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...aides. Still, just last month, Bhutto's son and political heir, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, suggested that the dictatorship had been responsible for creating the conditions that led to his mother's killing. At a rare public speech in the British town of Bradford, the 20-year-old Oxford University student - who plans to return to Pakistan and enter politics after completing his degree - told an emotionally-charged crowd of supporters: "The extremists pulled the trigger, but it was dictatorship that loaded the gun ... it was dictatorship that allowed these fanatics to thrive." (Read: "Bhutto's Son Addresses the World...
...increase in the maximum Pell Grant and a reduction in the interest rate on new federal loans, arrive at a moment of seemingly runaway college costs on one end and a dismal economic outlook on the other. The Obama Administration is trying to lessen the pressure on aspiring students in ways both big and small. Last week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced a plan to simplify the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) - the form to apply for federal dollars - cutting at least 20% of the questions and making it easier to fill out online. For months now, Duncan...
...that is, if we can't fix how much college costs, at least we can try to fix how you pay that cost back. "There's clearly a lot of work to do in bringing down the cost of college," says Edie Irons, spokesperson for the Project on Student Debt. "But even if you froze college tuition at every institution tomorrow, you'd still have this problem where people are borrowing incredible amounts of money to take important jobs that may not pay very well...
...upside is likely to be a reduction in the number of people who default on their student loans, a financial disaster that can destroy credit ratings and hike up interest rates on future loans. "In this economic recession, a lot of students are having a difficult time just paying for normal things like groceries or rent," says Carmen Berkley, president of the U.S. Student Association, an advocacy group. "This is really going to make sure that students are able to keep up with their loans and don't have to default. We want to be able to have good credit...
...Angeles is a polyglot of Cambodians, Latinos, African Americans and Anglos. Incomes in this inner city neighborhood are low, violence sometimes high, but Long Beach boasts one of the best urban school districts in the nation and Sokhoeun is one of the stars. A 4.35 GPA honor student, Sokhoeun has been admitted to UC Irvine and has received a financial aid award of $13,000, which includes a Cal Grant of $3,500. The daughter of parents who fled the Khmer Rouge, she views education as "the social ladder to success and respect" and is determined to be the first...