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2010 census stories: 4 news summaries

Life Insurance Scam Eyed
in Hanging

Census worker may have disguised suicide as murder

Nov 13, 09 5:07 AM CST
(Newser) - A census worker found hanged in September may have staged his death for insurance reasons, police say. Sources tell the AP that Bill Sparkman may have manipulated the scene to make his suicide look like murder so that his son could collect on his insurance policy. "If it's deemed... More »

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suicide • life insurance • 2010 census • Bill Sparkman

Census Worker May Have Hanged Himself

Investigators consider suicide in naked 'fed' case

Nov 6, 09 6:32 AM CST
(AP) - Investigators probing the death of a census worker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest increasingly doubt he was killed because of his job and are pursuing the possibility of suicide. The suicide theory is gaining steam because there were no defensive wounds... More »

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suicide • hanging • US Census • 2010 census • Bill Sparkman • anti-government sentiment

Telenovela Sexes Up Census Participation

 Soap opera reaches out to worried Latinos

Oct 8, 09 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spicy soap opera action may not be something usually associated with the US Census Bureau, but that's set to change next week. Perla Beltrán, a luckless but lovely character in popular Telemundo telenovela Más Sabe el Diablo, is getting a job helping boost Hispanic participation in next... More »

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Census Bureau • Telemundo • telenovas • Latinos • Hispanic • 2010 census

US Census Bureau Axes Community Group ACORN

Group called 'distraction' after sting catches employees advising prostitute

Sep 11, 09 9:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Census Bureau will not allow community-organizing group ACORN to participate in next year’s national census, the Wall Street Journal reports tonight. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is a “distraction,” Census director Robert Groves writes, after members of its Baltimore and Washington offices... More »

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prostitution • Census Bureau • Baltimore • sting operations • hidden camera • Washington, DC • Acorn • community organizers • 2010 census

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