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Ella Avery-Smothers, center, carries a sign hoping to get the attention of President Obama as he drives past a crowd of more than 100 neighbors who gathered to get a view of the chief executive, who was attending a  fundraising breakfast at the home of developer Charles Quarles and his wife, JoAnn. Avery-Smothers says she has owned six Burger King franchises in South L.A. for 36 years but says she can't obtain or restructure loans to stay in business and may be soon forced to close some of the restaurants.
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( Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / June 7, 2012 )

Ella Avery-Smothers, center, carries a sign hoping to get the attention of President Obama as he drives past a crowd of more than 100 neighbors who gathered to get a view of the chief executive, who was attending a fundraising breakfast at the home of developer Charles Quarles and his wife, JoAnn. Avery-Smothers says she has owned six Burger King franchises in South L.A. for 36 years but says she can't obtain or restructure loans to stay in business and may be soon forced to close some of the restaurants.

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