Obama Takes on College Costs, Eyes Young Voters
President and Mitt Romney both discussing a federal-loan rate that is scheduled to double July 1
2012-04-24
Ben Feller AP White House Correspondent
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Wooing young voters, President Barack Obama is on a blitz to keep the cost of college loans from soaring for millions of students, taking his message to three states strategically important to his re-election bid. By taking on student debt, Obama is speaking to middle-class America and targeting an enormous burden that threatens the economic recovery. Read the complete article
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