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Life with student debt: tales from 4 college grads
College costs have soared in the past decade, rising much faster than inflation. The result: More students borrow – so much so that cumulative student loan debt now tops $1 trillion, more than Americans owe on credit cards. Some grads pay $700 or more a month. How do they swing it?
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Opinion: How to create jobs in Africa
Despite recent economic success, Africa needs a free-market makeover to create jobs for its high youth population. Zambia embodies the challenge – and opportunity – to create jobs by making it easier for businesses to operate and grow.
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Life with student debt: tales from 4 college grads
College costs have soared in the past decade, rising much faster than inflation. The result: More students borrow – so much so that cumulative student loan debt now tops $1 trillion, more than Americans owe on credit cards. Some grads pay $700 or more a month. How do they swing it?
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Mayan calendar discovery suggests world might not end in 2012 (+video)
A new discovery indicates that Mayan astronomers believed that the universe would continue past 2012.
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The faith factor: Liberal pastor sees secular line around politics
A liberal pastor thinks public politics should be secular, even if faith is a quiet factor personally.
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Mubarak stepping down in Egypt: Was it a coup?
With Hosni Mubarak stepping down, the transfer of power to the military seems like a coup. But new lines of authority in Egypt are not clear, and the Army is not the only actor on the political stage.
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Who's Alan Frumin and why might he shape US health reform?
Senate parliamentarian Alan Frumin becomes the top power broker on health reform if Democrats' 60-vote strategy fails.
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College orientations get political
Students arriving on campus encounter supersized efforts to encourage them to cast ballots.
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Wall Street's crisis hitting small business
Some companies are having problems getting loans, and others are being informed of reduced credit lines.
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