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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Sam Roberts / The Bulletin
November 22, 2009
Even before the recession, more than one in five Americans needed help from family, friends or outsiders to pay for basic needs, according to a survey by the Census Bureau.
In addition, 14 percent of all Americans and 26 percent of blacks who responded to the 2005 survey reported that at some....