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• APNewsBreak: Obama seeks debt collector proposal (AP)
• Thousands of Hispanic students still missing from Alabama schools this week (The Lookout)
• More than 1,800 Thomas Built buses recalled (AP)

APNewsBreak: Obama seeks debt collector proposal (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:54 PM PDT AP - To the dismay of consumer groups and the discomfort of Democrats, President Barack Obama wants Congress to make it easier for private debt collectors to call the cellphones of consumers delinquent on student loans and other billions owed the federal government.

Thousands of Hispanic students still missing from Alabama schools this week (The Lookout) Posted: 04 Oct 2011 06:55 AM PDT The Lookout - Even more Hispanic students were absent from schools Monday following a federal judge's decision to let the state's tough new immigration law go into effect on Thursday. Malissa Valdes, a spokeswoman for Alabama's education department, told The Lookout that total absences among Hispanic students rose from 2,011 on Friday to 2,285 on Monday. The state [...]

More than 1,800 Thomas Built buses recalled (AP) Posted: 04 Oct 2011 06:47 AM PDT AP - A major school bus manufacturer is recalling more than 1,800 buses to repair a faulty part.

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