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Suburban Poor Part One

WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published May 31, 2007 at 4:13 AM EDT

By Dave Lucas

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-593223.mp3

Albany, NY – For the first time in History, more poor Americans live in the suburbs than in all our cities combined. In the first of two reports, Capital District Bureau Chief Dave Lucas, finds out why the suburbs are becoming more attractive for impoverished families.
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