U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, left, talks with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, right, and Mountain View neighborhood resident Niki Burrows, center as demolition of a condemned structure is torn down to later be replaced with low income housing during Sec. Donovan's visit to Anchorage, Alaska Tuesday Aug. 11, 2009. Sec. Dovovan is in Alaska as part of President Obama's rural tour where cabinet secretaries and administration office tour the country discussing how communities, state, and the federal government can work together on low income housing issues. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, left, talks with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, right, and Mountain View neighborhood resident Niki Burrows, center as demolition of a condemned structure is torn down to later be replaced with low income housing during Sec. Donovan's visit to Anchorage, Alaska Tuesday Aug. 11, 2009. Sec. Dovovan is in Alaska as part of President Obama's rural tour where cabinet secretaries and administration office tour the country discussing how communities, state, and the federal government can work together on low income housing issues.

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