Senate passes bill to boost student aid

Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:10:44 -0500

NEWS

Senate passes bill to boost student aid
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The Senate passed a bill early Friday to increase aid to college
students. The
bill would give more money to Pell grant recipients, who are among the
poorest. They get a maximum award of $4,310 annually now, but that would
be
bumped up to $5,400 by 2011.

Plame's lawsuit against Cheney dismissed
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Former CIA operative Valerie Plame lost a lawsuit Thursday that demanded
money from Bush administration officials whom she blamed for leaking her
agency identity.

N. Korea nuke talks end without deadline
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Arms negotiators failed Friday to set a firm deadline for North Korea to
disable its nuclear facilities following the shutdown of its reactor,
only agreeing to more consultations on Pyongyang's disarmament.

MONEY

Dow stampedes past 14,000 point
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Wall Street added 14,000 to the record books Thursday as the Dow busted
its
second 1,000-point milestone in less than three months, showing the kind
of
strength that can quiet the most passionate pessimists.

Toyota slips behind GM in global sales for quarter
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General Motors said strong growth in Latin America, Asia and other
emerging
markets lifted global sales in the second quarter, according to
preliminary
sales figures released Thursday.