Number of Americans living in poverty 'increases by 4m'

One in seven Americans was living in poverty in 2009 with the level of working-age poor the highest since the 1960s, the US Census Bureau says.
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The bureau defines poverty as any family of four living on less than $21,954 a year.
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The official US poverty rate in 2009 rose to 14.3% from 13.2% in 2008. In 2009, 43.6 million Americans lived in poverty, up from 39.8 million the year before, the third consecutive increase, the bureau said.

"We Tolerate The Cultivation of Opium Poppies"

Geraldo Rivera visits a giant poppie field used to produce opium in Afghanistan.

"Mind Control"

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtOcKv7Z5O0&feature=related

Interesting segment from the documentary "Fall of the Republic" that focuses on TV, propaganda, and mind control techniques.

Jimmie Vaughan - "Shackles On Me"

"Food: The Ultimate Secret Exposed"

Alex Jones goes over a few of the known poisons and additives that are put into many foods that have adverse health affects. (He leaves out 'high fructose corn syrup', 'BPA', and a few others.)