"Straight Story": Student Loan Borrowers

Saturday, September 25, 2004

It's time once again for economics editor Chris Farrell is to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid and what's the Straight Story. A loophole is costing student loan borrowers millions. Chris takes legislators and bureaucrats to school.

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