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* * Date: Sept 13, 2012 Source: PBS NewsHour

Link: http://to.pbs.org/QXADr4 Headline/Title: Parsing the Numbers on Income, Poverty and Insurance from Latest U.S. Census Summary: Newly released census data paints a mixed picture of America's economy. The poverty rate remained stagnant. Wage gains have fallen below the level of inflation. And income inequality is at its highest in decades. Margaret Warner talks to New York Times' David Leonhardt to parse the numbers on income, poverty, and health care. (video is 7 minutes long)

* **Author:* Margaret Warner For the Full Article/Report, See: http://to.pbs.org/QXADr4

Also see: (New York Times) U.S. Income Gap Rose, Sign of Uneven Recovery link: http://nyti.ms/QXAfJ1