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Amanda Zamora spent six years at The Washington Post as online editor and producer, developing enterprise projects with the investigative unit after stints on the foreign and metro desks. She was previously an online content producer and reporter for the Austin American-Statesman. Zamora was a fellow with the Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism with an emphasis in Latino media studies from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2008, Zamora spent six months examining Virginia’s mental health system as a Knight Digital Media Fellow with the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism at Ohio State University.

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Hard Times Update: Readers Share Tales of Foreclosure Schemes, Mortgage Misfortune

Posted March 9, 2010 | 17:45:04 (EST)

Send Us Your Tips and 'Bandit Sign' Photos

Last month, we put out a call for stories and photos to help document the effect that "Hard Times Profiteers" are having on distressed borrowers and others suffering financial hardship because of the recession. The response was...

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Victim of a Real Estate Scheme? Huffington Post Investigative Fund Wants Your Stories

Posted February 3, 2010 | 12:09:35 (EST)

It's a no-brainer: As people lose their jobs and struggle to pay the mortgage, they are increasingly vulnerable to those looking to make a quick profit off their troubles.

The Huffington Post Investigative Fund would like to shine a light on real estate schemes going on around the country. How...

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Help Track Members of Congress Bound for the Super Bowl

Posted January 26, 2010 | 15:12:17 (EST)

In less than two weeks, the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts will take to the field for Super Bowl 44. While football fans get ready for the big game, our friends at the nonprofit investigative reporting site ProPublica are looking ahead to another set of potential...

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