Census report: More poverty with a silver lining

Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 4:05 PM UTC Natasha Lennard FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 file photo, a sign advertises a house for sale in The Lakes neighborhood of Las Vegas. The real estate and home-building sectors in the area are improving, but slowly.

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That means that 48.4 million Americans had an income below the poverty line...

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