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U.S. poverty rate hits 11-year high

Posted on September 12, 2009 by admin

By Lucia Mutikani Lucia Mutikani – Thu Sep 10, 7:49 pm ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090910/ts_nm/us_usa_economy_poverty WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. poverty rate hit its highest level in 11 years in 2008 as the worst recession since the Great Depression threw millions of Americans out of work, … Continue reading →

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Bartlett calls for probe of ACORN over videos

Posted on September 12, 2009 by admin

Census Bureau cuts ties with group; Md. recording might be illegal.

By Justin Fenton | justin.fenton@baltsun.com

September 12, 2009

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-md.ci.acorn12sep12,0,196923.story

A Maryland congressman called for an investigation of ACORN after a second video surfaced that appeared to show its employees offering tax advice for criminal activities, but city prosecutors say the surreptitious recordings themselves might have violated state law.

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How Poor Are America’s Poor?

Posted on August 27, 2007 by admin

Robert E. Rector
Senior Research Fellow
August 27, 2007

http://www.heritage.org/

Executive Summary:
How Poor Are America’s Poor? Examining the “Plague” of Poverty in America by Robert E. Rector Executive Summary #2064 Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau counts the number of “poor” persons in the U.S. In 2005, the Bureau found 37 million “poor” Americans. Presi­dential candidate John Edwards claims that these 37 million Americans currently “struggle with incredible poverty.”#[ Continue reading →

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