{"id":1294,"date":"2017-12-20T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/?p=1294"},"modified":"2018-02-05T20:14:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T20:14:03","slug":"associated-press-nonprofit-pays-off-layaway-balances-for-fort-bragg-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2017\/12\/20\/associated-press-nonprofit-pays-off-layaway-balances-for-fort-bragg-families\/","title":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/4d59ee8ae542498a998a85c803fb3a2e\/Nonprofit-pays-off-layaway-balances-for-Fort-Bragg-families\">Associated Press: Nonprofit pays off layaway balances for Fort Bragg families<\/a>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORT BRAGG, N.C. 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