CNN.com - Bush, Giuliani and Edwards -- The Whole Enchilada - Aug 26, 2004
Bush and Edwards are both in town today.
I talked to my mom and she said that her speech was canceled due to time constraints. Bush is flying to Farmington later today. I took Mikal to her counseling intake all morning, so I haven't heard any local commentary on the speech/visit here.
Did you see this story today? How people can re-elect this man baffles me. I'm glad your mom didn't speak today.
The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.3 million last year, while the ranks of the uninsured swelled by 1.4 million, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.
It was the third straight annual increase for both categories.
The rise was more dramatic for children. There were 12.9 million living in poverty last year, or 17.6 percent of the under-18 population. That was an increase of about 800,000 from 2002, when 16.7 percent of all children were in poverty.
Posted by: Mieke | August 26, 2004 at 12:49 PM