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Santorum Sweeps in Major Upset Victory

Santorum Sweeps in Major Upset Victory

08 Feb 2012

…s recent statement that he was "not concerned about the very poor" because they have safety nets like Medicaid and food stamps to rely upon. "I do care about -- not 99 percent or 95 percent -- I care about the very rich and the very poor… ...

Heat Still on Romney for 'Poor' Remark

Heat Still on Romney for 'Poor' Remark

03 Feb 2012

…Florida primary, Romney said he was "not concerned about the very poor" because they have safety nets like Medicaid and food stamps to rely upon. Romney was making the point that he was most concerned with assisting the middle-class, which he characterized… ...

Romney Claims Misspoke About Poor

Romney Claims Misspoke About Poor

02 Feb 2012

…repeated that if the so-called safety net has holes, "I will repair them." Romney said poor Americans benefit from food stamps, Medicaid and housing vouchers but that members of the middle class "need someone that can help get this economy going… ...

'Not concerned about the very poor'

'Not concerned about the very poor'

02 Feb 2012

…repeated that if the so-called safety net has holes, "I will repair them." Romney said poor Americans benefit from food stamps, Medicaid and housing vouchers but that members of the middle class "need someone that can help get this economy going… ...

Racial politics and the 2012 election

01 Feb 2012

…declared that black people should demand jobs instead of food stamps. And he has proposed having poor students work…
…phrased the question. I do not. I do not know anyone on food stamps who would prefer them to gainful employment. Just last… ...

Bizarre soda can refund plot

Bizarre soda can refund plot

25 Jan 2012

LYNN, Mass. -- A Massachusetts woman was charged with larceny and destruction of property after she bought 216 cans of soda with a stolen food stamps card and attempted to feed them into a can return machine for money. ...

Obama pitches 2012 election as…

23 Jan 2012

…Declaration of Independence; the America of [radical organizer] Saul Alinsky . The America of paychecks; the America of food stamps. The America of independence; the America of dependence. The America of strength in foreign policy; the America of… ...

Obama Promotes Tourism

Obama Promotes Tourism

21 Jan 2012

…million fewer Americans have jobs since the president took office, gas prices have doubled and more Americans are now on food stamps than ever before. "Regardless of the president's good intentions, his policies have failed the American people… ...

How Romney could use energy to…

20 Jan 2012

…flowing through America’s pipelines is incredibly good news, particularly at a time when 46 million Americans are on food stamps, and unemployment, and underemployment levels remain stubbornly high. If I were Romney, I’d be trumpeting the… ...

Will South Carolina Voters…

17 Jan 2012

…answering a question from Juan Williams about the perceived insensitivity of saying black Americans should demand jobs, not food stamps. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Will South Carolina voters go with their hearts or their heads? That’s the choice that… ...

Gingrich will continue to South Carolina

Gingrich will continue to South Carolina

10 Jan 2012

…We have an opportunity, I think, to unify the country around a message of jobs, economic growth and very dramatic programs," Gingrich said, adding that he will reach out to people "who would rather have paychecks than food stamps." ...

Static Disrupts Gingrich Message In NH

Static Disrupts Gingrich Message In NH

07 Jan 2012

…their convention and talk about why the African-American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps." It didn't take long for the blogosphere to light up with charges that Gingrich was indulging in dog-whistle… ...

Gingrich Called Out on Racial Remarks

Gingrich Called Out on Racial Remarks

06 Jan 2012

…their convention and talk about why the African-American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps." It didn't take long for the blogosphere to light up with charges that Gingrich was indulging in dog-whistle… ...

Gingrich To Blacks: Paychecks, Not Aid

Gingrich To Blacks: Paychecks, Not Aid

05 Jan 2012

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Thursday he is willing to go before the NAACP and urge blacks to demand paychecks, not food stamps. ...

Obama Unveils Defense Cuts While…

05 Jan 2012

…Vietnam Veterans whose medical needs were not met, and enlisted military personnel whose pay was so low they qualified for food stamps. That was the legacy of the Carter administration’s defense cutbacks. The legacy of the Obama cuts will be even… ...

Romney Continues to Attack Obama, Biden

Romney Continues to Attack Obama, Biden

28 Dec 2011

…added that under the Obama administration's policies "more Americans have lost their jobs, more Americans are on food stamps, and more Americans have lost their homes." But Obama's campaign spokesman Ben Labolt accused Romney of ignoring… ...

Suspects arrested in Lynn mini mart scam

Suspects arrested in Lynn mini mart scam

13 Dec 2011

…press conference Tuesday night, police announced that they had raided stores in Lynn after learning people were trading food stamps and EBT cards for cash and crack cocaine. Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said they found ledger evidence… ...

Family Struggled Before Texas Shooting

Family Struggled Before Texas Shooting

09 Dec 2011

…camouflage shorts day after day. He was taken off life support Thursday. His 12-year-old sister died Wednesday. Trailer park manager Janie Rodriguez says Grimmer vented often about her inability to get food stamps despite repeated requests. ...

Congress Mulls Social Security Reform

Congress Mulls Social Security Reform

07 Nov 2011

…workers and military personnel would be smaller. And over time, fewer people would qualify for Medicaid, Head Start, food stamps, school lunch programs and home heating assistance than under the current measure. Taxes would go up by $60 billion… ...

Feds Earmark $120M for Family Ed

Feds Earmark $120M for Family Ed

07 Oct 2011

…government spends each year on various types of means-tested assistance to low-income families, such as Medicaid, food stamps and tax breaks. But Rector called the fatherhood programs a "red herring" that is actually an "old-style jobs… ...

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Along the campaign trail: who said it?

Along the campaign trail: who said it?

BOSTON - The first in the nation primary is set to kick off on Tuesday. For those GOP candidates who remain, this is far from the beginning.

Sat, 7 Jan 2012
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“…do you know that death. No president has put more people on food stamps then Obama now this is not attacked its statement it's not negative. Effects. Yet I got to try to figure this. We …”

“…wanted to candidate claiming that no president has put more people on food stamps. . Then President Obama the question is tonight which in GOP candidates at a. …”

Suspects arrested in Lynn mini mart scam

Suspects arrested in Lynn mini mart scam

LYNN - Police and drug officers in Lynn conducted early morning raids on Tuesday at four separate stores in the city and have come up with eight suspects under arrest for fraudulent use of foods stamps and government issued EBT cards.

Tue, 13 Dec 2011
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“…us back under -- And evidence of -- and which people treated food stamps and government -- EB cards for cash. And even crack cocaine at county DA Jonathan Blodgett and today they found ledger evidence …”

Increase of food stamps in Massachusetts

Increase of food stamps in Massachusetts

New data has been released that shows that more Massachusetts residents rely on food stamps .

Mon, 20 Jun 2011
Monday Morning Quarterbacks

Monday Morning Quarterbacks

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said last year's Democratic-passed health care law is a federal government takeover of health delivery. But he said his somewhat similar Massachusetts law was right for his state.

Mon, 16 May 2011
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“…age is gonna get into apartments and it's a welfare check and food stamps. . That's a problem with the great society all in Adams or up -- who has go to -- that that's what he's …”

President Obama's New Stimulus Package

President Obama's New Stimulus Package

The billion dollar stimulus package has passed in the House, and now it goes to the Senate. If it gets approved, what will it mean to you? Financial Planner with Securities America Advisors and Armstrong Advisory Group and host of Money Matters on 830 WCRN, Barry Armstrong, has the answers.

Thu, 29 Jan 2009
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“…disappointed a lot of things in there about extending unemployment benefits. Extra food stamps and and programs and I feel are not related to job creation and he should all be about job creation because. People …”

VIDEO: Let it Rip

VIDEO: Let it Rip

Governor Deval Patrick and four Democratic governors are calling for a $1 trillion federal bailout. Listen to what VB, Kim, Gene and Doug have to say about this in our Let it Rip.

Mon, 5 Jan 2009
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“…class tax cut. 250 billion in funding for programs such as Medicare food stamps. . Unemployment benefits to spend spend spend spend that. I don't know we have the printing machines is monitoring the money tree but …”