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Senate Nixes Extending Low Student Loan Rates
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Student loan debt tops $1 trillion in the U.S.
Read more...Buffett Rule Dead On Arrival In Senate
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The measure was voted down Monday 51-45.
Read more...Obama Populist Speech: "Make Or Break Moment For The Middle Class"
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Echoes Teddy Roosevelt's "New Nationalism."
Read more...Mitch McConnell Predicts Payroll Tax Cut Extension
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160 million Americans would pay higher taxes next year without extension.
Read more...Republican Letter To Bernanke Bashes Quantitative Easing
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Will the GOP treat the Fed "pretty ugly?"
Read more...Is Obama's Jobs Plan Dead On Arrival?
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Republicans hate spending. Dems hate entitlement cuts. This plan has both.
Read more...Obama's Solution To Budget Problem May Involve Tax Hike For Some
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Republicans, Democrats spar over how to fix the massive federal budget deficit ahead of president's speech Wednesday.
Read more...Nevada Sen. John Ensign Resigns Amid Ethics Investigation
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GOP leaders seem relieved Ensign will not be running in 2012.
Read more...Paul Ryan's Views On Entitlements Attacked Before State Of The Union Response
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Ryan's painted as Democrats' new villain.
Read more...Obama Poised For Showdown With Republicans Over Deficit Spending
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Will Republicans help foot the bill to keep America's economy in recovery mode?
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