Word: homelessness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This displaces low- to moderate-income people who cannot afford to pay for the improvements to their dwelling, housing activists say. With the current shortage of affordable housing in Cambridge, these individuals either join the ranks of the homeless or are forced to leave the area...
Panamanians hailed the American invaders as liberators, even in El Chorrillo, a burned-out section of Panama City where many were left homeless. Residents of the down-at-the-heels area were quick to assert that the fires were not caused by U.S. military action but were deliberately set by Noriega's paramilitary Dignity Battalions. Eulalia Sanchez paused while burning garbage in a vacant lot in front of her damaged El Chorrillo home to declare, "We are very happy with the gringos. They freed us from the tyranny of Noriega...