Homeless in Key West Hurt Wetlands, Tourism

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Hidden in the mangrove trees, about 100 yards from the beaches where tourists sun themselves, homeless Vietnam veteran Dave Stir sits at the camp where he has lived for two years, barefoot and surrounded by empty beer cans.

"I really try not to hurt anybody or anything," said the graying 52-year-old, one of dozens of homeless men who call the spot home, sleeping in small tents and keeping their food in plastic crates balanced in mangrove branches.

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Homeless in Key West Hurt Wetlands, Tourism

But city officials say the squatters at this camp and others scattered across Key West must go because they're d...

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