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Student Loan Debt Continues to Increase for Young Physicians

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Based on recent figures, student debt held by recent graduates continues to increase at an alarming rate and has brought forth the importance of The Financial Balance Group to educate those to protect loan payments from a long term illness or injury using disability insuranceRockville, MD June 30, 2011 The Financial Balance Group, a financial services group in Rockville MD, is promoting …

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Confrontational Obama Rebukes Republicans On Debt Talks

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

WASHINGTON — In a blistering rebuke of Republicans, President Barack Obama on Wednesday pressed lawmakers to accept tax increases as part of a deal to cut the nation's deficits and avoid a crippling government default.

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Debt Ceiling Deal Could Mean Social Security Cuts

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

As the negotiations on a debt reduction package drag on, both parties have demanded that the certain items– tax hikes , Medicare , and Social Security cuts–be taken off the table.

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Debt ceiling: Key Republican bolts talks

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

The bipartisan debt ceiling negotiations led by Vice President Joe Biden went on life support Thursday after a key Republican lawmaker pulled out of the talks.

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Debt talks enter make-or-break week

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

U.S. lawmakers working to rein in the country’s rising debt said on Monday they will have to make substantial progress this week to ensure the country retains its top-notch credit rating.

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Dubious Research: The More Debt Students Have, The Higher Their …

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Dubious Research: The More Debt Students Have, The Higher Their Self Esteem. It's a sign of the times that your humble blogger is having to create finely stratified typologies for the various types of propaganda dubious …

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Greek debt crisis: Juncker warns of contagion

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

Contagion from the Greek debt crisis could spread to at least five other European countries — including Belgium or even Italy — if it is not cautiously managed, the head of the eurozone group warned Saturday.

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Debt cap row threatens confidence in US: Bernanke

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Failure to raise the US debt ceiling in a timely manner could sink investors’ confidence in the economy, Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday.

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Debt Collectors Ask to Be Paid a Little Respect

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

Debt collectors are well aware that they are not a sympathetic lot, but the industry trade association has begun a charm offensive.

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Libya, Japan, the European debt crisis. Take that last one off the list?

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

This week, debt felled another European leader as Portugal’s prime minister resigned. But the euro currency did not tumble.

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