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1.7 Million More Live In Poverty
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| Contributor | Ced |
| Last Edited | Ced Sep 26, 2003 10:10am |
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| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Friday, September 26, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "Poverty rose and income levels declined in 2002 for the second straight year as the nation's economy continued struggling after the first recession in a decade, the Census Bureau reported Friday.
The poverty rate was 12.1 percent last year, up from 11.7 percent in 2001. Nearly 34.6 million people lived in poverty, about 1.7 million more than the previous year.
Even before the data was made public, House Democrats charged the Bush administration was trying to hide bad economic news by releasing the numbers on a Friday when people are paying more attention to the upcoming weekend. In previous years, the estimates were released either on a Tuesday or Thursday."
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