

House panel OKs farm bill with food stamp cuts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved a sweeping farm bill that would trim the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. The panel rebuffed Democratic efforts to keep the food stamp program whole, as debate on the farm bill

House panel OKs farm bill with food stamp cuts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

By JOHN FLESHERAP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian

Study questions how sharply US should cut the salt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it's not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle. Make no mistake: Most Americans eat way too much salt, not