Senate OKs student loan measure lowers near term rates
The Senate passed a compromise to lower subsidized Stafford loan interest to 3.86 percent while linking rates to the market for future years. The bill, 81-18, now heads to the House. critics warn rates could rise past 8.25 percent by 2017. President Obama hailed the move as saving about $1,500 for the typical undergraduate.
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Iowa
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Obama renews fiscal focus in Knox College speech
President Obama pitched himself as champion of the middle class as he sought to regain fiscal momentum. He chastised Washington for distractions and warned of gridlock, calling the economy the highest priority of his second term while offering no new policy proposals to avert battles over the debt limit and budget cuts.
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Dozens dead in Spain train crash
A passenger train derailed on a high speed track near Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain killing dozens and injuring many. Officials reported death tolls from 35 to over 50 with 70 plus hurt as investigators opened the probe into what caused the derailment on a curve near the station.
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el Ferrol
Madrid
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Oscar Corral
Reuters
Weiner calls for quit in mayoral bid amid online sexting scandal
Reuters reports New York editors urge mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner to bow out after revelations of continued sexually charged online chats for over a year following his 2011 resignation. Weiner, a front runner, admits sending lewd images to women during an extended period and says marital issues contributed to the behavior.
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