Breaking News: 1 in 7 Americans live in poverty #p2

---------------------------------------- Breaking News Alert: 1 in 7 Americans live in poverty September 16, 2010 10:36:31 AM ---------------------------------------- The number of people living in poverty has climbed to 14.3 percent of Americans. The Census Bureau says that about 43.6 million people, or 1 in 7, were in poverty last year. That's up from 39.8 million, or 13.2 percent, in 2008. http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/U38ITL/5CC6KJ/YHDM1P/U7WTC4/4YX3F/50/h For more information, visit washingtonpost.com ---------------------------------------- Explore Washington Post content in a whole new innovative way. Click below to explore Time and Space ----- sponsored by Sprint. http://timespace.washingtonpost.com/project/top-news?wpisrc=nl_natlalert ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Copyright 2010 The Washington Post Company Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20071