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that congress approve government regulations that have a significant impact on the economy or small business, lowering the tax rate for businesses and individuals to know more than 25%, passing free trade agreements with columbia, panama and south korea. they say that will create up to 250,000 jobs and increasing domestic energy production. the pentagon says the don't ask, don't tell policy in the military officially ends on tuesday. the defense secretary has been asked to hold off on repeal. congress needs more information about the policy changes they say. the pentagon says the rep...

$22,000 a year. some advocates for the poor say that bar is way too low, but the conservative heritage foundation is pushing back again. >> if you qualify as being in poverty today, then you're really in deep poverty because that number is so low. that's based on an outdated formula from the '60s. >> i think that these numbers are designed to exaggerate the extent of poverty in the united states in order to build a larger welfare state, and it does make it more difficult for us to target the assistance to those who truly need it. >> the income for a typical american family also took ...

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...

retirement. but let's talk about the two candidates sitting at the top of the polls. rick perry and mitt romney. >> listen. this is a broken system. it has been called a ponzi scheme by many people long before me, but no one's had the courage to stand up and say here is how we're going to reform it. >> the term "ponzi scheme" i think is over the top, unnecessary, and frightful to many people. >> i'm not particularly worried about about governor perry and governor romney frightening the people when president obama scares them every day. >> social security is broke, we spent all the mo...

call." i'm carol costello. thank you for waking up with us. rick perry was the prime target along with seven other presidential candidates on stage, trading barbs about everything from the economy to vaccinations to immigration. social security set the tone right off the bat. you'll hear from all eight contenders talking about your money, your job, your retirement. but let's talk about the two candidates sitting at the top of the polls. rick perry and mitt romney. >> listen. this is a broken system. it has been called a ponzi scheme by many people long before me, but no one's had the...