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A patient's eyes open wide as she watches the dentists treating her while receiving free treatment at The Forum in Inglewood, California Wednesday, August 12, 2009. Photo by Ruth Fremson /The New York Times

People receive free dental treatment at The Forum in Inglewood, California Wednesday, August 12, 2009. People began arriving yesterday afternoon and camped overnight to be sure to receive treatment. RAMusa provides free treatment using local doctors…

Emily Love, 64, peers out from under the blanket she was sleeping under as she waits before dawn to receive free medical and dental treatment at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Thousands of people came to take advantage of a free, eight-day long…

As the growing health care debate embraced the country, thousands of Americans lined up for free dental, medical and vision services in Inglewood, California. Set in an arena, drilling, cleaning and extracting of teeth took place in the open,…

California Economy Crisis: James Jones tries to comfort his teary eyed girlfriend Beverly Burns in their van after they ate a free meal at St. Philomena in Sacramento. The homeless couple and their daughter have been living in the van for over a…

California Economy Crisis: As the economy takes a downturn in Sacramento glass is broken in one of the windows where a house is reflected in one of the partially built homes where construction was halted at the Monterey Village in Elk Grove on…

California Economy Crisis: Amber Young, 29, rushes to grab her daughter Hannah, 1 1/ 2 after she bumped her head while playing on her brother's bed. Amber Young, of North Highlands, went to MTI vocational college but says she's never been able to…

California Economy Crisis: Linda Rodriguez has worked at the Folsom High School library for the past 18 years. If the library closes on Monday she will go to a clerical job at Folsom Hills Elementary School making 30% less money but her concern…

California Economy Crisis: Chuck Hammond watches over Reagan, 1, who independently drinks her own bottle of milk in their living room. Hammond of Roseville, CA was laid off last year and is now a stay at home Dad with his daughter Reagan, 1. Photo…

California Economy Crisis: California State Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger thought he could help the California economy when he ran for office as Governor but he has struggled with politics instead. The state budget has a deficit of $7 billion to $8…