Word: pelle
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...International Broadcasting, an independent government agency that oversaw the operations of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty from 1985 to '93. Far from downsizing in his tiny corner of the government, his agency's budget doubled during his tenure. Government audits considered it "improper" that under Forbes' leadership, Eugene Pell, the president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, spent about $280,000 in taxpayer money redecorating his residence and nearly $2,000 a month on cleaning and gardening. Forbes called the spending "infinitesimal" over a seven-year period and said there were no extravagances...
...budget would also remove up to 25 percent of funding for Head Start, the School-to-Work-Program, Pell Grants and the federal government's direct student loan program...
...Some people, namely the Republicans under Newt Gingrich, want to reduce Pell Grants by 40 percent," Kerry said. "Some people think it's okay to cut the Drug Free Schools program...
Congress has also increased the maximum size of Pell Grants by $100 to $2,440, Shireman says...
Even though Pell Grant award levels are specified in the continuing resolution, colleges will not know their final allocations of other types of aid like work study, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants and Perkins Loans, the Kennedy release says...