House votes to cut food stamps by 48 a year
The House approved a 5 percent cut to food stamps totaling nearly 4 billion dollars yearly. The measure would allow states to impose broad work requirements and drug testing, ending waivers for able-bodied adults without dependents and affecting up to 3.8 million people in 2014. Democrats and moderates opposed the cuts citing harm to 47 million recipients amid the ongoing economic downturn.
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Kansas lawmakers back SNAP cuts in House vote
Four Kansas members of Congress supported a Republican plan to cut the SNAP program by 39 billion dollars, potentially cutting benefits for about 3.8 to 4 million people. The bill passed 217 to 210 with GOP support and advances to the Senate.
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Militants take Azaz as jihadis push in Syria near Turkey
Islamic State and al Qaeda linked fighters overran Azaz near the Turkish border as Western backed rebels were expelled. The capture deepens infighting among opposition forces, threatens to fracture their resistance, and prompts Turkey to close Bab al Salameh crossing amid swelling jihadi influence. The advance comes as U S strikes were shelved in favor of diplomacy, leaving moderates increasingly desperate.
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