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Medvedev announces $36 billion aid for banks; fails to boost markets
Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) _ Efforts by the Russian government to prop up the country's troubled banking sector with fresh cash injections did little to lift stock markets a day after they suffered their worst-ever day of trading. President Dmitry Medvedev unveiled new...Tags: Stocks, Petroleum Industry, Metal and Mineral, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev
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Coping with the college financial aid squeeze
patricia.kitchen@newsday.comIncreasing college tuition and decreasing access to credit are leading students and parents to hunt for ways to raise money and slash expenses. Educational experts say more college students are transferring from private schools to less expensive public...Tags: National Government, Contracts, Mutual Funds, Heads of State, Personal Finance
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Scary days
If you've ever heard people refer to a time when there was panic, Monday was close to one of those days. During trading, the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 800 points before people recovered some of their nerve. The market closed down 369.88...Tags: Mutual Funds, Stocks, Personal Finance, Colleges and Universities, Retirement
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Shoe drive for West African poor taps generosity at Montverde Academy in Lake County
Special to the SentinelFor Nick Diatta, sneakers mean more than just footwear. They represent a way to help his friends, family and countrymen -- more than 400 ways to be exact. Last school year, Diatta, 18, a native of the West African country of Senegal, asked his classmates...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Colleges and Universities, Towson University, Charity
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HCC welcomes students
Howard Community College will hold information sessions for prospective students and their parents at 8 a.m. Oct. 15 on the fourth floor of the Rouse Company Foundation Student Services Hall, and at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Transfer Center, Room 242 of the...Tags: Colleges and Universities
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St. John's stands against rankings with U-CAN
Special to The Baltimore SunAs high school seniors sort through the morass of college brochures flooding their mailboxes this fall, the president of St. John's College in Annapolis takes comfort in the fact that students have a new and, he says, better tool to search for their...Tags: National Government, Academic Progress, Loyola College in Maryland, Mass Media, Government
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Making college more affordable
The Associated PressThe price of college continues to surge, and financial aid isn't keeping up. At the same time, a college degree is ever more essential for finding a good job. Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain have offered similar campaign pronouncements:...Tags: Personal Income, Loans, Colleges and Universities, State Budgets, John McCain
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How the Tangelo Park Program works
•It is open to any student — from preschool-age to college-age — who lives in Tangelo Park. •The Tangelo Park Advisory Board runs the program. The board is made up of educators, residents, civic leaders and Harris Rosen. It...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes
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South Florida colleges confront shortage of parking
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Toyota hatchback idles, stalking anyone who sets foot on the packed parking lot at Nova Southeastern University. Inside, driver Mike McGregor sighs. "I live so close, yet it takes a half an hour to get from across the street and into a parking...Tags: Key Biscayne, Toyota, Coconut Creek, Colleges and Universities, Passenger Cars
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The hidden cost of hard work
Here's a story that illustrates the fruits of hard work and financial responsibility in America today. Rhiannon Koehler is a smart kid. But she also works very hard. At Northside College Prep High School, she did homework until 10 most nights, then spent...Tags: AT&T Corp., Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes, Best Buy Company Incorporated
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In Lakewood, the downturn hits home
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCandlewood Street in Lakewood is a regular neighborhood filled with regular people -- young and old, Republicans and Democrats, blacks, whites, Latinos and Asians. The lawns of the 1950s-era houses are groomed, and some porches are dressed with U.S....Tags: National Government, Disasters, Layoffs and Downsizing, Government, Retirement
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Hotelier Rosen restores hope to kids in Tangelo Park
Sentinel Staff Writer"There is something that I can't prove statistically, but which I know in my heart of hearts: You take the most affluent neighborhood, the biggest gates . . . and you take a disadvantaged neighborhood like Tangelo Park. My feeling is that both...Tags: National Government, Orange County (Florida), Government, Colleges and Universities, University of Central Florida
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