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    <title>&#039;First, Do No Harm&#039; and &#039;Listen to Your Constituents,&#039; ASLP Urges as Budget Cuts Move to Floor</title>
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        <![CDATA[  <P>The House and Senate education committees have approved massive cuts in the federal guaranteed student loan program, and the bills now move to the floor.  The packages will make student loans unprofitable for all but the largest loan companies.  Many lenders will simply stop offering loans.  Middle class families are almost sure to see their loan costs increase.  Many of the lenders who remain won&#039;t be able to offer discounts off of the interest rates and upfront fees set by Congress. (PRWeb Jun 30, 2007)</P>
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    <title>Media Advisory: 2006 Student Loan Fact Book Released</title>
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        <![CDATA[  <P>America&#8217;s Student Loan Providers releases &#8220;2006 Student Loan Fact Book Part I.&#8221; Based on independent sources, the Fact Book presents key data regarding federal student loans, especially the Family Federal Education Loan Program, the largest single source of federal financial aid. (PRWeb Aug 16, 2006)</P>
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    <title>Federal Guaranteed Student Loans Cheaper For Taxpayers, New White Paper Says</title>
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        <![CDATA[  <P>Use of Guaranteed Loans Saved Taxpayers $4 Billion, White Paper Says. The Government&#039;s Direct Loan Program Costs $2.16 More Per $100 Lent. White Paper Corrects For Flaws In Federal Budget Rules That Make Government-Run Program Appear Less Expensive. (PRWeb May 11, 2006)</P>
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    <title>Superior Service Is Key Reason Schools Return To FFELP -- New survey Helps Explain Why 500+ Schools Left Direct Lending</title>
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        <![CDATA[  <P>America&#8217;s Student Loan Providers issued the results of a recent survey of schools that have left the Federal Direct Loan Program and returned to the private-sector Federal Family Education Loan Program. (PRWeb Jul 20, 2005)</P>
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    <title>New Paper Shows No Difference in FFELP&#8217;s, Direct Lending&#8217;s Costs - Pres.&#8217;s &#8217;06 Budget Understates FDLP&#8217;s Subsidy Rate, Overstates FFELP&#8217;s</title>
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        <![CDATA[  <P>America&#8217;s Student Loan Providers released a white paper that for the first time puts a dollar figure on the impact of flaws in federal budget rules on student loan program cost estimates, concluding that no significant difference exists between the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program&#8217;s costs to taxpayers and the Federal Direct Loan Program&#8217;s. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2005)</P>
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    <title>Brazos Masonry Signs with Bricklayers&#039; Union - CEO Cites Growing Demand for Skilled Masonry Workers in Texas and Oklahoma</title>
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        <![CDATA[  <P>Large, highly respected Texas firm voluntarily enters collective bargaining agreement to get access to local labor union&#039;s skilled workers and training. Training is done using Mobile Training Units that go to the job sites where the labor shortage is. (PRWeb Apr 15, 2005)</P>
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