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Aid can't keep pace with high oil prices

Eat or heat: It's a dilemma for many

Joseph Kennedy's Citizens Energy Corporation says demand for low-cost oil has exceeded its resources. Joseph Kennedy's Citizens Energy Corporation says demand for low-cost oil has exceeded its resources. (Michele McDonald/Globe Staff/file)
By Rich Fahey
Globe Correspondent / March 6, 2008

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Officials at area nonprofit agencies that administer fuel-assistance programs for low-income families say their clients have exhausted their benefits much faster this winter because of high fuel prices, and many are spending rent or food money to stay warm. (Full article: 767 words)

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