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July 20, 2008

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Miami Forum Addresses Neighborhood 'Desolation'

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07/18/2008

Last weekend, Miami residents gathered for a town hall forum to discuss how the national housing crisis and local housing inequalities are translating into "hard times" for the Magic City.

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