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'A Place at the Table' exposes the policies behind hunger ★★★
America's twin ills, the swollen ranks of hungry people and the national obesity epidemic are explained, in blunt and poignant terms, in "A Place at the Table," a new documentary about food politics and the forces that let hunger make a comeback....
Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Weight, Tom Colicchio, Jeff Bridges, U.S. Congress
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Politicians turn out to bid farewell to former senator
The Daily Republic, MitchellThere was a plethora of big-name politicians at the Thursday prayer service and Friday funeral for George McGovern. Several prominent Democrats were in the audience Thursday: Vice President Joe Biden; Sen. Tim Johnson, who spoke of his friendship with...Tags: Politics, Animals, Tom Daschle, Parties and Movements, Elections
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U.S. House votes Attorney General Holder in contempt
The House of Representatives voted Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt for refusing to turn over documents tied to the botched Fast and Furious gun-running sting -- a discredited operation that has become a sharp point of...
Tags: Laws, Nancy Pelosi, Mexico, Parties and Movements, White House
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5 Charged in Agent's Killing That Exposed 'Fast and Furious'
CNNWASHINGTON -- Federal authorities unsealed Monday an indictment charging five men in the death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and offering up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of the four men still at large. The investigation...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Laws, Mexico, Parties and Movements, Ronald Reagan
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George Clooney and dad arrested while protesting Sudan violence
Ministry of GossipGeorge Clooney arrested: Leave it to George Clooney to skip the typical celebrity bad-behavior arrest -- the actor and his father Nick were arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Friday while participating in a protest against... -
Partisan rhetoric may shrink deficit aspirations
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is appealed to Democrats and Republicans to "make some political sacrifices" and take advantage of an extraordinary opportunity to tackle the government's budget crisis. Obama said in his weekly radio and...Tags: Laws, Nancy Pelosi, Labor Markets, John Boehner, White House
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Republicans dodge farm subsidy cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have maneuvered to quietly prevent a bill that makes large cuts in domestic and international food programs from chipping away at federal farm subsidies. The GOP move to head off $167 million in cuts in direct government...Tags: Brazil, Oklahoma, Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology, Massachusetts
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Locals serve up memories of first McDonald’s
TribLocal - Des Plaines » NewsBill Neufeldt and his girlfriend, Carol, were teenagers when a little red and white tile hamburger joint with broad golden arches opened on Lee Street …... -
In 'surprise,' U.S. House nearly votes to end Afghanistan war
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives took an important vote on an amendment that would pull U.S. troops out of the Afghanistan war.
Normally, this is the type of measure that's only supported by folks on the fringes of their political parties...Tags: Ron Paul, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Texas, Parties and Movements, International Military Interventions
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U.S. House to vote on cutting off NPR funds
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are preparing another strike against public broadcasting with legislation to bar federal funding of National Public Radio and prohibit local public stations from using federal money to pay NPR dues. The House...Tags: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, NPR, Elections, Radio, Massachusetts
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Hunger thrives in America
Good news. An average of 17.7 percent of all Americans were at times unable to feed themselves in the 12 months prior to September of this year. That's according to an analysis of data from the Gallup-Healthways Index, conducted and newly released by...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Politics, Pulitzer Prize Awards, South Carolina
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Sunday shows: Levin, McConnell, Feinstein, Daniels
Top of the TicketABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.); Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Gen. Jack Keane (Army, retired) on Afghanistan. On politics, President Obama???s Nobel Peace Prize: Donna Brazile;...
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