Saturday, April 15, 2006

Student Loan - Ohio touts own student lending


Ohio touts own student lending
When it came time to consolidate his student loans, University of Cincinnati law student Marion Haynes watched the sharks circle. Every lender seemed to have a special offer. One woman called him every day for two weeks.

Chafee's Defections Loom Large
Republican senator faces challenging path to election victory in strongly Democratic state.

A Republican on the Edge
EXETER, R.I. -- Lincoln Chafee was cleaning a horse stall on his well-manicured farm one recent early morning, describing his latest encounter with hostile home-state Republicans.

Regulators OK Duke Energy-Cinergy Deal
North Carolina utilities regulators on Friday approved Duke Energy Corp.'s purchase of Cinergy Corp., clearing the way for a $9 billion deal that will create one of the nation's largest public utilities.

Bishop backs plan to pull power from Ed Department
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House adopted language Wednesday backed by Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, that seeks to keep the Education Department from using college grants to shape school curricula. Bishop's plan would remove the Education Department from setting the criteria for a nearly $4 billion college grant program, known as Academic Competitiveness Grants, aimed at students who excel in "rigorous"

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