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• Rand Paul Reaches Out to Black Voters at Howard University
• Obama proposes market-based interest rates for student loans
• Bill would boost private-college Cal Grant awards

Rand Paul Reaches Out to Black Voters at Howard University Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:44 PM PDT Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul conceded he had a "daunting task" today when he  set out to woo black students at Howard University, and proceeded to tell them that the Republican Party was the party of the civil rights movement. He won few converts, but he...

Obama proposes market-based interest rates for student loans Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:05 AM PDT By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed shifting federal student loans to market-based rates rather than the current system in which interest rates are fixed by law and subject to congressional whim. The new interest-rate approach is one of several measures included in President Barack Obama's fiscal 2014 budget proposal to contain growing student loan debt and make higher education more affordable. ...

Bill would boost private-college Cal Grant awards Posted: 10 Apr 2013 09:52 AM PDT Students at some private colleges and trade schools could receive more state grant money under one of several financial aid measures that passed a legislative committee Tuesday. The Assembly Higher Education ...

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