101.   Federal welfare programs exclude illegal aliens.

102.   Feinstein called for wide-ranging reforms of federal welfare programs, but the GOP challenger called it pointless reform.

103.   Federal welfare programs have been far from perfect, as we all well know.

104.   First, the state adopted a new welfare program that required recipients to find work, increasing the need for child-care placements.

105.   Food stamps are crucial because they are the only surviving welfare program whose benefits are set by Washington and not dependent on the generosity of state legislatures.

106.   Federal funding cuts and changes freeing states to manage welfare programs as they like will mean more business for Maximus and other consulting and management firms, analysts said.

107.   For example, they fulfilled a promise to give states more control over federal programs by forcing an overhaul of Depression-era welfare programs.

108.   For example, the Clinton administration has suggested taxing gambling revenues to fund welfare programs for the poor.

109.   For some, government welfare programs may be an answer.

110.   For the companies, the welfare program has become a money-losing proposition, but one that guarantees shelf space and credibility.