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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 49 million Americans -- one in seven -- struggled to get enough to eat in 2008, the highest total in 14 years of a federal survey on 'food... More »
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ABC News - Nov. 16, 2009
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| Cafferty: 1 in 6 Americans goes hungry? |
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When you're sitting around your Thanksgiving table next week, here's something to think about: Nearly 50 million Americans or 1 in 6 struggled to get enough to eat last year.... More »
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CNN - Nov. 17, 2009
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| U.N.: Hunger kills millions of kids |
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Somewhere in the world, a child dies of hunger every five seconds -- even though the planet has more than enough food for all. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon laid out... More »
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CNN - Nov. 17, 2009
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| USDA: Number of Americans Going Hungry Increases |
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"This report suggests its time for America to get very serious about food security and hunger," Vilsack told reporters during a conference call. The USDA said... More »
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FOXNews.com - Nov. 17, 2009
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| U.N. chief: Hunger kills 17,000 kids daily |
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Anti-hunger campaigners demonstrate at the Colosseum in Rome on Sunday ahead of the world food security summit. STORY HIGHLIGHTS More than 1 billion hungry, U.N. official... More »
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CNN - Nov. 17, 2009
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| U.N.: Hunger kills 17,000 children a day |
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Anti-hunger campaigners demonstrate in front of the Colisseum in Rome. RELATED TOPICS ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Somewhere in the world, a child dies of hunger every five seconds... More »
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CNN - Nov. 17, 2009
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| U.N.: Hunger kills 17,000 children a day |
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ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Somewhere in the world, a child dies of hunger every five seconds -- even though the planet has more than enough food for all. Ban Ki-moon, the U.N.... More »
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CNN - Nov. 17, 2009
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| USDA: Number of Americans Going Hungry Increases |
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"This report suggests its time for America to get very serious about food security and hunger," Vilsack told reporters during a conference call. The USDA said... More »
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Fox News - Nov. 16, 2009
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| More Americans Going Hungry, Report Finds |
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The Agriculture Department's annual 'food security' report finds 49 million people -- nearly 15 percent of U.S. households -- faced at some point during 2008. That's a spike... More »
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ABC News - Nov. 16, 2009
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| Food pantry 'a blessing' in hard times |
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By sunset, about 150 families stood in line outside a West Chicago elementary school. Bundled against the chilly November night, parents held young children in one arm and... More »
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Chicago Tribune - Nov. 17, 2009
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