India school tragedy raises questions for Gandhi's food plan

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India school tragedy raises questions for Gandhi's food plan

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-school-tragedy-raises-questions-gandhis-food-plan-113456292.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yocKMjDtY._FgBz.OcrvyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T115709Z_2_CBRE96H0W6E00_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-CHILDREN-POISON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Women mourn the death of their children who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra in the eastern Indian state of Bihar" align="left" title="Women mourn the death of their children who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra in the eastern Indian state of Bihar" border="0" /></a>By Sruthi Gottipati and Mayank Bhardwaj RAIPUR/PATNA, India (Reuters) - The deaths of at least 23 Indian children poisoned after eating a free school meal has triggered an outcry over food safety just as the ruling Congress party is set to launch an ambitious plan to feed 800 million poor, with an eye on elections due within a year. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's national subsidized food project includes free school meals and expands existing handouts to make it probably the biggest welfare initiative since India gained independence in 1947. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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