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Add up the couple's 2007 income and the estimated value of their property and investments and they appear to be worth at least $1.2 million. That would make the Palins, like Democratic vice presidential rival Joe Biden and his wife Jill, well-off but not nearly as wealthy as multimillionaire couples John and Cindy McCain and, to a lesser extent, Barack and Michelle Obama.

http://news.aol.com/article/estimates-show-palin-assets-top-1/197621?cid=12



At home with the Palins: 'struggling working-class Americans' worth $1.2m

Her governor's salary brought in $125,000 (£71,000), while her husband Todd earned almost $100,000 from his part-time job at BP, combined with income from commercial fishing. The couple appeared to be worth at least $1.2m.

http://tinyurl.com/3fbsr5



Food Stamp Participation Increases As Economy Slows

Almost a million more people participated in the federal government's food stamp program for the needy between April and July, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the program.

http://tinyurl.com/4469cm


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