WASHINGTON UPDATE

House Votes to Extend Higher Education Act

By STEPHEN BURD

The U.S. House of Representatives gave itself some breathing room last week by unanimously approving legislation to extend for three months the law that governs most federal student-aid programs.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the flurry of bills lawmakers are considering to deal with it, it...

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