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Melonie Griffiths-Evans, left, standing beside City Life organizer Cheryl Lawrence, center, reacts after learning that their demonstration had successfully delayed Griffiths-Evans' eviction from her house in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008. Lawrence said the The demonstration in support of Griffiths-Evans, mother of three, who purchased the two-family house in 2004, was the first in a campaign in which they plan physically to prevent the eviction of homeowners and tenants due to foreclosure. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds) A sign in the window indicates a foreclosed home Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, in Artesia, Calif. The number of U.S. homes that slipped into some stage of foreclosure in 2007 was 79 percent higher than in the previous year, a real estate tracking company said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ric Francis) Graphic will show recent foreclosure and lender statistics Feral cats are fed a supply of cat food at a park, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, in Stockton, Calif. In the heart of foreclosure country, abandoned animals are becoming a given, much like destroyed houses and fallen neighborhoods. In Stockton, Modesto and other nearby cities with some of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation, animal shelters and rescue groups are inundated. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Sady Lima, left, and Cecilia Martinez, right, hug a puppy which has been put up for adoption at the Stockton Animal Shelter in Stockton, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. In the heart of foreclosure country, abandoned animals are becoming a given, much like destroyed houses and fallen neighborhoods. In Stockton, Modesto and other nearby cities with some of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation, animal shelters and rescue groups are inundated. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) A sign in the window indicates a foreclosed home Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, in Artesia, Calif. The number of U.S. homes that slipped into some stage of foreclosure in 2007 was 79 percent higher than in the previous year, a real estate tracking company said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ric Francis) Graphic shows foreclosure sales statistics. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, center, announces a mortgage initiative "Project Lifeline", Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, during a news conference at the Treasury Department in Washington. The Bush administration, trying to deal with a worsening housing slump, announced a new initiative Tuesday aimed at helping homeowners about to lose their homes. For qualified homeowners, it will put the foreclosure process on hold for 30 days. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Ben Kreisher and his wife Pati pose for a photograph as they display documents from the closing of their mortgage at their home in East Goshen, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007. The Kreishers, who now fear losing their home of 35 years, say key details of their mortgage _ such as the fact that their principal balance could actually increase over time _ were obscured when a local mortgage broker came to their home in April 2006 with papers to sign. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) A mailer offering services to avoid foreclosure is shown in the mailbox of an unoccupied home for sale in Riverside, Calif., in this July 23, 2007, file photo. California was the state with the most metro areas among the top 20 with the highest foreclosure rates. The state areas listed: Stockton, Riverside-San Bernardino, Sacramento, Bakersfield, Fresno and Oakland (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) William Reed talks about squatting in vacant houses, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in Cleveland. The nation's foreclosure crisis has led to a painful irony for homeless people: they are outnumbered in some cities by vacant houses, and some street people are taking advantage of the opportunity. Reed's gone inside empty homes in Cleveland, where there may be 15,000 vacant properties due to foreclosure, but thinks it's too risky to spend the night. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Deb Westfield stands in her living room in Farmington, Minn., Friday, March 28, 2008. Her family is facing foreclosure on their home despite "Hope Now" initiatives. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter) Sen. Mitch McConnell, R- Ky., right, and Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., are shown in this 2004 file photo in Washington. Senate leaders announced an agreement Wednesday on legislation to ease the slumping housing market and help millions of families threatened by foreclosure. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, FILE) Nick Pimentel pets "Star" one of his family's two horses on their dairy near Atwater, Calif. Friday, March 7, 2008. Nick's parents, Janice and Joe Pimentel were forced to sale the dairy, they had owned for 21 years, when overwhelming bills forced a foreclosure sale of the property. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Janice Pimentel, left, and her son Nick, listen as an auctioneer closes the sale of the Pimentel's dairy, outside the County Court Building in Merced, Calif., March 7, 2008. Janice and her husband Joe Pimentel lost the dairy, they had owned for 21 years, when overwhelming bills forced a foreclosure sale of the property.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) A crowd of protesters hold up anti-war signs Friday March 28, 2008, in Freehold Township, N.J., as one of the presidential helicopters lands near a company where President Bush was visiting to spotlight the administration's efforts to save struggling homeowners from foreclosure. The president plans to stop by a mortgage counseling company that's part of the "Hope Now" alliance. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) Home inspector Kim Moore, right, discusses kitchen plumbing with prospective buyers during a viewing of a foreclosed property in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, March 15, 2008. The group was on the Foreclosure Bus Tour, a six-hour expedition to show Orlando-area homes and educate potential buyers on the vagaries of snatching foreclosures in a state where the housing market has struggled over the past two years. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove) Home inspector Kim Moore, left, describes the damage to a pool at a foreclosed home to a group of prospective buyers in Orlando, Fla., Saturday March 15, 2008. The group was on the Foreclosure Bus Tour, a six-hour expedition to show Orlando-area homes and educate potential buyers on the vagaries of snatching foreclosures in a state where the housing market has struggled over the past two years. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove) A prospective buyer looks over a flyer with homes for sale while on the Foreclosure Bus Tour in Orlando, Fla. Saturday, March 15, 2008. The tour is a six-hour expedition to show Orlando-area homes and educate potential buyers on the vagaries of snatching foreclosures in a state where the housing market has struggled over the past two years. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove) Realtor Janice Zieseg, right, speaks to a bus load of prospective buyers on the Foreclosure Bus Tour in Orlando, Fla. Saturday March 15, 2008. The tour is a six-hour expedition to show Orlando-area homes and educate potential buyers on the vagaries of snatching foreclosures in a state where the housing market has struggled over the past two years. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove) Graphic shows total foreclosure filings for past 12 months. Homeowners Kobby, right, and Araba Sakyi meet with a housing counselor March 5, 2008, in Anaheim, Calif., during one of three statewide events matching homeowners facing foreclosure with lenders willing to restructure. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)