1.0link147018<![CDATA[Poverty Spreading To The Suburbs]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/28/poverty-spreading-to-the_n_147018.htmlPoverty in the United States is spreading from rural and inner-city areas to the suburbs, according a study, a situation that can worsen as the economy confronts what may be a protracted recession.
The study by the Federal Reserve's Community Affairs department and the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program found that poverty levels in the world's richest nation were on the rise.