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Student loan debt nearly doubles in last five years, report says
Student loan debt has nearly doubled in the last five years, posing a potential risk to the economy, according to a new report from Congress. The information, released Tuesday by the Joint Economic Committee, found that student loans increased from $550...
Tags: Loans, Finance, Teaching and Learning, Students, Money and Monetary Policy
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Senators urge scrutiny of American Airlines and US Airways merger
On the eve of a Senate hearing on airline mergers, two senators are urging the Obama administration to carefully scrutinize the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways. The merger, expected to close by September, would unite the third and...Tags: Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Ronald Reagan, Antitrust Issues, Consumers
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ATF nominee runs into Senate opposition
WASHINGTON —The acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, who took over the agency in its meltdown with the Fast and Furious gun-tracking scandal, ran into opposition Tuesday when he appeared before the Senate...Tags: Sports, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Department of Justice, Chuck Grassley, Operation Fast and Furious
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ATF nominee runs into GOP opposition in Senate confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON – B. Todd Jones, the acting director of the ATF who took over the agency in its meltdown with the Fast and Furious scandal, ran into immediate opposition Tuesday as he appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration as...
Tags: Sports, National Rifle Association of America, Operation Fast and Furious, Chuck Grassley, Politics
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Billions on the chopping block: Senate debates farm bill
WASHINGTON - Working on a new farm bill, the Senate recently defeated an amendment to change the sugar program but limited the crop insurance premium subsidies for high-income farmers before putting off further action on the bill until after a Memorial...Tags: Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Congress, Conservation, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), John Hoeven
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Why the medical device tax needs to stay
The chief drawback of a law as complex as the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance reform measure passed in 2010, is that it provides self-interested opponents a multitude of places to stick a wedge in and hammer away. But you'd be hard-pressed...Tags: Economic Indicator, Heritage Foundation, Barbara Boxer, U.S. Congress, Government Health Care
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Thune, Klobuchar introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that would modify crop insurance premium assistance for insured crops grown on native sod converted to cropland and land that a producer cannot...Tags: Ducks Unlimited, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Sherrod Brown, John Thune
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Senate to take up farm bill in May
WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...Tags: Debbie Stabenow, Immigration, U.S. Congress, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Hillary is great, but look at other women too, activists say
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton would be the runaway favorite among Democrats for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows, but activists at EMILY’s List, who have launched a campaign to elect the first...
Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Mark R. Warner, Politics, Kirsten Gillibrand, White House
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Fix This Yard The season premiere...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John McCain, Elizabeth Banks, Tony Blair
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Charlize Theron on 'Fox News Sunday'
Staff writerCharlize Theron puts in an appearance this weekend on "Fox News Sunday." The Oscar-winner is a messenger of peace for the United Nations. She and Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS, are in the power play segment of the program at 10 a.m. Sunday...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, John McCain, ABC (tv network), Michael Chertoff, Peter King
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John Boehner on ‘This Week’; Paul Ryan on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelHouse Speaker John Boehner speaks at a Thursday press briefing on Capitol Hill. Photo credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: The Sunday morning guest list: House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks to Martha Raddatz on ABC's “...
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