Graduate students and the parents of undergrads have been quietly receiving letters from the federal Department of Education that say the fees on their Direct PLUS loans from the government are being raised as a direct result of the automatic budget cuts of the sequester. Source: FOXNews.com
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Forest Service may let more fires burn after going $400 million over budget
The move, quietly made in a letter late last month by Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, brings the agency more in line with the National Parks Service and back to what it had done until last year. Source: FOXNews.com
While Republicans burn up Senate floor, Obama and White House tweet snow day photos
Led by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), GOP Senators have been burning the midnight oil on a filibuster of President Obama’s CIA chief nominee, John Brennan, over White House drone policy. You’d never know from checking the official @BarackObama and @WhiteHouse Twitter feeds, though. From the Archives: Record setting snowfall blankets the White House in February… Read more »
Libyan Security Forces Torture 100 Christians in Benghazi – Shave Their Heads & Burn Them With Acid
Egyptian Christians with heads shaved held in Benghazi (Photo: Maha Ellawati) Libyan forces tortured around 100 Egyptian Copts for reportedly trying to convert Muslims. The Egyptian shaved the heads of the Copts, burned them with acid and shocked them. The Daily News reported: Around 100 Egyptian Copts have been detained and reportedly tortured by Libya’s… Read more »