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One month's food assistance for one to two people is displayed at the Blackstone Valley CAP food pantry in Pawtucket, Rhode Island December 2, 2008. As the financial crisis spreads, few U.S. states are feeling it quite like Rhode Island, which boasts the nation's highest unemployment rate. Food banks report a 12 percent increase in people seeking emergency food. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES)