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School Lunches Wouldn't Meet Fast-Food Safety Standards

USA Today | Peter Eisler, Blake Morrison and Anthony DeBarros | Posted 12.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Fast Food, Burger King, School Lunches, Chicken Safety, Mcdonalds, National School Lunch Program, Meat Safety, Costco, Jack in the Box, School Lunch Meat Safety, Child Nutrition Act, Fast Food Meat Safety, Kfc, Agricultural Marketing Service, Beef Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Green News

In the past three years, the government has provided the nation's schools with millions of pounds of beef and chicken that wouldn't meet the quality o...

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Webcam Of Shame

Jim Kennedy | Posted 11.26.2009 | Impact

Read More: World Food Programme, Care, Giving, Charity, US Department of Agriculture, Spirit of Giving, Jim Webb, Impact News

The Webcam of Shame (or "I Am My Brother's Keeper-Cam" or "The Eyes Of God-Cam") would bring the terrible reality of 21st century poverty and disease right into our homes and workplaces.

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Vermont Is Hungry, Ranked The Sixth Hungriest State In U.S.

AP | LISA RATHKE | Posted 11.24.2009 | Impact

Read More: Vermont, Hunger, Food Bank, Food Banks, Vermont Hunger, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Vermont Foodbank, Impact News

BARRE, Vt. — A federal government report ranking Vermont the sixth hungriest state in the country may come as a surprise to many, but officials ...

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More Americans Are Going Hungry: Report

The Washington Post | Amy Goldstein | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: America Poverty, Hungry Americans, Food Stamps, America Hunger, Wic, Americans, American Households, Food in America, American Children Hunger, Subsidized School Lunches, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Living News

The number of Americans who lack dependable access to adequate food shot up last year to 49 million, the largest number since the government has been ...

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Iowa Cat Gets Swine Flu; First Reported Case In A Feline

AP | MICHAEL J. CRUMB | Posted 11.04.2009 | Home

Read More: Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, H1N1 Virus, Cat Swine Flu, Swine Flu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Swine Flu Ferrets, American Veterinary Medical Association, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dr. Brett Sponseller, Iowa Cat, Home News

DES MOINES, Iowa — A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday, and it is believed ...

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Vermont Slaughterhouse Closed For Inhumane Treatment Of Calves (VIDEO)

AP | DAVE GRAM | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Vermont slaughterhouse ordered closed Friday after video showed calves kicked, shocked and cut while conscious had its opera...

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Food Stamps Will Feed Half Of US Kids, Study Says

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: How Many Kids Are on Food Stamps, Welfare, Social Justice, Poverty, Food Stamps, Children, Economy, Parenting, Food Stamp Statistics, Recession, Kids on Food Stamps, Black Children, Usda, Food Research and Action Center, Education, Nutrition, African Americans, Food, Income Gap, US Department of Agriculture, How Many People Are on Food Stamps, Food Stamps Study, Sociology, Food Stamps Data, Poverty Line, Minorities, Politics News

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...

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The Kindest Cut

Michael Markarian | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

When it comes to human-wildlife conflicts, I am quite sure we can do better at the state and federal levels than the programs built around large-scale killing of wildlife.

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