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Medicaid Commission Formed to Tame Program's Growth
Sat, 09 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT
The Bush administration gave the new panel eight weeks to come up with recommendations on how to trim Medicaid.

Education Secretary Backs End to Student-Loan Loophole
Sat, 09 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT
The loophole allows lenders to use the income from loans that receive a 9.5 percent government subsidy to make new loans that then receive the subsidy, too.

Appeals Court Voids Ban on 'Partial Birth' Abortions
Sat, 09 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT
Now that an appeals court has ruled on the matter, the law moves one step closer to a likely review by the Supreme Court.

Rice Has No Plans to Improve Offer to North Korea in Arms Talks
Sat, 09 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT
The U.S. secretary of state said that she intended to rebuff a request to enhance an offer made to North Korea in exchange for dismantling its nuclear weapons program.

Education Official Suggests Expansion of Testing
Sat, 09 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT
Margaret Spellings, the education secretary, suggested that the federal No Child Left Behind law could be expanded to include other subjects.

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