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			Tens of Millions of People Lost Their Food Stamps—For Now
	
			Normally, the 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps (formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) begin to receive money they can use to purchase certain groceries on the first day of each month. But today, amid the 32-day-and-counting government shutdown, those funds ...
	
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