ELECTION 2006

Key Issues to Watch

By JEFFREY BRAINARD, STEPHEN BURD, and KELLY FIELD

Student Loans

With Democrats taking back control of Congress, companies in the federal guaranteed-student-loan program fear that they will pay for tying their fortunes so closely to the Republican Party. The student-loan industry as a whole has overwhelmingly directed its campaign contributions...

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