Thursday, April 27, 2006

NEWS BRIEFS (Student Loan)


NEWS BRIEFS
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A plan to sell some of the assets of Missouri's college loan authority took one step forward then one big step back Tuesday as Republican House and Senate leaders clashed over the scope of the plan.

Questions raised over using MOHELA profits
JEFFERSON CITY Legislators both supporting and opposing the sale of student loans to pay for various state projects have raised questions about whether the loan board can give money to the state legislature particularly if the money will be used for projects other student loans.

High Prices Close Doors
TAMPA - You and your spouse each work 40 hours a week, earning a combined $70,000.

Last chance to lock in low federal student loan rates
A year ago, borrowers consolidated education loans in droves to lock in the lowest interest rates in the federal loan program's 40-year history.

DA: Debts led U of R student to kill father, injure mother
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Tens of thousands of dollars in debt led a former Rochester college student to attack his parents while they slept in their suburban Albany home. That's according to court documents filed by the Albany County District Attorney's Office in the murder case of Christopher Porco.

Democrat Hill faces 3 foes in primary
Four candidates want the Democratic nomination for Congress in Indiana's 9th District. But only three are actively campaigning, and just one former U.S. Rep. Baron Hill has the money now to compete in the November general election.

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