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Students ask Education Department to discharge college debt

WASHINGTON - Almost 12,000 students are asking the federal government to discharge their college loan debt, asserting that their school either closed or lied to them about job prospects, according to government data released Thursday. Already, claims totaling about $40 million in loans have been approved.

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No fast or slow lanes for Internet?

WASHINGTON - Declaring the Internet critical for the nation, a top U.S. regulator on Wednesday proposed regulations on Internet service providers regarding web traffic.

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Plan would give families access to online accounts

WASHINGTON - You've probably decided who gets the house or that family heirloom in the attic when you die. But what about your email account and all those photos stored online?

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