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Payday Lenders – The national practice – some insist, the scandal – of instant loans to debtors who feel forced to go deeper into debt with interest payments they may never be able to pay back.  But, as  Lucky Severson reports from Alabama, some churches are trying to help.

Big Chemicals and Poor People – A huge South African chemical conglomerate is buying out the poor people of Mossville, Louisiana.  The company says it is being generous, but some of the few remaining residents told Judy Valente they are losing their town, their homes, their health and even their churches.

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