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Retired Palo Alto teacher launches local chapter of food charity - Will Oremus, San Mateo County Times (August 2008) © 2008 San Mateo County Times

Hamilton woman aids hunger prevention in Nicaragua - Brigitta Burks, Hamilton Journal News (August 2008) © 2008 Hamilton Journal News

Disaster Lessons - John Holmes, Washington Post (August 2008) © 2008 Washington Post

Search for clues to help fight hunger at fundraiser - Julie Levin, Sun-Sentinel (August 2008) © 2008 Sun-Sentinel

Bigger than you think: World hunger crisis - David Beckmann, Orlando Sentinel (July 2008) © 2008 Orlando Sentinel

How to solve the growing global food crisis, in three steps - Jeffrey Sachs, New York Daily News (July 2008) © 2008 New York Daily News

In Africa, One Family's Struggle With the Global Food Crisis - Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post (July 2008) © 2008 Washington Post

Global food crisis hungers for resolution - Madeleine K. Albright and John D. Podesta, Boston Globe (July 2008) © 2008 Boston Globe

Fuel Costs Cut Deeply Into Food Aid - Kent Garber, U.S. News & World Report (July 2008) © 2008 U.S. News & World Report

McGovern: Addresing the global food crisis - Jim McGovern and Madhu Sridhar, MetroWest Daily News (June 2008) © 2008 MetroWest Daily News

The Wailers: World issues with a Jamaican beat - J. Sharpe Smith, Des Moines Register (June 2008) © 2008 Des Moines Register

Bob Dole and George McGovern win World Food Prize - Kansas City Star (June 2008) © 2008 Kansas City Star

World Food Prize goes to Dole, McGovern - Radio Iowa (June 2008) © 2008 Radio Iowa

McGovern, Dole earn $250,000 World Food Prize - Daily Republic (June 2008) © 2008 Daily Republic

McGovern, Dole honored by World Food Prize - Philip Brasher, Des Moines Register (June 2008) © 2008 Des Moines Register

Dole, McGovern named winners of World Food Prize - Associated Press (June 2008) © 2008 Associated Press

Road to peace can't bypass plight of hungry - William Lambers, North Andover Townsman (June 2008) © 2008 North Andover Townsman

U.N. Reducing Aid Flights In Darfur for Lack of Funds - Stephanie McCrummenm, Washington Post (June 2008) © 2008 Washington Post

Food Crisis Forces New Look at Farming - Joel Millman and Roger Thurow, Wall Street Journal (June 2008) © 2008 Wall Street Journal

Fight hunger as moral, practical thing to do - Marshall Matz, Des Moines Register (June 2008) © 2008 Des Moines Register

Wyclef Jean rallies for Haiti aid - Brooke Naylor, New York Daily News (May 2008) © 2008 New York Daily News

Wyclef Jean Helps Haiti Through New Initiative - Jane Ivory, eFluxMedia (May 2008) © 2008 eFluxMedia

Helping Haiti - Philadelphia Enquirer (May 2008) © 2008 Philadelphia Enquirer

Wyclef launches new initiative to help Haiti - Joseph Guyler Delva, Reuters (May 2008) © 2008 Reuters

Wyclef Jean Launches Partnership to Help Haiti - Tiffany McGee, PEOPLE (May 2008) © 2008 PEOPLE

Wyclef Jean Launches Local Charity For Haiti Food Crisis - MY1 (May 2008) © 2008 MY1

Rapper enlists celebrities to aid Haiti - Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald (May 2008) © 2008 Miami Herald

A Slap at Schoolchildren - Senators George McGovern and Bob Dole, Washington Post (May 2008) © 2008 Washington Post

Farm Bill Negotiators Cut Funds for Overseas School Lunch Program - Dan Morgan, Washington Post (May 2008) © 2008 Washington Post

Food Crisis Is Depicted As 'Silent Tsunami' - Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post (April 2008) © 2008 Washington Post

Food Aid Agency Feels the Crunch - Laura Blue, TIME (April 2008) © 2008 TIME

Across Globe, Empty Bellies Bring Rising Anger - Marc Lacey, New York Times (April 2008) © 2008 New York Times

Behind the Food-Price Riots - Vincent Reinhart, Wall Street Journal (April 2008) © 2008 Wall Street Journal

Fate of farm bill hinges on conference action Wednesday - Sally Schuff, Feedstuffs (April 2008) © 2008 Feedstuffs

The silent tsunami - The Economist (April 2008) © 2008 The Economist

UN chief: Food crisis is now emergency - Edith Lederer, Associated Press (April 2008) © 2008 Associated Press

Rising Food Prices Spark Growing Concern - National Public Radio (April 2008) © 2008 National Public Radio

The World Food Crisis - The New York Times (April 2008) © 2008 The New York Times

U.N. food aid costlier as need soars - Edmund Sanders and Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times (April 2008) © 2008 Los Angeles Times

Tensions rise as world faces short rations - Russell Blinch and Brian Love, Reuters (March 2008) © 2008 Reuters

In food aid crunch, US reluctant to tap crop trust - Missy Ryan, Reuters (March 2008) © 2008 Reuters 

Billions for Iraq war seen squeezing food aid - Missy Ryan, Reuters (March 2008) © 2008 Reuters

McGovern: Hard to Elect Female President - Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press (March 2008) © 2008 Associated Press

Food Crisis - Washington Post (March 2008) © 2008 Washington Post

Clooney Group Makes Donation for Darfur- Associated Press (March 2008) © 2008 Associated Press

Author to sign book about world hunger at Colerain Borders - Shauna Steigerwald, Cincinnati Enquirer (March 2008) © 2008 Cincinnati Enquirer

George and Friends Donate Big Bucks to Darfur - OK! (March 2008) © 2008 OK!

Clooney's Ocean Gang Gives Big to Darfur - E! Online (March 2008) © 2008 E! Online

Clooney Group Gives $500,000 to Darfur Relief - Reuters (March 2008) © 2008 Reuters

Celebs donate $500,000 for aid to Darfur - United Press International (March 2008) © 2008 United Press International

U.N. agency and ag states vie for food fund - Samuel Lowenberg, Politico (March 2008) © 2008 Politico

The New Face of Hunger - Ban Ki-moon, Washington Post (March 2008) © 2008 Washington Post

Feed the Hungry - Washington Times (March 2008) © 2008 Washington Times

Refugees from Iraq war must not be forgotten - Bill Lambers, Cincinnati Enquirer (March 2008) © 2008 Cincinnati Enquirer

Higher grain prices putting squeeze on world food aid - Joshua Boak, Chicago Tribune (March 2008) © 2008 Chicago Tribune

U.S. can feed hungry kids, make world a safer place - Bob Dole and George McGovern, Des Moines Register (March 2008) © 2008 Des Moines Register

US warns Congress may aggravate food-aid shortfall - Missy Ryan, Reuters (March 2008) © 2008 Reuters

Drew Barrymore Makes $1 Million Charitable Donation - People (March 2008) © People

Barrymore's Big Donation - Josh Grossberg, E! Online (March 2008) © 2008 E! Online

Barrymore Gives $1 Million To Fight Hunger - Associated Press (March 2008) © 2008 Associated Press

Actress Drew Barrymore donates US$1 million to UN body - Associated Press (March 2008) © 2008 Associated Press

World Food Programme hungry for funds - Cheryl Wetzstein, Washington Times (March 2008) © 2008 Washington Times

Soaring Food Prices Putting U.S. Emergency Aid in Peril - Anthony Faiola, Washington Post (March 2008) © 2008 Washington Post

Crop prices go up, so does hunger - Philip Brasher, Des Moines Register (March 2008) © 2008 Des Moines Register

 U.N. World Food Program To Seek Food Aid Supplemental - Jerry Hagstrom, CongressDaily (February 2008) © 2008 CongressDaily

Crop boom may prompt food aid rethink in US Congress- Missy Ryan, Reuters (February 2008) © 2008 Reuters

UN: rising food prices hitting world’s poor- Philip Brasher, Des Moines Register (February 2008) © 2008 Des Moines Register

 Perfect storm for food supplies - Dan Glickman and Randy Russell, Providence Journal (January 2008) © 2008 Providence Journal

UN Reports 500,000 Kenyans Will Need Assistance - Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters Africa (January 2008) © 2008 Reuters