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Recession Delivers Double Whammy to Legal Aid Offices

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 10, 2009 3:32 PM CDT

(Newser) – The recession has crippled funding for legal aid even as it has bumped up the number of people requesting representation, McClatchy reports. Though the federal government ramped up spending this year—and plans an even bigger increase for 2010—state funding and private donations have...   Read full story »

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