Poor still suffering from last recession
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Many of the poorest people in the United States are still struggling to recover from the effects of a recession that ended six years ago, making them very vulnerable as the country stands on the brink of a new downturn.
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Millions of Britons face retirement poverty unless they work longer or save more to plug a Â£57bn shortfall, a government-inspired report is due to say.
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Fiscal conditions continue to  deteriorate for U.S. cities despite economists calling an end  to the nation's economic recession in 2001, a report from the  National League of Cities said on Tuesday.
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Some 1.3 million Americans slid into  poverty in 2003 as the ranks of the poor rose 4 percent to 35.9  million, with children and blacks worse off than most, the  government said on Thursday in a report that fueled Democratic  criticism of President Bush.
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Four years into an economic recovery, the number of people living in poverty has finally stopped climbing.
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Casualty departments are still failing to treat people quickly enough, according to the latest figures.
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Not enough people are aware of a government fund to help the UK's poorest citizens, a report says.
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Five years into a national economic recovery, the share of Americans living in poverty finally dropped.
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Most of them after the recession ended
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The gap between rich and poor remains huge, but a survey of global health finds that significantly fewer people in poorer countries say they have had to go without food or health care because they lacked the money to pay for it.
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By some measures, fewer people are managing to stay in the middle class.
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WASHINGTON: George W. Bush&#39;s re-election hopes suffered a blow yesterday as official statistics showed 1.3 million more Americans were forced into poverty last year.
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DROWNING IN DEBT: African nations say debt incurred by past generations is keeping them poor and unable to cope with pressing needs, such as the AIDS epidemic.
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Streeters are getting a little less than they did in the past.
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People once again spent everything they made and then some last year, pushing the personal savings rate to the lowest level since the Great Depression more than seven decades ago.
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While spending on health has tripled over the last 20 years, poor countries are not reaping the benefits, experts warn. BY MICHAEL O BOYLE/The Herald Mexico.
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One in six Europeans is living below national poverty thresholds, with children particularly vulnerable, according to the results of an official study.