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That was the message from former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson when he appeared before economists and bankers at the meeting of the Economic Club of New York this week.

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I am a college graduate who had to go on food stamps

The GOP wants to cut welfare again. Too often, we talk about poverty in the abstract, rather than people with ordinary problems.

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Cruel Food Stamp Cuts Show Us Who They Are

By Dave Johnson

Republicans in the House of Representatives yesterday voted to cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) commonly known as 'Food Stamps.' They also voted to make recipients get drug tests.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36302.htm



House approves bill to cut nearly $40 billion from SNAP

'Has our moral compass fallen so low?' said House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md. 'We are the richest nation in the world. There is no reason why Americans should go hungry.'

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From Information Clearing House

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GOP Pushes to Axe Food Stamps Amid Reports of Devastating Poverty
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/09/18-5

GOP s Assault on Economy
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/09/20-4

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'The madness of the GOP is the central issue of our time'
http://ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/11669/

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We are Witnessing One of the Greatest Failed Experiments in Economic History
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/09/adam-taggart/what-a-disastrous-experiment/



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Pakistan on Thursday said it would approach the UN over US drone strikes inside its territory as they violate the country s sovereignty. 'These attacks cause collateral damage and violate international laws, including humanitarian and human rights laws, apart from violating Pakistan s sovereignty and territorial integrity,' said foreign office spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry.

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US Kills 7 People In Pakistan

Intelligence officials said US unmanned aircrafts fired four missiles which hit two houses at Shawal town of North Waziristan Sunday afternoon.

http://tinyurl.com/qdmcct6



US kills another 4 people in Pakistan

It was the second strike in less than 24 hours in a violent area with a long history of U.S. drone strikes and militant activity. At least three alleged militants were killed Sunday in a drone attack on the Dargamandi area in North Waziristan, also known as a bastion of Taliban and al-Qaeda linked militants.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Pakistan/US-drone-kills-four-in-Pakistan-s-tribal-region/Article1-1128664.aspx



Pakistan condemns latest drone strike in North Waziristan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement denouncing the US strike and called for the US to bring a halt to the program. 'These unilateral strikes are a violation of Pakistan s sovereignty and territorial integrity' a statement released on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website said.

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/09/pakistan_condemns_la.php


From Information Clearing House

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Pakistan: Drone strike kills six

The Daily Star [Bangladesh]

09/23/13

At least six people were killed in a US drone strike on a militant compound in a northwestern Pakistani tribal area yesterday, officials said. The attack took place in Shawal , about 55 kilometres west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district, along the Afghan border...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Is the State Department Trying to Silence Pakistani Drone Victims by Delaying Their Attorney s Visa?

Candice Bernd, Truthout: Shahzad Akbar, an attorney representing drone strike survivors in Pakistan, says the State Department is delaying his visa so he won t be able to travel to a Congressional hearing on drones.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/19197-is-state-department-trying-to-silence-pakistani-drone-victims-by-barring-attorney-from-entering-country



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In Bonn sorgt ein vom Verteidigungsministerium finanzierter Lehrstuhl zu Ehren des ehemaligen US-Außenministers Henry Kissinger für Unmut.

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