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By George Will Columbian Syndicated Columnist Sunday, May 20, 2012 Bipartisanship, the supposed scarcity of which so distresses the high-minded, actually is disastrously prevalent. Since 2001, it has produced No Child Left Behind, a counterproductive federal intrusion in primary and secondary education; the McCain-Feingold speech rationing law (the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act); an unfunded prescription drug entitlement; troublemaking by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; government-directed capitalism from the Export-Import Bank; crony capitalism from energy subsidies; unseemly agriculture and transportation bills; continuous bailouts of an unreformed Postal Service; housing subsidies; subsidies for state and local governments; and many other bipartisan deeds, including most appropriations bills.

Clock ticking on student loan payments – Seacoastonline.com

Today’s most viewed articles Buy This Photo Catherine Gilmore, 24, of Dover, graduated from the University of New Hampshire on Saturday with excitement but also anxiety over the prospects of finding a job to pay off her student loan debt.Joey Cresta photo “; aryZooms[imgCounter] = “javascript: NewWindow(870,625,window.document.location+zTemplate+’&img=”+imgCounter+”‘)”; var ap = /AP/.test(“Joey Cresta photo”); var courtesy = /COURTESY/.test(“JOEY CRESTA PHOTO”); var nfs = /NFS/.test(“JOEY CRESTA PHOTO”); if (ap==true || courtesy==true || nfs==true || “Joey Cresta photo”==”"){ document.getElementById(‘purchasePhoto’).style.display = “none”; } bolImages=true; DURHAM — Commencement is an exciting time for graduates who, for the first time in their lives, will no longer be identified as “student.”But those final steps as they march through graduation and into adulthood may be full of anxiety as they enter a world short on job opportunities and tall on demands for money to pay off the astronomical debt they have accrued over their college years. Debt and circumstance $31,048: Average debt of graduates of four-year institutions in N.H., highest in the nation74 percent: of N.H.

Harkin Talks About Student Loans – WOI

by Phil Prazan pprazan@myabc5.com College students around the country are bracing for a big cost increase. Loan interest rates are set to double this July

Whistleblower: Loan consolidation — for a fee – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Instead of leaving you to track down student scholarships or fill out FAFSA forms yourself, companies will eagerly do it for you for a fee. Now, thousands of Minnesotans saddled with student debt are companies’ latest targets: For a cost, they’ll consolidate your federal loans for you

Graduating collegians cope with student debt in a weak economy – Los Angeles Times

College graduation is typically a time to tally accomplishments and to look ahead. But for many graduates, it is also a time to tally student loans and figure out how to repay them.About two-thirds of college graduates have some student loans to pay off, and their average debt is about $25,000 to $28,700, according to estimates by education experts and organizations. (About 10% of those with loans owe more than $50,000 or so.)Many college seniors say they had not thought much about their debt until they received summaries just before graduation

Congress needs to protect student loans – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Wednesday: Like many disputes in Congress, the standoff involving a hike in student loan rates is deeply partisan. Unlike some others, this one carries high stakes.

Student loans an obligation that’s impossible to escape – StandardNet

Ben Franklin may have been a wise founding father, but he completely underestimated Congress in the 21st century when he wrote, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” If he had the ability of foresight, he would have said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and student loans.” As an obligation that is impossible to escape, nothing is quite as tenacious as student loans. Even with taxes, a statute of limitation requires collection efforts to begin within a certain time or the creditor loses the legal right to collect. But there is no statute of limitations on student loans — the loan will follow you from being a senior in college to being a senior in the rest home.

Best-Kept Secrets Of Student Loan Borrowing – Huffington Post

By: Robyn Gee Story after story about college students graduating with mountains of debt permeate the news every day.

Crowdsourcing the Student Loan Mess – Huffington Post (blog)

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Congress should protect student loans – Fremont Tribune

Like many disputes in Congress, the standoff involving a hike in student loan rates is deeply partisan. Unlike some others, this one carries high stakes