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Child Poverty: It Doesn't Need to Be This Way. Please See Site. TY
Offbeat  (tags: usa, government, children, poverty, americans, 2008 )

Jocelyn
- 627 days ago - everychildmatters.org
Located at the center of the nation's second-highest income metro area, Washington, DC's child poverty rate of 32.6% is higher than that of any state.In the world's most powerful capital, wretched poverty begins a few blocks from the Capitol.
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Joycey B. (697)
Sunday March 23, 2008, 6:03 pm
Noted. Thanks Lyn.
 

Past Member (0)
Monday March 24, 2008, 6:32 am
Land of Possibilities! Is this the freedom of choice, the one we other countries are so jealous of? I think not. Poor children - poor humanity. When a nation can't take care of it's children then what is it's value?
 

Jim Phillips (2588)
Thursday April 17, 2008, 11:24 pm
Action done.

TY, Lyn.
 
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