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Tell Us About The Moment You Knew You Were Broke

Posted 03.06.2012

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At HuffPost, we're kicking off an exciting new project and we'd love you to participate! It's called "The Moment I Knew," and is a user-submitted vide...

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Alternative Census Measure Indicates Poverty Higher Than Previously Thought

AP | By HOPE YEN | Posted 01.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A record number of Americans – 49.1 million – are poor, based on a new census measure that for the first time takes into acc...

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Working-Age Adults Now Constitute Record Share Of U.S. Poor

Posted 11.06.2011

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By HOPE YEN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Working-age America is the new face of poverty. Counting adults 18-64 who were laid off in the...

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