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. Work For Food Stamps

President Clinton, in his Saturday radio address, said he answer to the welfare problem is "responsibility through empowerment". State fficials in North Carolina have been considering the prospect of requiring food tamp recipients to work for their government assistance. Adam Hochberg reports hat current plans to revamp the system are being met with local opposition as ounties realize the effects new work assignments may have on elderly food stamp ecipients.

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