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10 Questions for Mitt Romney on Poverty and Opportunity in America Report
An unidentified man, who lost his job two months ago after being hurt on  the job, works a Miami street corner to collect money for his family on September 16, 2010. The man said his unemployment check did not  cover costs of living. (AP/J Pat Carter)

10 Questions for Mitt Romney on Poverty and Opportunity in America

Melissa Boteach asks Gov. Romney 10 questions on taxes, spending, and jobs that would help clarify his positions on important issues for Americans aiming to join the middle class.

Melissa Boteach

Boehner Endangers His Own District with Safety Net Cuts Article
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is proposing a deficit reduction plan that drastically cuts poverty programs while child poverty in the speaker's district rose almost 50 percent from 2008 to 2009. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Boehner Endangers His Own District with Safety Net Cuts

House Speaker John Boehner should take a close look at how his debt limit deal would hurt his own district by cutting much needed programs for low-income families, write Melissa Boteach and Jessica Liu.

Melissa Boteach, Jessica Liu

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