Category Archives: Food

House Slashes Spending for Food Safety, Nutrition Programs

By doris | Published: June 18, 2011

Full Story at blogs.abcnews.com House Republicans narrowly passed a bill that makes significant cuts across the Department of Agriculture and related agencies that is being chided by Democrats for making steep cuts to food safety and child nutrition programs. The measure narrowly passed on a vote of 217-203 Thursday, with 19 Republicans joining all House [...]

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Obama to Joplin: ‘This is a national tragedy’

By doris | Published: May 29, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com JOPLIN, Mo. — President Barack Obama pivoted from diplomacy on the world stage to the intimate and delicate domestic task of acting as healer-in-chief as he came to Joplin on Sunday to tour the devastation wrought by a monster tornado. “This is not just your tragedy. This is a national tragedy, [...]

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Five years later, Gulf coast gets more help for Katrina damage

By doris | Published: August 25, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Just five days before the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating assault on the Gulf coast, millions of dollars are heading to public and private projects for Louisianans still trying to recover, two top Obama administration officials said at a news conference Tuesday. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [...]

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No evidence that tainted eggs go beyond 2 farms

By doris | Published: August 24, 2010

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON – Food and Drug Administration officials said Monday that there is no evidence a massive outbreak of salmonella in eggs has spread beyond two Iowa farms, though a team of investigators is still trying to figure out what caused it. FDA officials said they do not expect the number of [...]

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More families depend on school lunches

By doris | Published: March 28, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For a couple tight weeks after taking in her sixth-grade stepson, Lisa Lewis fretted about how to pay for his school lunches. Unable to find a full-time job, the 37-year-old works part-time at a Kansas City, Kan., daycare, earning minimum wage. On that money alone, she supports [...]

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