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By Alan Fram |
May 8, 2012
Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic bill on Tuesday that would keep interest rates on federal college loans from doubling July 1 in an election-year battle aimed at the hearts — and votes — of millions of students and their parents.
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By Alan Fram |
May 8, 2012
The top Democrat in the Senate accused Republicans on Tuesday of caring more about the rich than about students as the chamber steamed toward a showdown over keeping student loan interest rates from doubling for 7.4 million students in July.
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By Alan Fram |
April 27, 2012
Republicans ignored a veto threat and overcame a rebellion by party conservatives to push a bill through the House Friday keeping interest rates on millions of federal student loans from doubling this summer.
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By Alan Fram |
April 27, 2012
The White House threatened a veto Friday of a Republican bill keeping the interest rates on federal student loans from doubling this summer, objecting that the measure would finance its $5.9 billion cost by abolishing a health care program.
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By Donna Cassata |
November 22, 2011
Don't look for the Pentagon to shut down one side of its famous five-sided building. Don't expect the Education Department to pull back its grants just yet.
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By Adriana Gomez Licon |
October 20, 2011
Mexico, which claims to have the fattest children in the world, is trying to encourage others to follow Anghella's lead. Public schools have banned junk food and are requiring more hours of physical education while the federal government has launched a media campaign that invites families to enroll their kids...
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By Staff Writer |
July 1, 2010
Here is a one-question quiz that is not trivial. If you can answer it, you are in touch with trends that may help your clients ...
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By Denis Storey |
March 1, 2010
Doug Snowman's from up north. So far north, in fact, that another step takes you into Canada.
