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Chuck Woolery on Budget Cuts

http://www.SaveUsChuckWoolery.com Game show legend Chuck Woolery discusses his thoughts on how to cut government spending.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides benefits to help people in low-income households purchase food. In fiscal year 2010, households receiving SNAP benefits had annual income (other than those benefits) that averaged about $8,800; SNAP benefits averaged about $4.30 per person per day.

SNAP spending and participation reached record levels in 2011

Nearly 45 million recipients, one out of every seven U.S. residents, received SNAP benefits in an average month in fiscal year 2011. Total federal spending for the program was $78 billion.

Spending on SNAP benefits grew by about 135 percent between 2007 and 2011

Spending growth was driven by increases in the number of people receiving benefits and by increases in benefit amounts per person.

• About 65 percent of growth came from an increase in the number of people receiving benefits. That increase was driven primarily by the weak economy.
• About 20 percent of growth can be attributed to temporarily higher benefit amounts. That increase was legislated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
• The final 15 percent of growth stems from other factors, such as higher food prices and lower income among beneficiaries, both of which boosted benefits.

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending April 27, 2012

New Orleans: Former BP Engineer Arrested in Deepwater Horizon Criminal Investigation

Kurt Mix was arrested on charges of intentionally deleting electronic evidence that had been requested by federal authorities investigating the disaster. Full Story


Washington Field: Individual Charged in Machine Gun Attack on U.S. Embassy

Serbian citizen Mevlid Jasarevic was charged with attempted murder for his alleged attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Full Story


Mobile: Man Accused of Online Sextortion Plot Indicted on New Charges
Christopher Patrick Gunn was indicted for using fake Facebook profiles to extort nude photos and videos from underage girls in numerous states. Full Story


New York: Former Agape World Inc. Account Representatives Charged with Massive Ponzi Scheme
Jason Keryc, Anthony Massaro, Anthony Ciccone, and Diane Kaylor were charged for their participation in a Ponzi scheme that caused $179 million in losses to victim investors. Full Story


San Juan: Forty Individuals Indicted in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Forty individuals were charged for their roles in distributing crack, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and Xanax. Full Story


Boston: Former Naval Engineer Charged in Bribery, Kickback Conspiracy
Ralph Mariano and his father were charged in connection with a 15-year bribery and fraud conspiracy involving approximately $10 million in Naval funds. Full Story


Tampa: Former State Department Agent Sentenced for Transportation of Child Pornography

James Cafferty was sentenced to seven years in prison for shipping computer equipment containing images of child pornography from London to the United States. Full Story


St. Louis: Former Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
Larry J. Davis admitted seizing packages suspected to contain marijuana and then distributing and selling the drug himself. Full Story


Chicago: Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Bombing Near Wrigley Field

Sami Samir Hassoun pled guilty to placing a backpack he thought contained a powerful explosive device into a curbside trash container near the baseball park. Full Story


Washington Field: Website Domains Involved in Selling Stolen Credit Card Numbers Seized
Seizure orders were executed against 36 domain names of websites that facilitated worldwide credit card fraud. Full Story

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Steele on Nancy Pelosi: 'Architect of Demise'

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele commented on his disapproval of the newly-passed health care reform bill and why he wants Nancy Pelosi fired.

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