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Republicans move forward with student loan plan that could mean higher rates later
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that would link rates to financial markets. The GOP-led House Education and the Workforce Committee sent to...Tags: Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting, Students, Teaching and Learning, Elections
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Republicans advance bill to tie U.S. student loan rates to markets
ReutersBy Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Republicans in control of the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted on Thursday to advance legislation tying student loan interest rates to the financial markets, a plan they said would give...Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Virginia Foxx, John Kline
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House GOP pushes full repeal of Obama's health care law _ 37th vote to scale back or kill it
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — One more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, knowing full well that won't stop it. Only months away from the rollout of coverage for uninsured...Tags: Business, Republican Party, Health Insurance, Insurance, Elections
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Labor official brings minimum-wage push to Baltimore
The fight over the federal minimum wage is coming to Baltimore. The head of the U.S. Department of Labor plans to swing into town Tuesday to talk to low-wage workers about how they make — or don't make — ends meet. Seth D. Harris, the agency'...
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WRAPUP 5-EU considers trade action after Bangladesh factory collapse
Reuters* EU considers action on Bangladesh, including trade preferences * Rescuers give up hope of finding any more alive; death toll 411 * Protest march calls for death penalty By Ruma Paul DHAKA, May 1 (Reuters) - The European Union is considering trade...Tags: Collective Contract, International Organizations, Disasters and Accidents, Career and Workplace, Sears Canada Inc.
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Congressional Democrats demand resignation of Brown appointee
SACRAMENTO -- Five Congressional Democrats have demanded the resignation of a top official in Gov. Jerry Brown's administration for comments the official allegedly made about the future of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The controversy surrounds...Tags: Jerry McNerney, U.S. Congress, Anna Eshoo, Politics, Doris Matsui
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Michael Penny Carter
Michael Penny Carter, a longtime public schools and community activist who had been director of family and community engagement for the Baltimore school system, died Tuesday of prostate cancer at a sister's home in West Baltimore. The Harlem Park...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Teaching and Learning, Juvenile Delinquency, Health and Safety at School, Cancer
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Congo Park Expanded to Protect Chimpanzees
The Republic of Congo has formally expanded Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park to protect an increasingly rare treasure: one of Africa’s most pristine forests and a population of “naive” chimpanzees with so little exposure to humans that the...Tags: John Robinson, Natural Resources, Africa, Central Africa, Lincoln Park Zoo
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Bill seeks to require drug screening for jobless benefits
Nation NowLegislation introduced by Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) would require applicants for federally subsidized jobless benefits to fill out a questionnaire used for drug screening to determine whether they should then have to take a drug test. Those identified as... -
Shock waves from scandal continue to spread
The child sex scandal at Penn State University reverberated Thursday on multiple fronts, touching everything from promotional buttons to superstar athletes to bowl bids as state and national media raced to keep track.
A vague post in an Internet forum...Tags: Mike McQueary, Penn State Nittany Lions, College Sports, Rose Bowl Game, Pacific-12 Conference
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Senate to examine child abuse laws in wake of Penn State scandal
Nation NowThe Penn State child sex-abuse scandal has prompted calls for a Senate committee hearing on whether stronger laws are needed to protect children from child abuse and neglect....
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