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With student loan bill on verge of vote, new priorities in education funding

Washington Post

March 12, 2010

In the final push to pass a major student aid bill pending in Congress, funding for key elements in President Obama's education agenda is dwindling. A scramble is underway to determine what initiatives will be funded and what will be cut if, as expected, the loan overhaul merges with health-care legislation that appears headed for a final vote soon.

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