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  • New Federal Laws Begin To Affect Arkansas Students

    New Federal Laws Begin To Affect Arkansas Students

    Students that have been using federal loan money to pay for their education at the University of Arkansas received an e-mail today explaining the new changes to the loan process after the passage of the Student Loan Reform bill. The law mandated the all FFELP (Federal [...]

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  • UPDATE: Senate Begins Voting on Amendments to Health Care Bill; New Calorie Count Now Law

    UPDATE: Senate Begins Voting on Amendments to Health Care Bill; New Calorie Count Now Law

    SECOND UPDATE: After more than seven hours of debate and voting, the first day of voting on amendments of the health care has moved from day one to day two. 23 amendments have been brought to vote in front of the Senate and none of [...]

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  • President Obama Signs Executive Order on Abortion Funding Limits

    President Obama Signs Executive Order on Abortion Funding Limits

    President Obama signed an executive order today making sure that existing limits on the federal funding of abortions will remain in place under the new health care reform law. This was part of a deal made with anti-abortion Democrats in exchange for support of the [...]

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  • Health Bill, Now Law, Moves Back to US Senate and Faces Challenges from States

    Health Bill, Now Law, Moves Back to US Senate and Faces Challenges from States

    With the ink still drying from President Obama’s signature, officials from 14 states have started the process of suing to block the health care law from going into effect. These attorneys general say the law’s requirement that individuals buy health insurance violates the Constitution. Thirteen of [...]

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  • Health Summit Heats Up; Lindsey Vonn Races Friday

    Health Summit Heats Up; Lindsey Vonn Races Friday

    On Campus With only a little more than two months left until graduation, seniors are already getting prepared. But some won’t be walking at the ceremony. Students are going above and beyond to help others. The U of A is teaming up with the United Way to raise [...]

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  • Highlights from the President’s State of the Union Address

    Highlights from the President’s State of the Union Address

    We face big and difficult challenges.  And what the American people hope – what they deserve – is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences; to overcome the numbing weight of our politics.  For while the people who sent us [...]

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