var digesttext = "<!-- Header --><table width=\"728\" border=\"2\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\" bordercolor=\"#000000\" bgcolor=\"#8EABBD\"><tr><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFF0\"><p  align=\"center\"><font style=\"font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:medium; font-weight:bold;\">Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)</font><br><hr color=\"#8EC298\" size=\"1\"></p><!-- Items --><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFneUssqg7d9h0YT5DGhBYd_Wp0kA&url=http://madisonet.com/site/news.cfm?BRD%3D1302%26dept_id%3D181979%26newsid%3D20469522%26PAG%3D461%26rfi%3D9\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Lake Co. families receiving TANF help cut in half - Madison Daily Leader</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2012 22:44 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> U.S. News & World Report Lake Co. families receiving TANF help cut in half Madison Daily Leader By CHUCK CLEMENT, Staff Reporter The number of Lake County families who received help during 2011 through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program was cut in half, according to information fro..</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://www.krextv.com/news/around-the-region/Welfare-Recipients-Subject-to-Drug-Test-139047009.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Welfare Recipients, Subject to Drug Test</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2012 22:16 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\">Mesa County- Colorado lawmakers are considering making welfare recipients take a drug test before receiving benefits. It is making news from the capitol today</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/02/09/bill-to-drug-test-for-welfare-gets-1st-hearing/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Bill To Drug Test For Welfare Gets 1st Hearing</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2012 21:36 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\">Colorado lawmakers are considering making welfare recipients take a drug test before receiving benefits.</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGxcteOJ9OqbHL8j58dZCrL__KsIg&url=http://blackstarnews.com/news/135/ARTICLE/7958/2012-02-09.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Real Pains of the Unemployed - Black Star News</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2012 16:38 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> Real Pains of the Unemployed Black Star News She also signed up for food stamps and in June 2010, for cash assistance from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Anyone who thinks welfare recipients do nothing but sit around and cash their checks isn&#39;t familiar with the schedules of ....</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHoy9eXaeW_wt2WBrP5jcRSMEgY5Q&url=http://tahlequahdailypress.com/local/x1704534853/More-new-businesses-open-doors\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">More new businesses open doors - Tahlequah Daily Press</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2012 15:56 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> More new businesses open doors Tahlequah Daily Press ... assistance program like food stamps, Medicaid, Supplemental Social Security Income, Federal Housing Assistance Program, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, National School Lunch&#39;s Free Lunch Pogram or Temporary-Assistance for Needy..</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/30416203/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Lawmakers Consider Drug Test For Welfare</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2012 14:08 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\">Colorado lawmakers are considering making welfare recipients take a drug test before receiving benefits.</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHsZ_mww9AHHu4u6jls5ypv1rxYlQ&url=http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/30416203/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Lawmakers Consider Drug Test For Welfare - KMGH Denver</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2012 13:55 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> Lawmakers Consider Drug Test For Welfare KMGH Denver House Bill 1046 would require applicants of the Colorado Works Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to pay for and pass a drug test before receiving assistance. People who passed the drug test would be reimbursed for the cost. Florida bill wou..</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHIuhsmKdqweI1lt4ie0n-uBc5EKA&url=http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/camden-select-board-chairman-welfare-cuts-will-hurt-local-economy/483711\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Camden Select Board chairman: Welfare cuts will hurt local economy - knox.VillageSoup.com</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 8, 2012 13:16 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> knox.VillageSoup.com Camden Select Board chairman: Welfare cuts will hurt local economy knox.VillageSoup.com ... Camden Economic Development Advisory Committee, Rockland Economic Development Advisory Committee, Rockport Town Manager Robert Peabody and Rockport Select Board Chairman William Chapman ..</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFx24gmcJ6O_owiyUbQCSxpZIQ6yw&url=http://fairfaxnews.com/2012/02/favola-bill-would-restore-fairness-to-needy-family-assistance-program/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Favola Bill Would \'Restore Fairness\' to Needy Family Assistance Program - FairfaxNews.com</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 8, 2012 05:10 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> Favola Bill Would &#39;Restore Fairness&#39; to Needy Family Assistance Program FairfaxNews.com Senator Favola said her proposed legislation would restore fairness to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program by rescinding the lifetime ban on ex-offenders convicted of drug possessi..</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHsX34PCwvZY_XOifsWEU-47yAZug&url=http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/079eec62e81e42a483dbec1bedbca8b9/PA-XGR--Pennsylvania-Budget-Welfare/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Pa. gov gets mixed response on proposals to cut, consolidate, welfare programs - The Republic</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 7, 2012 21:32 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> Pa. gov gets mixed response on proposals to cut, consolidate, welfare programs The Republic Department Secretary Gary Alexander told reporters at a budget briefing that his massive department is striving to maintain \"core\" safety-net programs — Temporary Assistance for Needy Families , Medicaid and..</FONT><br /><br /><!-- Footer --><hr color=\"#8EC298\" size=\"1\"><table width=\"100%\"><tr valign=\"middle\"><td width=\"25%\" height=\"32\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http://app.feeddigest.com/digest3/LGBODQVOYL.rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"RSS feed for this news category\"><img src=\"http://www.workworld.org/images/feed-icon-32x32.gif\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Feed Button and link to RSS feed for this news category\"></a></td><td width=\"50%\" height=\"32\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http://www.workworld.org/\" title=\"Jump to WorkWORLD website\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://www.workworld.org/images/WWLogoSlogan-217x32.gif\" width=\"217\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" alt=\"WorkWORLD logo and link to WorkWORLD website\"></a></td><td width=\"25%\" height=\"32\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http://www.feeddigest.com/\" title=\"Jump to Feed Digest website\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://www.workworld.org/images/feed-digest-102x32.gif\" width=\"102\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Feed Digest Button and link to Feed Digest website\"></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><script type=\"text/javascript\">/* <![CDATA[ */document.write(\"<img style=\'display:none;\' src=\'http://hits.informer.com/log.php?id=44&amp;r=\"+ Math.round(100000 * Math.random()) + \"\' />\");/* ]]> */</script><script type=\"text/javascript\">/* <![CDATA[ */document.write(\"<img style=\'display:none;\' src=\'http://174.37.54.170:81/statistics/logging/LGBODQVOYL?type=exist&amp;r=\"+ Math.round(100000 * Math.random()) + \"\' />\");/* ]]> */</script><div class=\"fdpoweredby\" style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 10px; font-family: sans-serif\"><a style=\"color: #888\" href=\"http://feed.informer.com\" target=_blank>Powered by Feed Informer</a></div>";
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