CNNW AM Wake Up Call September 14, 2011
it is september 14th. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." i'm carol costello joining you live this morning from new york. thanks for waking up with us. nearly one in six americans are now living in poverty. that's according to a new report from the census bureau. it's a gut check on where we stand in the wake of the recession. here are the raw numbers from the government. 46.2 million lived in poverty in 2010. that's over 15% of the population, the highest level since 1993. for a family of four, the poverty line is just over $22,000 a year. some advocates for the poor say that bar is w...
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