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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Rachel L. Swarns / The Bulletin
May 12, 2008
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — For years, state welfare offices like the one here alongside Interstate 30 have drawn the unemployed. But these days, the red-brick building is also attracting poor, working parents with an unexpected offer: $204 a month in cash.
Shelly Thomas, a stockroom clerk and....