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Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ
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24.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
 Protesters mobilize at Freedom Plaza. (Credit: Greg Kaufmann)Gisele Mata of Whittier, California, never considered herself a political activist. Other than making some calls on behalf of President Obama during the 2012 campaign, her focus was on her work, family, church and volunteering as a Girl Scout troop leader.
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Are All Government Handouts Created Equal?
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24.5.2013 |
Yahoo: Politics |
| When it comes to government handouts to poor people, Rep. Stephen Fincher of Tennessee is very clear about his thoughts. He's a little less crystal, however, when the payments are coming to him. |
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Legal plight of the poor is focus of Pa. Senate hearing
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24.5.2013 |
Philly.com News |
| A Philadelphia family of five lived without a working toilet for a month after the landlord refused to fix it. |
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House passes student loan bill
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24.5.2013 |
Twincities.com: Nation |
| WASHINGTON -- The House on Thursday passed legislation to head off a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1, instead tying rates to prevailing market trends and ending federal subsidies. |
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The case for food stamps
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24.5.2013 |
LA Times: Opinion |
Slashing food aid makes no sense in humanitarian, economic or public health terms.
Slashing food aid makes no sense in humanitarian, economic or public health terms. |
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The case for food stamps
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24.5.2013 |
LA Times: Commentary |
Slashing food aid makes no sense in humanitarian, economic or public health terms.
To hear Republicans — and some Democrats — in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. The prevailing debate in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, which contains funding for food stamps (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP), is over how much to cut. But when more than 15% of Americans remain impoverished, slashing food assistance for the poor makes no sense in humanitarian, economic or public health terms. |
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Wash. college students ask Congress for stability
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24.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Local |
| College students in Washington state say they need Congress to give them affordable student loans at a rate they can depend on, instead of a yearly debate on rising interest rates. |
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House backs variable rate student loans
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24.5.2013 |
Boston Globe: Latest |
| House backs variable rate student loans |
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College Students Wait To See If Loan Rates Double
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23.5.2013 |
NPR: Morning Edition |
| College students could end up paying a higher interest rate on their government subsidized loans unless Congress steps in. In a replay of last year's battle, Republicans, Democrats and the Obama administration all have competing proposals. A vote is scheduled in the House of Representatives Thursday. But with no consensus in sight, it's not clear if lawmakers can keep interest rates from doubling on July 1. |
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Congress: From "Starving the Beast" to Starving Real People
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23.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
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House backs variable rate student loans
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23.5.2013 |
Yahoo: Business |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. |
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House Passes Student Loan Bill, Setting Up Showdown
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23.5.2013 |
NY Times: Washington |
| House Passes Student Loan Bill, Setting Up Showdown |
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House to vote on variable rate student loans
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23.5.2013 |
Boston Globe: Latest |
| House to vote on variable rate student loans |
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House set to OK pegging student loan rates to financial markets despite a veto threat
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23.5.2013 |
Star Tribune: Politics |
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House to vote on variable rate student loans
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23.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Politics |
| House lawmakers are ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. |
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House to vote on variable rate student loans
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23.5.2013 |
Yahoo: US National |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. |
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Veto of subsidy study upheld by Maine House
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23.5.2013 |
Boston Globe: Maine |
| Veto of subsidy study upheld by Maine House |
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Farm Subsidy Recipient Backs Food Stamp Cuts
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23.5.2013 |
NY Times: Washington |
| Farm Subsidy Recipient Backs Food Stamp Cuts |
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Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan
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23.5.2013 |
AP Politics |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1 but allow them to vary with the markets going forward.... |
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Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan
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23.5.2013 |
Yahoo: Top Stories |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1 but allow them to vary with the markets going forward. |
