Congress Passes Student Loans, Highway Jobs Bill

By JOAN LOWY and ALAN FRAM, Associated Press: Nation
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 10:46am

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Finding rare political accommodation on the cusp of a holiday recess, Congress passed legislation Friday designed to salvage 2.8 million jobs and shield students from a sharp increase in loan interest rates....

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