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Ranks of Uninsured Grow; Poverty Rate Soars

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2009 11:11 AM CDT

(Newser) – The number of uninsured Americans rose to 46.3 million last year, up from 45.7 million in 2007, as the poverty rate hit an 11-year high, the Census Bureau announced today. The poverty rate was 13.2% for 2008, up from 12.5% in...   Read full story »

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