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Study: Half of U.S. kids will get food stamps	3.11.2009	Custom Search
CHICAGO (AP) -- Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.
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Half of U.S. kids eventually must use food stamps	3.11.2009	azcentral.com \| news
Nearly half of all children in the United States and 90 percent of Black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.
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Number of children on food stamps could grow, says study	3.11.2009	Denver Post: National News Headlines
Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.
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Study finds half of U.S. kids will need food stamps at some point in childhood	3.11.2009	Durango Herald
CHICAGO - Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say. The estimate comes from an analysis of 30 years of national data, and it bolsters other recent evidence on the pervasiveness of youngsters at economic risk. It
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Costco stoops to conquer: Food stamps now accepted	2.11.2009	Denver Post: Business
Costco stoops to conquer: Food stamps now accepted
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Costco to accept food stamps	28.10.2009	Denver Post: Business
Costco to accept food stamps
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Food stamps went for booze, Viagra	10.10.2009	Custom Search
DETROIT (AP) -- Viagra and pornography are not staples on the government's food stamp list. But authorities say a Detroit store supplied them during a series of illegal deals.
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Officials: Food stamps swapped for booze, Viagra	10.10.2009	Salt Lake Tribune
DETROIT » Viagra and pornography are not staples on the government's food stamp list. But authorities say a Detroit liquor store supplied them during a series of illegal deals.
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Food stamps went for booze, Viagra	10.10.2009	Custom Search
DETROIT (AP) -- Viagra and pornography are not staples on the government's food stamp list. But authorities say a Detroit store supplied them during a series of illegal deals.
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Vouchers changing to require healthier meals	1.10.2009	azcentral.com \| news
Obesity rates are prompting federal and state officials to take steps to overhaul two of the nation's largest nutritional programs to encourage the poor to eat more healthful meals.
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Child-welfare panel says state, not counties, should service Colorado's needy	1.10.2009	Denver Post: News: Local
Child-welfare panel says state, not counties, should service Colorado's needy
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More Arizonans living in poverty	29.9.2009	Arizona Daily Sun
PHOENIX -- The percentage of Arizonans living in poverty increased twice as fast as the national average last year.
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Clinton seeks efforts from Arab nations that could help restart Mideast talks	27.9.2009	Denver Post: National News Headlines
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urged Arab nations to take steps toward normalizing relations with Israel and supporting the Palestinians in an effort to help restart stalled Mideast peace talks.
Utahns' need for food help break records	26.9.2009	Salt Lake Tribune
There is no break yet in the record numbers of Utahns seeking federal assistance to put food on their tables. Since May, the state's food stamp caseload has set and broken records each month -- reaching 88,517 in August.
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Higher demand on Moffat County Social Services	9.9.2009	Steamboat Pilot
June marked the 10th consecutive month Moffat County Social Services registered an increase in its food stamp caseload. The number of residents who receive food stamps in June crossed the 500-person mark for the first time Social Services Director Marie Peer could remember.
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No. of Americans on food stamps rises	4.9.2009	Custom Search
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More Americans than ever before received food stamps in June, the Department of Agriculture said on Thursday, with more than 35 million Americans receiving assistance.
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More Americans on food stamps	4.9.2009	Denver Post: National News Headlines
The number of Americans receiving food stamps continued to rise in June, with more than 35 million Americans receiving assistance. The numbers, released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are 22 percent higher than June 2008. The number of Americans receiving food stamps in June rose by more than 700,000 people compared with May.
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Taste of the Nation is Thursday in Vail Valley	26.8.2009	Vail Colorado: News
Avon Westin Riverfront Resort to host event in Vail Valley focused on fighting childhood hunger
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Vail chefs unite to fight hunger	19.8.2009	Vail Colorado: Our World
Many of us in the Vail Valley have experienced the drain of the past year's economic downturn. Though these feel like hard times, are we hungry?
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Still more Utahns apply for food stamps	10.8.2009	Salt Lake Tribune
As the nation's economy appears to shift into recovery mode, the number of Utah families relying on food stamps continues to break records. As of July, just over 86,000 households were receiving more than $25 million in food stamps, which provide low-income families money for food each month.
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