Census: US poverty rate swells to nearly 1 in 6

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Census: US poverty rate swells to nearly 1 in 6: (AP) WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau reports the number of Americans in poverty jumped to 15.1 percent in 2010, a 27-year high. About 46.2 million people, or nearly 1 in 6, were in poverty. That's up from 43.6 million, or 14.3 percent, in 2009. ...
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UN Forum Explores Ongoing Discrimination Faced By People of African Descent

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UN Forum Explores Ongoing Discrimination Faced By People of African Descent - Participants from Europe, Central Asia and North America gathered this week at a United Nations forum in Geneva to explore ways to combat racial discrimination and to ensure effective promotion and protection of the human rights of people of African descent. Speaking at the opening of the two-day ...
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