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Poor power |
In this Nov. 25, 2008, file photo Janet Mares, center, and her daughter Monica, 9, receive food at the Grace Resource Center in Lancaster, Calif. The center provides a wide range of services from food banks, and job training to social services, and is struggling to keep up with a huge influx of people during a slumping economy. More than 37 million Americans live in poverty, and the vast majority of them are in line for extra help under the giant economic stimulus package coming out of Congress. (AP) |
