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    Obama Announces More Help for Homeowners

    President Obama today announced a $1.5 billion program to help struggling homeowners stay in their homes. The program targets five states: Nevada, California, Arizona, Florida and Michigan.

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    By Chery Glaser • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Obama today announced a $1.5 billion program to help struggling homeowners stay in their homes. The program targets five states: Nevada, California, Arizona, Florida and Michigan. David Abromowitz, senior fellow at American Progress, focusing on housing policy, has more on the plan that targets the unemployed and those facing foreclosure and home price declines.

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      David Abromowitz

      Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

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    1 of 3
    The Academics of Textbooks Get Political
    1. 0:00Obama Announces More Help for HomeownersYou’re reading this
    2. 7:28The Academics of Textbooks Get Political
    3. 42:25Black Farmers Get Settlement: Too Little, Too Late?
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