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U.S. poverty rate hits 11-year high

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 →