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Student aid linked to health care gets a trim (AP)

AP - Congressional Democrats on Thursday trimmed their original student loan plans, reduced spending for community colleges, and eliminated early childhood money from a broad rewrite of a college aid bill piggybacked on to fast-track health care legislation.

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Student aid linked to health care gets a trim
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Summary Box: Consumer prices flat in February (AP)

AP - COST OF LIVING FLAT: The price of clothing, shelter and other goods was unchanged last month, the government said, as a drop in energy prices offset a rise in food costs.

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Summary Box: Consumer prices flat in February
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India urges US ‘leadership’ on WTO (AFP)

AFP - India on Thursday urged the United States to take the lead in resuming global free trade talks after the EU trade chief lashed out at “protectionism” by President Barack Obama’s administration.

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Anti-Flippers Buy And Hold Cheap Homes (Investor’s Business Daily)

Investor’s Business Daily - When Paul Gabrail and two partners snag a foreclosed home on the cheap, neighbors have good reason to cheer.

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US freezes assets of ‘Hamas-controlled’ INB bank, Al-Aqsa TV (AFP)

AFP - The US Treasury on Thursday froze the assets of Gaza-based Islamic National Bank and Al-Aqsa Television, saying they were “controlled” by Hamas which Washington has branded a terrorist group.

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