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Where Things Stand: Gulf Oil Spill Claims

ProPublica: Although nearly $3 billion has been paid out to date, there have also been chronic delays and a lack of transparency about payment decisions that have caused frustration and in many cases serious economic hardship to claimants.
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Where Things Stand: Foreclosure Paperwork Scandal

ProPublica: Some struggling homeowners are currently getting a temporary reprieve from foreclosure sales and evictions during the holiday season, but that doesn't mean all foreclosure cases have stopped moving through the courts -- and it doesn't mean we're done covering the developments in the foreclosure scandal either.
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Bah! Humbug! Homeowners Insurance in Florida!

Ralph De La Cruz: The Sarasota Herald-Tribune has a gift for Floridians this holiday season -- the resurrection of its spring series on the Florida insurance industry.
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Pill Mill Delay Costly

A law that took effect Nov. 17 had the inadvertent effect of delaying a crackdown on pain clinics that are fueling an epidemic of prescription drug abuse.