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Mayors Conference

• January 12 -- Times Finds Liberal Hunger Story Hard to Swallow
Tom Zeller questions the liberal findings of an annual hunger study that shows implausibly large annual increases in hunger: "…it is not surprising that the mayors' survey, which relies primarily on the collected impressions (and varied recordkeeping) of these agencies, would consistently report an increase in demand."

• May 29 -- “Hunger” in America Coverage: Fact-Free
Peter Kilborn sees hunger in America: “The U.S. Conference of Mayors reported in December that in a survey of 25 cities, the number of requests for free food last year exceeded the 2001 average by 19 percent.” Kilborn doesn’t mention the Mayors have said that 16 years in a row.