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Three Years after Hurricane Katrina, Rebuilding Continues on the Gulf Coast
It has been three years since Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, displacing hundreds of thousands of residents and causing billions of dollars in damages. Yet despite the $126 billion dollars the government has spent in relief efforts over the past three years, the effects of the disaster are still front and center throughout the region. (August 28, 2008)

Minorities Often Pay More for Mortgages, Study Says
Regardless of income level, racial and ethnic minorities tend to pay more for their mortgages than Whites, according to a new study done by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. (August 14, 2008)

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