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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc said on Tuesday for the first time it may need to file for bankruptcy protection after years of struggling to lessen its debt load.

MMI offers tips for understanding the CARD Act. While only 10 percent of respondents in a recent Money Management International (MMI) survey believe students should use credit cards to finance college costs, many students get their first credit card while they are in college.

Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant.

Conn. legislative plan would forgive loans for students in 'green,' bioscience, health jobs. Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant.

Pelosi says it won't be long before health care bill passes; Dems add student loans to package. Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.

WASHINGTON - In a sign of renewed determination and increased momentum, House leaders said yesterday that they are nearing an agreement on health care and could vote within the next week after a year of debate and months of delays. President Obama postponed an overseas trip yesterday to try to rally both the public and Congress down the final stretch after House and Senate leaders responded to his call for a swift up-or-down vote. He is planning to make another campaign-style appearance next week, this time in Ohio, to continue pitching his proposal. ``I'm delighted that the president will be here for the passage of the bill,'' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said at a news conference yesterday. ``It's going to be historic.'' Pelosi said votes on health care could be scheduled within the next week. Although it remained unclear whether Democrats had enough votes, the House would be attempting to pass the version that the Senate approved several months ago. The House and Senate would then att

Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.

Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.

Health care plan could also help resurrect college aid plan. Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill, giving both Obama administration priorities a better chance of passage.

Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill, giving both Obama administration priorities a better chance of passage.

Health care plan could also help resurrect college aid plan. Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill, giving both Obama administration priorities a better chance of passage.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's stalled bid to overhaul the federal student loan program by cutting subsidies to private lenders and increasing aid to students received a boost on Friday.

Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday the final version of a broad healthcare overhaul would include a revamp of the student loan program but not a government-run health insurance option.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup's <C.N> launch of preferred securities on Wednesday is a potentially major test of market sentiment, one year after prices of bank bonds and stocks plunged to multi-year lows, analysts said.

Sounding like '08 campaigner, Obama appeals for health care bill; Dem leaders talk details. Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on legislation they hope can quickly gain passage.

Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on legislation they hope can quickly gain passage.

Who doesn't want a new job?  It's the basic human desire to want something new/different/more. And in a country as work-inclined and career-obsessed as ours, that desire more often than not expresses itself in thoughts of career change. But you've got to be careful with a decision like that. It's not something to enter into willy-nilly, lest you end up with a brand new realtor's license at the beginning of a combined credit crunch and no-doubt-about-it downturn in the housing market.  So the idea is to scope out what industries are on the rise and liable to stay at the top. What are the hot jobs for those interested in doing something a little different?  Here are a few suggestions:  Online Advertising -- Turns out that Google knew what it was doing all those years ago when everyone thought the company was crazy. Sure, the Leviathan of Mountain View does search and doesn't do evil, but where it makes its money, of course, is through the sale of advertising. But the online ad boom doesn

Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on legislation they hope can quickly gain passage.

Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on legislation they hope can quickly gain passage.