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Victims Of Priest Abuse In Rome To Urge Cardinals To Choose Wisely
While many pilgrams on a spiritual journey are flocking to Rome to observe history in the making, others have made the treck here to expose hurt anger and outrage.
Sex Abuse Victims Ask Pope To Act Before Leaving
In Rome Wednesday, Pope Benedict took a final lap around St. Peter’s Square and delivered a goodbye address to hundreds of thousands of cheering, adoring faithful. In Miami, bells were tolling at the Archdiocese as advocates for alleged victims of sex abuse by Catholic priests called on the out-going Pope to fully reveal the scope of the Church’s sex scandals.
Crisis Looms: Food Assistance Facing $16B Cuts
Nearly 18 percent of Florida’s residents could soon be struggling to feed their families.
Florida House Panel Tosses Out Food Stamp Junk Food Ban
If you have to have food stamps to make ends meet, it looks like the state won’t ban you from having a snack, munching on chips, or enjoying a candy bar. A Florida House panel stripped a provision from a bill that would have banned the purchase of so called junk food with food stamps.
House Panel Okays Ban On Food Aid For Snacks
A proposal to prevent poor people from using federal assistance to buy certain snack foods was narrowly approved by a House committee Monday, but the sponsor said after heavy debate that he may change sections of the bill dictating what foods the aid can be used for.
Fla. Bill Would Eliminate Junk Food From Food Aid Programs
A bill that would eliminate “non-healthy, non-staple” foods from those permitted under food assistance guidelines sparked a tart debate in the Senate Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
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