Recession’s impact: Census data show longer commutes, delayed marriage, fewer immigrantsWASHINGTON — A broad survey of Americans has provided striking measures of the recession’s effect on life at home and at work: People are now stuck in traffic longer, less apt to move away and more inclined to put off marriage and buying a house. Census numbers show Asians suffered sharpest drop in homeownership last yearLOS ANGELES — Asians, many of them living in foreclosure-ravaged California, suffered the sharpest drop in homeownership last year, eclipsing declines felt by whites, blacks and Hispanics, according to new Census data. A return from ‘fairyland’: Meltdown shakes up consumers’ money views, investing habitsCHICAGO — The stock market bounced back, just as it has for nearly three decades. It just doesn’t feel that way. Obama: ACORN video ‘inappropriate,” favors investigation into community group’s activitiesWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says there should be an investigation into the hidden-camera video involving employees at the activist group ACORN and a couple posing as a prostitute and her pimp. The two ACORN workers are seen apparently advising the couple to lie about her profession and launder her earnings to get housing aid. House votes to deny all federal funds for ACORN in GOP-led strike on embattled groupWASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three days after the Senate took similar action. “ACORN has violated serious federal laws, and today the House voted to ensure that taxpayer dollars would no longer be used to fund this corrupt organization,” said second-ranked House Republican Eric Cantor of Virginia. House votes to cut off all federal funds to ACORNWASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three days after the Senate took similar action. Nebraska GOP Sen. Johanns calls for Justice probe of ACORNWASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker on Tuesday urged the Justice Department to investigate ACORN, a community organization under fire for several voter-registration fraud cases. Citing negative publicity, Census Bureau severs partnership with ACORN in 2010 head countWASHINGTON — The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud. A state-by-state breakdown of response rates during the 2000 censusA list of the percentages of U.S. households that returned census questionnaires in 2000 by mail or submitted information on another form, over the phone or by Internet. The nation averaged a 67 percent response rate. Timeline for the 2010 censusA timeline for the 2010 census: Spring 2009: Census employees started going door-to-door to update address list nationwide. With power and money on the line, states, civic groups already have push on for 2010 censusFALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — State governments and civic groups are sinking scarce dollars into the phone banks, TV ads and door-knocking commonly seen in political campaigns to pump up numbers in the upcoming census. State-by-state glance of Americans who have health insuranceHere is a list of the percentage of insured people by type and state in 2008. The private insurance category includes both employer-sponsored and directly purchased plans; the government category includes Medicaid, Medicare and military plans. UN report: Death rate for children under 5 still decliningUNITED NATIONS — It is unacceptable that 8.8 million children die every year before their fifth birthday — 40 percent of them in India, Nigeria and Congo, the U.N. children’s agency said Thursday. Number of uninsured rise to 46.3 million; poverty rate hits 13.2 percent, an 11-year highWASHINGTON — The number of Americans without health insurance rose to 46.3 million last year as people began losing jobs and coverage in the current recession. The poverty rate hit 13.2 percent, an 11-year high. Number of uninsured rises to 46.3 million; poverty rate hits 13.2 percent, an 11-year highWASHINGTON — The number of Americans without health insurance rose to 46.3 million last year as people began losing jobs and coverage in the current recession. The poverty rate hit 13.2 percent, an 11-year high. Herbert says Utah still ’smarting’ from losing fourth House seat to North Carolina in 2000SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Wednesday the state is still “smarting” from missing out on a fourth House seat following the 2000 census. Even if shoppers’ willingness to spend returns, ability likely to be constrained for yearsCHICAGO — A year after “shop ’til you drop” stopped, the nation fixates on this question: Will consumer spending ever return to pre-recession levels? Revision to long-used formula shows more Americans in poverty, particularly older peopleWASHINGTON — The poverty rate among older Americans could be nearly twice as high as the traditional 10 percent level, according to a revision of a half-century-old formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations in the cost of living. Iraq deploys thousands more police to Syrian border as tensions build over bombing claimsBAGHDAD — Iraq has deployed thousands of reinforcements along its border with Syria to prevent insurgents from crossing the desert frontier, as the government said Friday it has provided Syria with evidence linking Iraqis there to bombings. Nearly 1 in 5 older Americans believed to be in poverty _ almost double the official rateWASHINGTON — The poverty rate among older Americans could be nearly twice as high as the traditional 10 percent level, according to a revision of a half-century-old formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations in the cost of living. Poll finds Japan’s new leaders have weak mandate, low voter expectationsTOKYO — Japan’s new government will have a shaky mandate when it takes office later this month, a poll indicated Wednesday, as party leaders acknowledged they must get to work immediately to deal with the country’s severe economic problems. Poll finds Japanese voters chose opposition because of dissatisfaction with ruling partyTOKYO — Most Japanese voters chose the opposition in historic weekend elections because they were fed up with a half century of rule by the governing conservatives, not because they were enthused by what the opposition had to offer, a poll said Wednesday. Iraq Shiite leader reaches out to rivals; government pushes back census to Oct. 2010BAGHDAD — The son of the late leader of Iraq’s largest Shiite political party acknowledged setbacks and reached out to political rivals Tuesday as he formally replaced his father at the party’s helm. Iraq reschedules nationwide census for October 2010 to give time to settle ethnic tensionsBAGHDAD — The Iraqi government has rescheduled a nationwide census for Oct. 24, 2010 after postponing the survey to allow time for ethnic and political tensions to settle. Ind. Gov. Daniels denies White House interest despite growing GOP buzz about his 2012 plansBAINBRIDGE, Ind. — Republican Mitch Daniels has repeatedly insisted that his 2008 run for a second term as Indiana’s governor was his last election and that he’s not interested in the “savagery” of a national campaign. Opposition poised to win landslide victory in Japan, unseating long-ruling conservativesTOKYO — Japan’s opposition swept to a historic victory in elections Sunday, crushing the ruling conservative party that has run the country for most of the postwar era and assuming the daunting task of pulling the economy out of its worst slump since World War II. Japan’s ruling party concedes election defeat; opposition poised to win landslide victoryTOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Taro Aso conceded defeat in elections Sunday as media exit polls indicated the opposition had won by a landslide, sending the conservatives out of power after 54 years of nearly unbroken rule amid widespread economic anxiety and desire for change. Japanese prime minister concedes defeat in election, suggests he will resign as party leaderTOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has conceded defeat in nationwide elections, suggesting he will step down from his position as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. NHK says exit polls show landslide victory for opposition Democratic Party of JapanTOKYO — A TV report says exit polls show the opposition Democratic Party of Japan has won a landslide victory in nationwide parliamentary elections. Japan votes in parliamentary elections; Opposition Democrats tipped to winTOKYO — Japan voted Sunday in parliamentary elections expected to end the ruling conservative party’s nearly 54 years of power and give a largely untested opposition group a chance to make good on their promises to revive the ailing economy and turn around record-high unemployment. |
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