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...experts caution that families shouldn't expect to see most financial-aid packages rise to the level of Harvard's largesse anytime soon. Over the past few years, Congress has gotten fed up with wealthy schools hoarding their enormous endowments - Harvard's reached $35 billion last year - while still regularly raising tuition prices. The average tuition and fees at private four-year colleges rose 14% in the past five years, according to the nonprofit College Board; the increase was 31% at public schools. Fees themselves at many public universities are skyrocketing, even as tuition holds more or less steady...
...Karadzic's radical rejection of the court's legitimacy echoes that of his one-time ally, former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, who died in 2006 before his four-year trial could produce a verdict. But there are important differences between the two men. For one, Karadzic is healthy, so the numerous delays and light court schedule that plagued Milosevic's trial shouldn't apply. While Karadzic also defies the court, he's far less aggressive than Milosevic. And more respectful. He stands when the judges enter the court; he wears his translation headphones, something Milosevic never deigned to do. Although...
...important convention goal is to introduce the candidate to the country. (To paraphrase what was said about both Al Gore and Hillary Clinton when they launched their presidential campaigns, Obama is famous without being well known.) Under a spotlight more intense than anything he has experienced in his remarkable four-year rise from the Illinois state senate to White House contender, Obama must contextualize himself for the many voters who are just tuning in - to tell them about where he comes from, what experiences have shaped his values and what he has accomplished. Just as important as saying it himself...
...Also of concern from the Sallie Mae/Gallup poll is the finding that some 40% of families didn't factor cost into the decision about which school their undergraduate should attend, which is astounding given the price difference among schools. Tuition at a private, four-year college averages about $24,000 a year, while a good public institution may be as little as $10,000, even for out-of-state enrollees, according to the College Board, the nonprofit that administers the SAT. "We eliminate homes and cars all the time due to price, but then don't go through the same...
...stock price dropped below $10 this week to its lowest level in 54 years, down significantly from $43 last fall after the automaker had signed a new four-year labor contract with the United Auto Workers that included significant concessions. JPMorgan said the company has to raise $10 billion in fresh capital in the next several months. Merrill Lynch was even less optimistic. "We believe there is potential downside in the stock below $7 and that bankruptcy is not impossible if the market continues to deteriorate and significant incremental capital is not raised," Merrill Lynch analyst John Murphy wrote...