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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Jason Deparle / The Bulletin
February 2, 2009
WASHINGTON — Despite soaring unemployment and the worst economic crisis in decades, 18 states cut their welfare rolls last year, and nationally the number of people receiving cash assistance remained at or near the lowest in more than 40 years.
The trends, based on an analysis of new....