Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Obama suggests recession easing - BBC News

Obama suggests recession easing - BBC News

Globe and Mail

Obama suggests recession easing
BBC News, UK
Mr Obama, who was speaking at Georgetown University, pointed to the US government's housing plan as a factor in boosting the economy, as the number of people refinancing their loans increased. He added that support for the auto and student loan markets ...
Video: Bernanke on the Economy (Part 1) - Bloomberg Bloomberg
The Path of Kohn: Crisis Changes a Fed Vet Wall Street Journal
Announced efforts top $7 trillion, but cost to taxpayers will be ... msnbc.com
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Thousands of students to benefit from new state loans - Schenectady Gazette

Thousands of students to benefit from new state loans
Schenectady Gazette, NY
CAPITAL REGION — The state budget that lawmakers are expected to pass includes $50 million for a new college loan program that officials estimate will serve between 40000 and 45000 students who would otherwise turn to private lenders. ...
New Student Loan Program NYHELP The Gouverneur Times
2 schools of thought on new student loan program Lower Hudson Journal news
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Harsh lessons about student aid - Albany Times Union

Harsh lessons about student aid
Albany Times Union, NY
You don't have to be an economics major to see lots of appeal in President Obama's plan to radically change the nation's college financial aid programs. The President wants to replace loans made by banks, on a for-profit basis and subsidized by the ...
Study: Cutting lender subsidies would increase Pell Grant recipients Daily Record (subscription)
Obama Budget: Thousands More Virginia Students to Receive College Aid Public News Service
Obama Gives Student Loans a Boost in New Budget The UCSD Guardian Online
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun
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Tuesday at the North Carolina General Assembly - Rocky Mount Telegram

Tuesday at the North Carolina General Assembly
Rocky Mount Telegram, NC
Walter Dalton says small businesses need extra help during the bad economy and a loan program in the Senate's budget will help them survive and create jobs. Dalton and several advocacy groups for small business and rural and tobacco-dependent ...