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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Extended Interview: Unemployment and Foreclosure

Updated: August 12 2010,
Author: barrel fan
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Budgeting, Credit, Employment and Unemployment, Money
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99er Faith Phillips says she’ll be paying off condo fees on her foreclosed house for years.

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