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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Oklahoma congressman proposes $20 billion spending cut over 10 years in nation's food stamps program

Thursday, March 21, 2013  South Carolina health officials are held their first of four public meetings to hear what foods should be removed from the list of eligible items for people on food stamps.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Students at Clemson University are about to get a glimpse of what it's like to live in poverty.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Rep. Bakari Sellers said he's committed to shopping for healthy foods in his district, but he added that poverty and obesity is not caused just by unhealthy foods, but rather expenses and access to healthy alternatives.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  South Carolina officials hope restricting what people can buy with food stamps will cut down on obesity.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley and the chiefs of the state's health and social services agencies are discussing how to combat obesity in South Carolina.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  State public health chief Catherine Templeton says further restrictions on food stamp purchases might be a way to cut down on the state's obesity problem.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  South Carolina has been rewarded for enrolling more eligible children in Medicaid services.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  House Agriculture Committee unveils its farm bill, calls for bigger cuts to food stamp program

Thursday, March 29, 2012 

Friday, January 20, 2012  As the food stamp program has become an issue in the Republican presidential primary, with candidates seeking to tie President Barack Obama to the program's record numbers, The Associated Press interviewed recipients across the country and found many who wished that critics would spend some time in their shoes.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  Newt Gingrich is refusing to back down from comments he made about the poor.

Friday, August 05, 2011  In May a record 45.7 million people used the government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), often called food stamps. That represents 12% increase from a year ago.

Friday, October 22, 2010  Lillie Gonzales does whatever it takes to provide for three ravenous sons who live under her roof. She grows her own vegetables at home on Kauai, runs her own small business and like a record 42 million other Americans, she relies on food stamps.