<p>Michael, left, and Patricia Jackson are photographed in their home Saturday in Marietta, Ga. On a suburban cul-de-sac northwest of Atlanta, the Jacksons are struggling to keep a house worth $100,000 less than they owe.</p>
June 17, 2012
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June 17, 2012 9 p.m.
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