The 10 Poorest Countries In The World: 24/7 Wall St.

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According to 2011 data released on Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau, 15% of individuals in the United States live below the poverty line. While down from 15.1% last year, it remains statistically unchanged and near a record high. Today, more than 46 million people live in poverty in America, more than at any point in the country’s history.

Romney says Obama 'just trying to hang onto power'

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney

WASHINGTON—Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney said U.S. President Barack Obama is running a campaign driven by “division and attack and hatred” and called on him Wednesday to lift the tone of political discourse.

In a close and increasingly acrimonious race, Romney went on national television to say he thinks Obama is “running just to hang onto power, and I think he would do anything in his power” to remain in office.

They were some of Romney’s harshest words yet against the president. He was interviewed on “CBS This Morning” from the battleground state of Ohio, one of less than 10 key states that will help decide the November election. Obama campaign spokesman Jennifer Psaki said Romney’s comments seemed “unhinged.”