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Obama drawing attention to new student loan debate
WASHINGTON - The government's subsidized student loan program, a marquee issue for President Barack Obama last year as he courted young voters on the campaign trail, is back on the White House agenda...
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Obama drawing attention to new student loan debate
WASHINGTON - The government's subsidized student loan program, a marquee issue for President Barack Obama last year as he courted young voters on the campaign trail, is back on the White House agenda...
View ArticleHouse panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind
WASHINGTON - House Republicans on Wednesday finished their rewrite of GOP President George W. Bush's prized No Child Left Behind Act, sending to their colleagues a bill that would strip Education...
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Obama: Time for excuses on immigration is over
WASHINGTON - Declaring "the time for excuses is over," President Barack Obama is trumpeting the economic benefits of an immigration overhaul, arguing that a bipartisan bill picking up steam in the...
View ArticleKline delivers weekly national address for GOP
BURNSVILLE, Minnesota - Minnesota Congressman John Kline is urging President Barack Obama to get engaged so Washington can stop student loan rates from doubling on July 1.
View ArticleMichelle Kwan kicks off "Let's Read! Let's Move!"
WASHINGTON - Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan read to excited children and cheered them on as she helped kick off the Education Department's "Let's Read! Let's Move!" summer program.
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Deal on student loans stumbles on costs
WASHINGTON - An emerging deal to lower interest rates on student loans hit a major obstacle Thursday after lawmakers were told it carried a $22 billion price tag over the next decade.
View ArticleNewcomer launches Minn. 2nd District DFL campaign
ST. PAUL, Minnesota - A political newcomer from Eagan is announcing plans to run for Congress as a Democrat in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District.
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House votes to replace 'No Child' education law
WASHINGTON - House Republicans voted Friday to dismantle the troubled No Child Left Behind law for evaluating America's students and schools, saying states and local school districts rather than...
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Student loan deal faces an easy path in House
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan Senate compromise on student loans is heading to House, where lawmakers there already have voted to link interest rates with the financial markets.
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Student loan compromise heads toward final vote
WASHINGTON - A deal that gives college students and their parents lower interest rates for loans is heading toward its final vote.
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House approves lower rates on student loans
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan bill that would reduce the costs of borrowing for millions of students passed the House on Wednesday and was heading to President Barack Obama for his signature.
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Bill to lower student loan rates heads to Obama
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan bill that would lower the costs of borrowing for millions of students is awaiting President Barack Obama's signature.
View ArticleEd Dept. gives district-level waivers from law
WASHINGTON - Eight of California's largest school districts can ignore parts of the No Child Left Behind education law, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday in announcing the first...
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Transgender candidate to enter Minn. race
ST. PAUL, Minnesota - A 59-year-old who was born a man but identifies as a woman plans to run for Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District.
View ArticleMinn. congressional delegation splits over Syria
ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota's congressional delegation is split over President Barack Obama's proposed military strike against Syria.
View ArticleHouse Republicans: End La. voucher challenge
NEW ORLEANS - House Speaker John Boehner and other Republican congressional leaders urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to end efforts that could block Louisiana from issuing new private school...
View ArticleOT, minimum wage extended to health care workers
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration approved new rules Tuesday that extend minimum wage and overtime pay to nearly 2 million home health care workers who help the elderly and disabled with everyday...
View ArticleLatest health law review overseen by Minn.'s Kline
WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. John Kline is warning of hardship on the nation's classrooms as they adjust to the new health care law.
View ArticleNew Hastings Bridge to be dedicated
HASTINGS, Minnesota - After construction that took more than three years, local, state and federal officials are getting ready to dedicate the brand new, $130 million Hastings Bridge over the...
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