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Even in rich Maryland, children go hungryPublished 11/20/08
WASHINGTON — Millions of children don't get the food they need, according to the Food Research and Action Center, and the number of hungry children in Maryland, one of the wealthiest states, has significantly increased.
The center, a nonprofit organization that works to improve policies that help eliminate hunger and malnutrition, gathered a panel of hunger and economic experts at the National Press Club Wednesday and released a report that looks at states' food and nutrition programs.
The panel called on Congress to use an economic stimulus bill to increase food stamp allotments by 10 to 20 percent and to pass it in...
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