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Continue reading …So it’s white U.S. citizens who make up the bulk of food stamp users. Damn, there goes another tea party myth! I’m not shocked that this is the sole source of income for many, since I’m sometimes approached by locals who try to sell me their food stamps: The Agriculture Department’s annual snapshot on the characteristics of food stamp households, released Friday, shows that seven in 10 households receiving food stamps had no earned income last year , though many got other forms of government benefits. Nearly 21% of households on food stamps also received Supplemental Security Income, assistance for the aged and blind. Some 21.4% received Social Security benefits. Just 8% of households also received Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the cash welfare program. But some 20% of households had no cash income of any kind last year, up from 15% in 2007, the year the recession began, and up from 7% in 1990. That’s partly because most household heads who were receiving food stamps were also out of work. Just 21.8% of them had jobs in 2010, while 19.8% were jobless and looking for work. More than half of household heads who received food stamps, 51.1%, weren’t in the labor force and weren’t searching for work. Labor-force dropouts have been a particular concern for economists, who worry their lost potential damages economic output. Those who drop out of the work force often turn to other government programs, such as Social Security disability, which is costly. On average, food stamp households brought home $731 per month in gross income. Their food assistance averaged $287 a month. Among the other interesting factoids: –Food stamps may be emerging as a lifeline for families after their unemployment insurance expired. Just 6.7% of households who received food stamps were getting jobless benefits. – Nearly half of all food-stamp recipients, 47%, were children under the age of 18. Another 8% of recipients were age 60 or older. – Whites made up the largest share of food stamp households, 35.7% . Some 22% of households receiving food stamps were counted as African American and 10% were Hispanic. – U.S. born citizens made up the majority, 94%, of food stamp households.
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On Monday's “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, host Jon Stewart called both Rick Santorum and Rick Perry idiots as he responded to some of their statements from the most recent GOP presidential debate. After a clip of Santorum arguing that the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy should be reinstated, suggesting that members of the armed forces should keep their sexual orientation to themselves as they serve, Stewart responded with censored profanity and ended up calling the former Republican Senator an “idiot”: What planet do you f-(BLEEP)-ing live on? Honestly, what planet, where sex is not an issue? Yes, the Army has never mentioned spouses, heterosexual, homosexual. We need to go back to when soldiers never specify anything about their sexual orientation.
Continue reading …Here’s something that’s bound to get more people reading The Rogue . Sarah Palin is threatening to sue author Joe McGinniss and his publisher for his tell-everything tome about the former Alaska governor, including gossip about drug use and adultery, reports ABC News . The work was roundly criticized in the press…
Continue reading …Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers have asked a judge to dismiss a civil case brought against him by a hotel maid who claims the former IMF chief sexually assaulted her. The Frenchman’s lawyers argue that at the time the suit was filed he was still covered by diplomatic immunity under a United…
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the beginning of the weekly cabinet… BERLIN (AP) – Chancellor Angela Merkel says that Germany will do what it can to help Greece regain markets’ confidence. Merkel spoke Tuesday at a German industry conference also attended by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. The two were to hold a meeting later in the day. Merkel says she has “absolute respect” for structural reforms pushed through by Papandreou’s government and the most important thing is for Greece to win back confidence. She says that “whatever Germany can do to support that, we will do.” But Merkel didn’t offer new…
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Presumably feeling a little left out after being turned down from the global love-in that is the International Space Station , China’s decided to go it alone . The ever-expanding nation will be ready to launch the first module of it’s very own space station, the Tiangong (Heavenly Palace), by the end of this month. The initial launch will be unmanned, delivering an 8.5-ton module ready for docking practise and other interactions with three more spacecraft that are planned to join it later this year. Pegged for completion by 2020 and with a complete weight of over 60 tons, the Tiangong will look positively petite compared to the hulking 419-ton ISS, but is also said to be significantly cheaper. Meanwhile, we still await China’s take on the Robonaut . China readies its own space station module for launch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Conrad Murray, a physician to the late pop singer, accused of delivering fatal dose of anaesthetic to Jackson The trial of the doctor charged over Michael Jackson’s death was due to open on Tuesday, complete with some star power and a worldwide audience. Dr Conrad Murray will appear in a packed Los Angeles courtroom, where opening statements and initial testimony will be heard. Murray is accused of delivering a fatal dose of anaesthetic to Jackson. The singer’s family, including his parents and many of his siblings, are expected to be present as dozens of reporters cover the case. Proceedings also will be televised and broadcast online. While much is known about Jackson’s June 2009 death, the trial will reveal new information and provide a detailed record of his final hours. Murray’s trial is expected to be the first time that the public hears – in the defendant’s own words – his account of what happened in the bedroom of Jackson’s rented mansion. By Monday evening, 15 satellite trucks and news vans were parked within a block of the courthouse. Prosecutors plan to call Jackson’s friend and choreographer, Kenny Ortega, as their first witness. During a pre-trial hearing on Monday night, Nareg Gourjian, a lawyer for Murray, claimed Jackson was unconscious backstage before his March 2009 London news conference for his This Is It concert series, and he appeared drunk during the announcement itself. Murray’s defence lawyers wanted a video of the news conference shown to jurors, but the judge in the case ruled against it. The defence team is widely expected to argue that Jackson was a drug addict whose habits led to his death. Gourjian said in court on Monday that Jackson’s March 2009 news conference began 90 minutes late because “Jackson was unconscious on the sofa.” He added that Jackson appeared “hungover”, citing the chief executive of concert promoter AEG Live, which was organising the shows. He argued it was “readily apparent from watching the video that Mr Jackson was under the influence”. But judge Michael Pastor, who is presiding over Murray’s trial, ruled that the tape should not be shown to jurors. Pastor said the video was irrelevant because it occurred months before Jackson died. Michael Jackson trial Michael Jackson Pop and rock United States guardian.co.uk
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Conrad Murray, a physician to the late pop singer, accused of delivering fatal dose of anaesthetic to Jackson The trial of the doctor charged over Michael Jackson’s death was due to open on Tuesday, complete with some star power and a worldwide audience. Dr Conrad Murray will appear in a packed Los Angeles courtroom, where opening statements and initial testimony will be heard. Murray is accused of delivering a fatal dose of anaesthetic to Jackson. The singer’s family, including his parents and many of his siblings, are expected to be present as dozens of reporters cover the case. Proceedings also will be televised and broadcast online. While much is known about Jackson’s June 2009 death, the trial will reveal new information and provide a detailed record of his final hours. Murray’s trial is expected to be the first time that the public hears – in the defendant’s own words – his account of what happened in the bedroom of Jackson’s rented mansion. By Monday evening, 15 satellite trucks and news vans were parked within a block of the courthouse. Prosecutors plan to call Jackson’s friend and choreographer, Kenny Ortega, as their first witness. During a pre-trial hearing on Monday night, Nareg Gourjian, a lawyer for Murray, claimed Jackson was unconscious backstage before his March 2009 London news conference for his This Is It concert series, and he appeared drunk during the announcement itself. Murray’s defence lawyers wanted a video of the news conference shown to jurors, but the judge in the case ruled against it. The defence team is widely expected to argue that Jackson was a drug addict whose habits led to his death. Gourjian said in court on Monday that Jackson’s March 2009 news conference began 90 minutes late because “Jackson was unconscious on the sofa.” He added that Jackson appeared “hungover”, citing the chief executive of concert promoter AEG Live, which was organising the shows. He argued it was “readily apparent from watching the video that Mr Jackson was under the influence”. But judge Michael Pastor, who is presiding over Murray’s trial, ruled that the tape should not be shown to jurors. Pastor said the video was irrelevant because it occurred months before Jackson died. Michael Jackson trial Michael Jackson Pop and rock United States guardian.co.uk
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