Tag Archives: Student Loans

There’s a Deal, But It’s Not Done Yet

Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

The senate has finally come to an agreement that we really do need to freeze current student loan interest rates and renew the transportation bill, and there’s a deal in place to do that. The only problem now is it … Continue reading →

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GOP Filibusters Student Loan Rates

Posted on May 8, 2012 at 4:45 pm by JM Ashby

Attention college students — the Republicans are not on your side. Senate Democrats’ effort to avert a student loan interest rate hike fell prey Tuesday to a Republican wall of opposition. GOP members declared their support for the cause but … Continue reading →

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Higher Education

Posted on April 28, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jeff Parker In other news, Florida Governor Rick Scott’s plan to drug-test state employees has been declared unconstitutional. Again. This is the second time. Maybe third time’s a charm?

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John Boehner is a Lying Sack

Posted on April 27, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Speaker of the House John Boehner put on his most serious face today while delivering a speech in support of the House bill to repeal a section of Obamacare to pay for an extension of current interest rates on Stafford … Continue reading →

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About Those Stafford Loan Rates

Posted on April 25, 2012 at 11:16 am by Bob Cesca

Circling back to the president on Jimmy Fallon, here’s John Boehner with the Biggest Lie of the Day (so far): No, see the Democrats voted to cut the loan’s interest rate to 3.4 percent in 2007. The law is about … Continue reading →

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With All Due Humility

Posted on April 24, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

President Obama spoke to a crowd of college students at the University of North Carolina today, and he related to the students in attendance in a way that Mitt Romney simply cannot. Not because the president is a better speaker, … Continue reading →

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Worst Person

Posted on May 10, 2009 at 4:53 pm by Bob Cesca

Citigroup. Though not nearly the degree of dickishness we’ll see from the insurance companies when they try to sabotage public healthcare, this is yet another reason why Citigroup deserves to be called Shittygroup.

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