Economy, Science and Technology News Stories Bronze Award

Carlos Garcia Bermudez, 39, a close friend of Juana Madrid cries as he waits for Juana's exclusion order in Madrid, Dec 14, 2012. Juana Madrid, 39, comes from Spain and lives in a rental home with her two daughters Isabel and Juani. She camped outside the Madrid Housing Institute office for two days. After dealing for months the exclusion order was finally suspended. Spain approved a two-year suspension of exclusions for some needy homeowners who unable to pay their mortgages. But activists said the government failed to address the larger issue of how to solve the problem that those who give up their homes may still remain indebted, sometimes for the rest of their lives.[Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP]

Juana Madrid cries in the kitchen as she waits for her exclusion order in Madrid, Dec 14, 2012. [Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP]