Partisan Bickering Kills Student-Aid Bill in U.S. House

By RICHARD MORGAN

Washington

Citing "autocratic" bullying from Republican leaders, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives defeated a bill last week that would have eased a law requiring college dropouts to repay part of their federal student-aid awards. The bill also would have clarified that home-schooled students are eligible for financial aid without having...

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