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US Farmers Want Feds' Help on Food Crisis

Skyrocketing prices bring speculators to grocery stores

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 23, 2008 1:24 PM CDT

(Newser) – US farmers asked for federal help yesterday in stemming a tide that has seen speculators hitting grocery stores and consumers hoarding basic foodstuffs, the Washington Times reports. "The public is all too aware of the recent credit crisis on Wall Street," a farmers-union... Read full story »

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