FEMA to Stop Funding Hotel Rooms Dec. 1

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FEMA to Stop Funding Hotel Rooms Dec. 1
WASHINGTON (AP) - FEMA will stop paying for hotel rooms for most evacuees of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Dec. 1, officials said Tuesday as the agency pushed victims to find more stable housing.

Housing advocates said they fear that won't be enough time for an estimated 53,000 families - mostly in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Mississippi - who remain in hotels. Read full story.

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