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Fresh Fruits of Mass Destruction

Sen. Frothy-Mix Santorum is really living up to his nickname today. Goes on Imus to do the Tinkerbell clap about these "weapons of mass destruction" (a bunch of rusted out shells with chemical residues we've know about since '03 or thereabouts) that justifies his vote for Bush's War whether those Pentagon pussies think it does or not. But he can't find 30 seconds to mention, much less denounce, this atrocity. Via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Thousands of low-income Pennsylvania families with young children will receive less help this summer from a government program that allows them to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from farmers' markets.

State officials said cuts in federal funding have prompted them to eliminate children younger than 4 from participating in the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. Read more…

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