November 7th, 2008

Post-Election Poll: Progressive Majority Provides Mandate for Bold Change

WASHINGTON, Nov 07, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/—Voters Seeking Bold Changes in the Economy, Iraq, Energy and Health Care

The 2008 elections saw the consolidation of a progressive majority providing a clear mandate for bold change, according to an extensive post-election poll released today by the Campaign for America’s Future and Democracy Corps. The poll shows that President-elect Obama and the new Democratic majorities in Congress have broad support for bringing the Iraq war to an end, revitalizing the economy and moving on health care and energy.

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02 Jan 09 | 13:53

FAIRFIELD COUNTY - Women who live alone or head their own households are bringing home - and saving - less money than the average American family.

At least that's what a recent analysis on female spending habits from the Consumer Federation of America suggests. Single women, including those who are divorced or widowed, reportedly are earning less and setting aside little to no money for emergencies.

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02 Jan 09 | 13:52

Tough times all over, yet women enter this troubling financial cycle already behind the guys. Over a quarter of all U.S. households are headed by a woman, and those families earn and save less than all other households. In addition, single women have a median net worth that is about a third of the $93,000 national average.

Given these added challenges, can women keep up with their bills? Maybe, but it’s their long-term health that seems to be falling by the wayside.

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29 Dec 08 | 08:46

By Page Gardner

Most economists agree that an anti-recession program should achieve three goals: Pump money into the economy. Save existing jobs and create new jobs. And help those in greatest need.

All three of these signposts point to a large, fast-growing, but long-forgotten group of Americans who should be a major focus of emergency economic measures: the nation’s 53 million single, separated, divorced and widowed women.

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09 Dec 08 | 16:50

A survey released today by the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that 27 percent of Hall County residents older than 25 don’t have a high school education and one in three households headed by a single mother with children younger than 5 is living below the poverty level.

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