Aid Expert Picked for Key Post at Education Dept.

President Bush announced last week that he would nominate Sally Stroup, a former Republican Congressional aide with expertise in financial aid for students, to be the U.S. Education Department's top policy maker on higher-education issues.

Education Secretary Roderick R. Paige hailed the president's selection of Ms. Stroup to be the department's assistant secretary for postsecondary education. "Sally Stroup has earned an outstanding reputation at the national and state levels as a

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