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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (452303)	9/4/2003 1:16:52 AM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 769670

Census Shows Ranks of Poor Rose by 1.3 Million By LYNETTE CLEMETSON ASHINGTON, Sept. 2 — The number of Americans living below the poverty line increased by more than 1.3 million last year, even though the economy technically edged out of recession during the same period, a Census Bureau report shows. The spike in economic hardship hit individuals and families alike. The report indicated that the total percentage of people in poverty increased to 12.4 percent from 12.1 percent in 2001 and totaled 34.8 million. At the same time, the number of families living in poverty went up by more than 300,000 in 2002 to 7 million from 6.6 million in 2001... nytimes.com CC

To: American Spirit who wrote (452303)	9/4/2003 1:17:43 AM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

From the "Just the facts, ma'm" file: 10.6% of the work force are unemployed and would like to work. bls.gov - The Bush boys must have forgot about this little bastion of honesty in the Gov's bureaucratic labyrinth... CC