Report Examines Hunger in Families

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON - More than 12 million families last year, about the same as in 2002, either didn't have enough food or worried about being able to feed everyone, the government reported Friday.
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The percentage of households last year that either experienced hunger or worried about it was 11.2 percent, a statistically insignificant change from the 11.1 percent of households recorded in 2002, said the report, based on a Census Bureau (news - web sites) survey of about 60,000 households.

The report originally was scheduled for release in late October, but was delayed, prompting the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) to accuse the administration of withholding bad news. A department spokeswoman said at the time that researchers had questions and wanted additional time for review.

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[Strawman]

1. A half trillion dollars of red ink and 11% of families are still hungry

Sickening. Why? Where are our priorities?

[legally blonde]

2. I wonder how many of those

12 million Americans who can't feed their families voted for Bush. *sigh*