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Colorado Poverty Rates Up According To Latest Census Data

Posted 11.29.2009 | Denver

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The AP reports that new census data indicates the poverty rate--defined by the "a family of four earning less than $22,050 a year... or an individual...

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Arthur Delaney

Poverty Rate Rises To 13.2 Percent, Number Of Uninsured Grows

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

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Income fell, the poverty rate rose and the number of uninsured grew by more than half a million from 2007 to 2008, the government announced Thursday m...

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Revised formula counts more Americans in poverty

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — The poverty rate among older Americans could be nearly twice as high as the traditional 10 percent level, according to a revision o...

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Poverty Rate Rises In Russia By A Third

The Times of India | AFP 28 August 2009, 07:41pm IST | Posted 09.28.2009 | World

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MOSCOW: The number of people living below the poverty line in Russia rose by a third from 18.5 million in the last quarter of 2008 to 24.5 million in ...

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Sotomayor Racist?

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

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Abby L. Ferber

The fact that these conservative politicians and commentators don't even see racism unless they feel it is directed against them is precisely why we need the voices of women of color on the court.

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