Hunger relief advocates came to Congress last week and painted a bleak picture of a country struggling to meet an increased need for food assistance at a time of high unemployment. Soup kitchen workers are seeing new faces in line and charities are taking more calls for help.











For the second year in a row, Chicago is the country's most stressful city. Los Angeles, Calif., is second, followed by New York, N.Y., Cleveland, Ohio and Providence, R.I. Factors that were considered in determining the country's most stressful cities were: unemployment figures for June 2009; 
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