Saturday, October 29, 2005

Food insecurity worsens and House Ag Committee cuts food stamps

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Charles Abbott of Reuters has the story : WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On a party-line vote, a Republican-run U.S. House of Representatives commit...
Friday, October 28, 2005

Household food insecurity deteriorated in 2004 by a record amount

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported today that household food insecurity increased by a record amount in 2004, and now equal...
Thursday, October 27, 2005

Befuddle an economist

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I am drafting a two-minute “stewardship moment” speech that I have been asked to give in church this coming Sunday. Some of you know that I ...

Former FDA chief Lester Crawford held biotech stocks

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Following on our earlier coverage of Lester Crawford's sudden resignation from FDA, Reuters reported yesterday that the former administ...
Tuesday, October 25, 2005

"Cheeseburger Bill" passes the House of Representatives

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The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed the federal "Cheeseburger Bill," to protect restaurants and other food sellers ...
Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Associated Press: Senate rejects food stamp cuts

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The House and Senate Agriculture committees were under instructions to find $3 billion in cuts over five years from programs under their jur...

No more "donkey bollocks"

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Following up on an earlier post , New York Magazine reported recently: ‘Naked Chef’ Cafeteria Duty No more “donkey bollocks” for kids!...