1.3 Million MORE in Poverty

ABQjournal: Over 1 Million More Living in Poverty

The new Census report — issued Thursday but not mentioned by Bush in his speeches in Las Cruces, Farmington and Albuquerque — showed the number of Americans living in poverty increased by more than 1.3 million last year while the number of Americans without health insurance rose 1.4 million.

It was the third straight year of increases for both categories. …

In a speech in Las Cruces Thursday morning, Bush touted improvements in the U.S. economy….

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