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Welfare Reform

• August 24 -- Jason DeParle's Second Thoughts on Welfare Reform
Senior writer Jason DeParle's gritty Sunday magazine story includes the cover line: "Welfare reform has transformed the lives of inner-city women." But in 1996 DeParle lambasted it: Having sought office with the aim of a redefined social contract--health care for every American--he will be seeking re-election with a bill that begrudges poor infants their Pampers."

• 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.