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How Wall Street and Washington broke faith with working families

By John Aloysius Farrell

September 13, 2011

New Census poverty statistics underscore how working families have been left behind

Pain persists for the jobless, like the unemployed father who removed his son's braces with a pliers

By John Aloysius Farrell

December 2, 2011

Jobless rate improves but suffering continues for the working poor

FACT CHECK: Biden’s manufactured jobs claims

By FactCheck.Org

March 30, 2012

Vice President Biden gave a rosy picture of the return of U.S. manufacturing by selecting certain jobs figures, and not others.

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