Globe Editorial
NEITHER GEORGE Bush nor John Kerry is saying enough about poverty -- a state in which 36 million people live, according to 2003 Census data. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a War on Poverty, and the Economic Opportunity Act became law, ushering in job and training programs as well as efforts to reduce rural and urban poverty. The ... (Full article: 466 words)
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