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PORTLAND (AP) — More than a half-million Oregon residents — roughly one of every seven people — received food stamps last month, according the state Department of Human Services. More: continued here

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than a half-million Oregon residents — roughly one of every seven people — received food stamps last month, according the state Department of Human Services. More: continued here

“Were seeing folks who we have never seen before, folks who have lost jobs or are losing their homes,” said Jerry Buzzard, manager of the agency’s Clackamas district. The record number comes as the state unemployment rate exceeded 8 percent in November. More: continued here

More than a half-million Oregon residents – roughly one of every seven people – received food stamps last month, according the state Department of Human Services. Click for the full story More: continued here

Food Stamp ReplacementWXXA, NY –28 minutes agoGovernor Paterson has ordered the state to replace food stamps for people who used them to buy food they lost due to storm-related power outages. … More: continued here

NY to replace food stamps for food lost in stormsNewsday, NY –8 minutes agoALBANY, NY – Gov. David Paterson says the state will provide replacement food stamp benefits to lower-income New Yorkers in 16 counties where food was … More: continued here

WWAY NewsChannel 3 Number of people applying for food stamps is on the riseWWAY NewsChannel 3, NC –11 minutes agoIn June there were 960000 North Carolinians on food stamps. Now, five months later that number has jumped to more than a million; an increase of 90000 food … More: continued here

1 in 7 Oregonians now get food stampsKVAL, OR –4 minutes ago(AP) – More than a half-million Oregon residents – roughly one of every seven people – received food stamps last month, according the state Department of … More: continued here

More than 500000 Oregonians got food stamps in NovemberKTVZ, OR –10 minutes ago(AP) – The state Department of Human Services reports that more than a half-million Oregon residents received food stamps last month. … More: continued here

Interview on WTOP about device that stamps photos with location data More: continued here