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The rate of people taking their own lives is soaring in Europe at such a clip that the trend has given birth to a new media term: ''Suicide by economic crisis.''

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Staggering rise of the British food bank

One in five Britons are borrowing money for groceries because of the soaring cost of living.

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Republicans to slash food stamps

From food stamps to child tax credits and Social Service block grants, House Republicans began rolling out a new wave of domestic budget cuts Monday but less for debt reduction and more to sustain future Pentagon spending without relying on new taxes.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75190.html



New York City s poverty rate broke record in 2010

The report, released on Tuesday, found that the number of the New Yorkers classified as poor in the year increased by nearly 100,000 from 2009, pushing the poverty rate up by 1.3 percentage points to 21 percent, The New York Times reported.

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All Work and No Pay
Corporate profits: going strong. The dirty secret of the jobless recovery.

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Food Stamps In Crosshairs Of Republicans' Plan To Save Military

By Arthur Delaney

The latest Republican plan to reconcile the budget and preserve defense spending extracts even deeper cuts from programs to help the poor.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31192.htm


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Czechs Stage Massive Anti-Austerity Rally
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