More Americans going hungry

The economy is in lousy shape, and one result is an increase in hunger. A study released information on the number and The Washington Post thought that breaking news. The worst report in 14 years was a prominent part of the storyline.

News Alert
12:01 PM EST Monday, November 16, 2009

Report: More Americans going hungry

The number of Americans who lack dependable access to adequate food shot up last year to 49 million, the largest number since the government has been keeping track, according to a new report released Monday.

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I found that "hunger u.s. 14 year" produced a 'cleaner' collection of messages, but more than the first I tried. So, the search phrase is "hunger u.s. 14year."

I started the search at roughly 4:00 p.m. on November 16, 2009.

The search stopped November 22, 2009 with 401 tweets. The timeline was

Note that dates are not given, but are November 16 through November 22.

The .txt file that can be read by Excel to acquire the data is: hunger u.s. 14 year.txt