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MANCHESTER, N.H., May 22 (UPI) -- A U.S. congressman from Ohio endeavoring to make a point by living on $3 a day had his peanut butter and jelly confiscated at a Manchester, N.H., airport.
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, said a Transportation Security Administration agent found amounts of the foodstuffs in his bags that violate rules for liquids, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
Ryan is attempting the "food stamp challenge," an initiative he started to show that the $21-a-week federal benefits are too low. He began the effort last week, but he has now hit his first major obstacle, the Post said.
"What am I going to do now?" Ryan wrote on his Web site. "I have 33 cents and a bag of cornmeal to last today and tomorrow."
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A funeral is being planned for songstress Whitney Houston in her hometown of Newark, N.J., later this week, sources close to her family told NBC New York.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica Monday and could be felt as far away as Panama, officials said.
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NEWPORT, R.I., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
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PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
So-called tar sands oil from Canada is "much, much worse" for the environment than conventional crude oil, a Maine environmental advocate said.
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