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Friday
Over the length of his term as chancellor of the University of Maine System, Joseph Westphal has earned a salary of more than $800,000, plus benefits. Now he is retiring.

SimpleTuition Raises $4.4 Million in Financing
BOSTON----April 14, 2006--SimpleTuition, a new company that will simplify the college financial aid process, today announced the completion of a $4.4 million Series A financing led by Atlas Venture and IDG Ventures Boston.

Cutting the purse strings
Most parents make sure their kids know what they need to about sex by the time they're 20.

Dear top tax bracket,
The other day I was reading the newspaper while I enjoyed my Top Ramen noodles, and I saw that you are retaining an average of $500,000 a year because of President Bushs investment tax cuts.

The case against Mike Ferguson
Linda Stender, the Democratic candidate for Congress in District 7, is fortunate in at least one respect: the case against her opponent Congressman Mike Ferguson, R-7th, is one that is easy to make. If politics were a trial, Ferguson would need to hire the best defense attorney in America to defend his record in Congress and would likely still lose.

Look who's whipping out the credit card: high schoolers
Chelsea Paine isn't sure about the interest rate or the credit limit on her Visa. "Maybe $15,000? I could buy a car with this thing! " The Shorecrest High...