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A shopper browses the bread section at a Wal-Mart store in Santa Clarita, California April 1, 2008. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

The food-stamp economy

On the last day of every month, shoppers at Walmart load their carts with food and household items and wait for the midnight hour. Is this the new normal in America?  Full Article 

Suspicious package probed at emergency agency

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Mon Sep 8, 2008 10:56am EDT
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters is seen in an undated handout photo. REUTERS/FEMA/Handout

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leaking, smelly package in the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency mail room forced an evacuation of the headquarters building, a fire department official said on Monday.

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Washington, D.C., fire department spokesman Alan Etter said an X-ray of the package showed a need for further investigation, and a hazardous materials team was taking air samples.

"Nobody is injured, nobody is sick," Etter said.

(Reporting by Randall Mikkelsen)
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