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Federal loan payments capped for graduates
Facing economic uncertainty and the increasing costs of higher education, recent college graduates are getting some relief from the federal government.
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Group urges Congress to address gun control
With the trauma of the Newtown, Conn., massacre still lingering, the Association of American Universities has called upon President Barack Obama and members of Congress to address gun violence. In the statement issued Thursday, the association, comprised of 62 universities including U.
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Editorial: Fiscal cliff issue shows ineptitude
Late Tuesday Jan. 1, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 257-167 on a Senate bill to pass legislation that would avoid the financial situation known as the “fiscal cliff” — a series of spending cuts and tax increases that was scheduled to take effect at the start of this year.
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Column: Fiscal cliff dilemma caused by commitment to middle class instead of American class
Ensconced, encased, and engrossed within the chokehold of mob rule do we find in this most dire of dilemmas — the “fiscal cliff” — both the Democratic and Republican Parties.
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Harvard braces for decline in federal funding
As Washington lawmakers scramble to reach a last-minute budget deal before the end of the year, Harvard and other research universities are bracing for what would be the most dramatic cut in federal research funding in recent history.
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Column: The real issue
When Democrats call for broader levels of gun control, they’re potentially cashing in on a political winner. Most people—including this gun-loving, former NRA member—recognize, or at least are beginning to acknowledge, how unnecessarily dangerous assault rifles and oversized clips are.
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Editorial: Constitutionality of pro-life plates
A federal judge has deemed North Carolina’s Choose Life license plates unconstitutional, according to an article in CNN Tuesday.
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Michigan becomes 24th right-to-work state
LANSING—Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has signed controversial right-to-work legislation into law, significantly curbing the activities of the state's public and private sector unions. Two bills were pushed through state House votes on Tuesday.
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Scalia defends opposition to gay rights in response to question at Princeton
On the heels of the announcement that the Supreme Court will hear two cases regarding gay marriage, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia defended some of his more controversial decisions concerning gay rights in a lecture Monday afternoon. Scalia came to Princeton U.