wanted to scale it back, handing president obama a very big opening politically. now is not the time to double your interest rates on student loans. michelle and i, we ve been in your shoes. we only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago. americans now owe more on their student loans than they do on their credit cards. student loans. student loans. student loans. let s give those student loans directly to students. can i get an amen? amen! that as a campaign drum beat, mitt romney quickly said he fully supports extending the loan program and house republicans got on board. but the bill they passed today is paid for by eliminating preventative care funding in the health care reform act. house democrats wanted to tax oil companies. that s how they wanted to pay for it. some members, minority leader nancy pelosi and others, also calling the gop funding plan another attack on women. what the majority would do today with taking the funds here instead o
now is not the time to double your interest rates on student loans. michelle and i, we ve been in your shoes. we only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago. americans now owe more on their student loans than they do on their credit cards. student loans. student loans. student loans. let s give those student loans directly to students. can i get an amen? amen! that as a campaign drum beat, mitt romney quickly said he fully supports extending the loan program and house republicans got on board. but the bill they passed today is paid for by eliminating preventative care funding in the health care reform act. house democrats wanted to tax oil companies. that s how they wanted to pay for it. some members, minority leader nancy pelosi and others, also calling the gop funding plan another attack on women. what the majority would do today with taking the funds here instead of taking it from special interests and closing corporate loopholes was to just pi
than 1,000 palestinians in israeli prisons. the exchange is expected to happen within the next few days. the worst floods in decades are wreaking havoc on the livelihood of thailand s people and economy. they re bracing for the next round which could reach them in days. flooding has killed at least 269 people and affected 8 million across the country. in southwestern mexico, soldiers have been deployed, tourists have been told to leave, and emergency shelters are open as a hurricane comes ashore. the category 2 storm has weakened but is still bringing rain and strong winds. weather authorities are warning boaters of possible life-threatening rip currents. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. i m monday nemonita rajpal. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina del santos. from hong kong, i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today. the top stories this thursday wednesday, october the 12th, i should