Reply #288: "Operation Talon"

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from http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/rego/update2/talon1.htm :

Webster's dictionary defines "talon" as "the claw of a bird of prey or predatory animal." And, that's just what more nearly 6,000 fugitive felons think has grabbed them since the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and its state and local law enforcement partners, put "Operation Talon" into effect three years ago to locate and capture fugitives who are receiving Food Stamp Program benefits illegally.
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"Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Responsibility_and_Work_Opportunity_Act
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/wm015.txt