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Immigration reform bill: Top 8 changes GOP senators want

More than 300 amendments were submitted for possible inclusion in a sweeping immigration reform package – at least 100 of them from two Republicans, Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama. Here are eight notable changes GOP lawmakers want to see in bill, as the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up amendments between now and Memorial Day.
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House passes stimulus bill; now for the great Senate debate

Obama invites GOP ideas for the largest spending bill in US history.
Colleges cope as endowments pinch

Budgets are cut as a new study reports an average loss of 23 percent in endowment value.
Obama eyes the familiar: tax cuts

He’s likely to propose a credit of $500 per person to help stimulate the economy.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about floods in the Midwest.
The Monitor's View: Biofuels put bucks over ducks

After the Midwest floods, the corn-ethanol lobby wants conserved land plowed up.
Senate blocks Big Oil windfall profits tax bill

High-profile votes on the energy issue are likely to continue until the fall election, say lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Should huge college endowments pay tax?

A Massachusetts proposal, the first of its kind, would impose a 2.5 percent tax on the portion of endowments above $1 billion.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about election-race speeches, Huckabee and Evangelicals, and college tuition.
Spurred by Carter, some Baptists meet to build bigger tent.

Some 20,000 are expected in Atlanta this week to show that they can work together despite political and religious divisions.
The Monitor's View: Rich colleges, poor students

Endowments at colleges and universities have ballooned. Senators rightly press the case for tuition relief.
Stimulus bill hits Senate this week

A bipartisan accord in the House calls for a $150 billion spending plan, including significant tax rebates. But senators may want add-ons.
House, Bush stimulus deal on fast track

Democrats and Republicans are anxious to get $300 to $1,200 in tax-rebate checks to wage earners by spring.
Big boost to college aid unlikely despite moves by Yale and Harvard

Most schools don't have the funds to follow the lead of well-endowed universities.