Poverty in America. The number of poor people in the United States in 2009 was millions higher than previously known, with 1 in 6 Americans -- many of them 65 and older -- struggling in poverty due to rising medical care and other costs, according to preliminary census figures released yesterday.
Citizenship. In a move certain to escalate the legal tug of war over illegal immigration, state lawmakers from across the country announced Wednesday that they are launching an effort to deny automatic citizenship to the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants.
Afghanistan. The United States plans to send 1,400 additional Marines to Afghanistan to boost its combat forces ahead of the spring fighting season.
Quote of the Day. "Absent data that show liens make a meaningful contribution to revenue collection and especially in this economy, I find it unacceptable that the IRS continues to torment financially struggling taxpayers in this way," Nina E. Olson, the National Taxpayer Advocate, an independent ombudsman within the IRS, in an annual report to Congress critical of the agency filing tax files liens against people who have no money and no assets. (Washington Post)
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