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Feeding the hungry in Chicago

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Matthew Price has travelled across the US, trying to gauge the effect of the recession "Beyond Wall Street", looking at whether there are any signs of recovery.

In Barack Obama's hometown of Chicago, the Greater Chicago Food Depository says more and more people are relying on handouts to survive.

Mike Misiti is a truck driver who delivers supplies to the hungry.

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