Ax hovers over food stamp program as costs grow Ax hovers over food stamp program as costs grow

By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC NewsA heated battle is brewing on Capitol Hill over cuts to the food stamp program, with lawmakers quoting Bible verses at each other and benefits for millions of people hanging in the balance.Nearly 47 million people – one in seven Americans – rely on food stamps for some of all of their daily sustenance, according to the Department...

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Obama gets personal about race and manhood in Morehouse speech Obama gets personal about race and manhood in Morehouse speech

President Obama on Sunday summoned the graduates of historically black Morehouse College to “transform the way we think about manhood,” urging the young men to avoid the temptation to make excuses and to take responsibility for their families and their communities.

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Dressing down a culture for refusing to dress up Dressing down a culture for refusing to dress up

One Notre Dame professor crusading against "a nation of slobs" seeks to teach her students the lost art of more elegant attire (with poll)

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High school prom, 50 years later

The class of 1963 crowded in a rectangle on the dance floor, the memories of high school fresh on their minds as the band played in a sea of pink and blue hues.

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Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Missouri are in bull's-eye

An apparent tornado touched down near Wellston, Oklahoma, taking out power lines and damaging several homes, according to video from CNN affiliate KFOR. FULL STORY

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The newest thing in architecture: Something old The newest thing in architecture: Something old

While preservationists try to save architectural treasures of the past, one N.Y. design team is using timeless materials and designs to create buildings that last

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5 Obnoxious Things Restaurants Need to Stop Doing 5 Obnoxious Things Restaurants Need to Stop Doing

By Felix Clay Published: May 19th, 2013 Polka Dot Images/Polka Dot/Getty Images Everyone likes eating out at restaurants, except I guess people who have been shot in restaurants or agoraphobics. But assuming you can go outside and have never been assaulted by the staff at Long John Silvers

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White House Adviser Tells Fox News Host Chris Wallace His Questions On Benghazi Are 'Offensive' White House Adviser Tells Fox News Host Chris Wallace His Questions On Benghazi Are 'Offensive'

White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer battled with Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday in a contentious three-minute segment over President Barack Obama's whereabouts on the night of last September's terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Wallace pushed for details on what Obama was doing the night of the attack and how he tried to manage the situation. Pfeiffer...

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