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Obama, Lacking Personal Connection, Draws Hispanics on Issues (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama may lack a strong personal connection with Hispanics, but he gets good marks on issues those voters say matter most: health care, the Iraq war, education and jobs.
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Disabled say budget cuts to personal care services could land them in institutions (Lahontan Valley News)
A number of disabled Nevadans told state officials Tuesday that budget cuts will result in many of them losing jobs, losing their independence and being institutionalized.
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Number of uninsured drops; poverty holds steady (El Paso Times)
WASHINGTON—The number of people without health insurance fell by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Incomes edged up for the middle class while poverty held steady.
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Democrats focus on middle-class issues (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Denver - In dissecting the numbers underlying the 2008 presidential race, Democrats are looking at a set of indicators that, come Nov. 4, might be just as important as any poll: gas prices, housing foreclosures, unemployment and health care costs.
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Poverty appears steady; more have health insurance (Rapid City Journal)
The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that there were fewer people living in poverty in Rapid City in 2007. However, that doesn’t mean life got any easier for the city’s poor.
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Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter's speech (Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo! News)
Remarks as prepared for delivery to the Democratic National Convention by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter:
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What Obama needs to do tonight: Hinz (Crain's Chicago Business)
(Crain’s) — The Clintons have done their jobs, each delivering a powerful, effective oration. Ditto wife Michelle. If there’s anyone in America who still thinks the Obamas read the Koran and chant anti-war slogans at home, they missed the missus and the bouncing daughters on TV. Now, as the expression goes, it’s time for the candidate to do his job. And, with all due respect to the Beatles, ...
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Number of uninsured drops; poverty holds steady (The Mercury)
WASHINGTON - The number of people without health insurance fell by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office, the Census Bureau reported. Incomes edged up for the middle class while poverty held steady.
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'It's time for us to change America' (Chicago Tribune)
Under a dark, cloudless sky on a field a mile high, Barack Obama walked the length of a dark blue-carpeted stage and addressed more than 70,000 people cheering for the Democratic Party's nominee for president. (Tribune photo by Zbigniew Bzdak) Obama vs. WGN-AM | Date echoes MLK, Robinson | Hollywood comes to Denver PHOTOS Obama camp: 2,504 employees | Dawn Trice blogs | McCain's Jekyll, Hyde ...
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Poverty rate steady, for now U.S. Census report also finds more people have health insurance (Casa Grande Dispatch)
WASHINGTON - As housing markets started to stumble last year, the number of poor people jumped by 816,000, with Latinos and children among the hardest hit.
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