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Number of Americans living in poverty 'increases by 4m ...

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Number of Americans living in poverty 'increases by 4m ...: "The official US poverty rate in 2009 rose to 14.3% from 13.2% in 2008. In 2009, 43.6 million Americans lived in poverty, up from 39.8 million the year before, the third consecutive increase, the bureau said. ...
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