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Obama Plan to End Role of Banks in Federal Student Loans Wins Support

Jul. 10, 2009
The chairman of the House Education Committee has dismissed a last-ditch plea from the private student loan industry, but the Obama plan still faces strong opposition.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler