George Thompson fills a weekly share for a client at the food pantry in Freedom, New Hampshire July 2, 2011. Two years after the official end to the worst U.S. downturn since the Great Depression, demand remains brisk for the services of the Freedom Food Pantry, said Judy Blake, 72, who has been running the operation for almost two years. "Every time I think it's leveling off, it shoots up. We have a lot of people who are educated and articulate and who had good jobs". Voters in the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary will be the first to cast ballots in the upcoming U.S. Presidential race. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS)