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Anya Kamenetz

Obama to Offer Assistance for Student Loan Debt

President Obama is set to announce a new program  on Wednesday that the White House says will help lower interest rates on student-loans. He will unveil the proposal  during an appearance in Colorado. The plan will allow students who hold both government and private loans to consolidate both into one low-interest government loan. The announcement comes as […]

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