Census: 1 in 2 people now poor or low-income Associated Press Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income. The latest census data depict a middle class that’s shrinking as unemployment […]
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United States war in Iraq is officially over
December 15, 2011
U.S. military marks end to nearly nine bloody years in Iraq Video: Flag-lowering By Missy Ryan and Patrick Markey Reuters The U.S. military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, rolling up its flag at a low-key ceremony with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta nearly nine bloody years after the invasion that ousted dictator Saddam […]
December 15, 2011
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