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Video: How the poverty issue has changed since the 1960s

July 9, 1999
Web posted at: 7:54 p.m. EDT (2354 GMT)

WASHINGTON (July 9) -- President Bill Clinton spent most of this week touring some of America's poorest communities.

The six-state trip included stops in places overlooked by the booming economy and by politicians.

CNN's Bill Schneider says the tour brought back memories of another time:

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