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Why the 2010 Census Stirs Up Partisan Politics
When Republican Senator Judd Gregg announced on Thursday that he no longer wished to be the Commerce Secretary nominee, he said that the decision was based in part on serious disagreements with the Obama White House over the 2010 census. That night on Fox News, Sean Hannity called Obama's plans for the census process "the biggest White House power grab ever," as his guest Karl Rove voiced agreement. The same day, House Republicans declared that the White House had "an unprecedented plan" for the census that "will taint results and open doors to massive waste of taxpayer funds."
Nations:U.S. People:Sean Hannity Tom DeLay Karl Rove Source:(Time)
2009-02-17
Census: Texas is the hot place to live
Four Texas metropolitan areas were among the biggest population gainers as Americans continued their trend of moving to the Sun Belt in 2006 and 2007, according to Census Bureau estimates to be released Thursday.
Nations:U.S.
2008-03-27
Hi-tech census costs, accuracy in doubt
Big worries for the nation's first high-tech census should have been obvious when some of the door-to-door headcounters couldn't figure out their fancy new handheld computers.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina
2008-03-25
Census Bureau to go high-tech
In the upcoming 2010 census, the Census Bureau for the first time will equip its temporary work force of 500,000 people with hand-held computers made by Harris Corp., to help them make a more precise count of more than 300 million people living in the 50 states and Puerto Rico.
Nations:Australia
2007-01-31
China sends six million to count its people
BEIJING - China sent an army of six million fanning out across the world's most populous nation on Wednesday to count how many people it has.
Activities:China Population Survey 2000
2000-11-01
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