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The Dream of Home Ownership Is Becoming a Nightmare
A record pace of home foreclosures is taking its biggest toll on blacks and Hispanics. Did big lenders conduct a new kind of housing discrimination by pushing sub-prime loans to minorities hoping for a piece of the American dream? Also, violence surrounds Afghanistan's presidential election, and combat soldiers and training in mental health.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenA record pace of home foreclosures is taking its biggest toll on blacks and Hispanics. Did big lenders conduct a new kind of housing discrimination by pushing sub-prime loans to minorities hoping for a piece of the American dream? Also, violence surrounds Afghanistan's presidential election, and combat soldiers have a tough time handling emotions. Can they handle emotional training? We hear about a new program for the entire US Army.
Banner image: Mia Dennis,Brandon Brown and Sylvester Thomas in their foreclosed home. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
