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Number of U.S. poor hit record 46 million in 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans living below the poverty line rose to a record 46 million last year, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, underscoring the challenges facing President Barack Obama and Congress as they try to tackle high unemployment and a moribund economy.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/184b6e37/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Number+of+U.S.+poor+hit+record+46+million+in+2010&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F13%2Fuk-usa-economy-poverty-idUKTRE78C45220110913%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Number+of+U.S.+poor+hit+record+46+million+in+2010&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F13%2Fuk-usa-economy-poverty-idUKTRE78C45220110913%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/112943235933/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/184b6e37/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/112943235933/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/184b6e37/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]