Word: sams
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...cash to pay for this proposal hinges on Obama's plan to save money by nixing subsidies to private lenders under the Family Federal Education Loan Program. That legislation faces opposition from student-loan companies and some Republicans, who say the shift to direct lending - in which Uncle Sam acts as your loan officer - will cost thousands of jobs and keep colleges from choosing between competing loan programs eager to underbid one another. (Read about the new college-loan plan: pay back by what you earn...
...Cambridge City Councillor Sam Seidel said that he hopes that the tax increases will not have too much of a negative impact on Cambridge, even though consumers are spending less in the current economy. He noted that Harvard Square seems to be "immune" to the effects that tax hikes would typically have on small businesses...
...political parties instead of character assassination. People should vote because of the issues and not be swayed by media bias or the looks of the leaders. I believe that when the chips are down, the British people will vote for the right leader and for the right reasons. Sam Ahamefule, WARRINGTON, ENGLAND...
...democratic norms," says Vicki Gass, senior associate for rights and development at the independent Washington Office on Latin America. "There will have to be a negotiated settlement to this crisis, and while Latin America appreciates the U.S.'s new style of engagement, it's also still wary of Uncle Sam playing the heavyweight in these situations." That's especially true in Honduras, where the Reagan Administration backed a brutal right-wing campaign against leftists during the 1980s. Read "Honduras Braces for a Protracted Fight...
...number of young Tamils who are specifically sympathetic to the Tigers' cause is unclear, but they, too, vocalize their sentiments. Sam Pari, 26, a doctor in Australia who also visited Sri Lanka during the cease-fire to volunteer at orphanages and hospitals, regularly meets with fellow activists to plan events and rallies. After seeing what she describes as the "discrimination and racism of the government" firsthand, Pari says she understands why the LTTE resorted to arms throughout the conflict. "The diaspora is very concerned that the one body that protected the Tamils against oppression by the Sri Lankan government...