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Barack Obama: Another 816,000 Americans fell into poverty in 2007 - including nearly 500,000 children - bringing the total increase in…

On the recordAugust 25, 2008
Another 816,000 Americans fell into poverty in 2007 - including nearly 500,000 children - bringing the total increase in Americans in poverty under President Bush to 5.7 million.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement from Senator Obama on the Census Income

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