Top Democrats are fighting to attach the proposed overhaul of student loan programs to health care reform.
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Top Obama Priorities Collide as Student Loan Legislation May Be Attached to Health Care
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Top Obama Priorities Collide as Student Loan Legislation May Be Attached to Health Care
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Ben Quayle, the Former Vice President’s Son, Enters Politics
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Ben Quayle has a familiar last name, but he is little known in Arizona.
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Ben Quayle, the Former Vice President’s Son, Enters Politics
Kansas City Adopts Plan to Close Nearly Half Its Schools
Thursday, March 11th, 2010The Board of Education in Kansas City, Mo., accepted a sweeping and contentious plan to shrink its school system in the face of dwindling enrollment, budget cuts and a $50 million deficit.
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Kansas City Adopts Plan to Close Nearly Half Its Schools
House Democrat Says Party Drove Him From Office
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Eric J. Massa from New York, accused of sexual harassment, said that party leaders had orchestrated a campaign against him.
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House Democrat Says Party Drove Him From Office
Politics: Pete Stark Is Often His Own Worst Enemy
Saturday, March 6th, 2010Representative Pete Stark should, by right of seniority, have gotten a powerful committee chairmanship last week. That he didn’t is his own fault.
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Politics: Pete Stark Is Often His Own Worst Enemy
Autonomy of Consumer Watchdog Is in Dispute
Saturday, March 6th, 2010In creating an agency to protect consumers from deceptive financial practices, the biggest hurdle for Congress and the White house is figuring out how independent it should be.
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Autonomy of Consumer Watchdog Is in Dispute
Consumer Groups Urge Regulation of Nonbank Financial Institutions
Friday, March 5th, 2010Many of these companies, such as payday lenders and debt collectors, take aim at lower-income customers, and consumer advocates say they are less regulated than banks.
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Consumer Groups Urge Regulation of Nonbank Financial Institutions
Upstate Democrat Retiring Amid Allegations of Misconduct
Thursday, March 4th, 2010The retirement of Representative Eric J. Massa, who was elected in 2008, will leave Democrats challenged to maintain their hold on a hard-won seat.
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Upstate Democrat Retiring Amid Allegations of Misconduct
Rangel Steps Aside From Post During Ethics Inquiry
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Caught in a swirl of ethics inquiries, Representative Charles B. Rangel said on Wednesday that he would temporarily step aside as leader of the House Ways and Means Committee.
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Rangel Steps Aside From Post During Ethics Inquiry
Under Fire, Rangel Appears to Be Losing Grip of Committee
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Republicans planned to force a vote insisting that Representative Charles B. Rangel, the dean of the New York Congressional delegation, step aside amid a swirl of ethics inquiries.
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Under Fire, Rangel Appears to Be Losing Grip of Committee