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Edwards blocks GIs' loan break
Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, July 1, 2003 | By Charles Hurt

Posted on 06/30/2003 9:55:39 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:04:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Sen. John Edwards, North Carolina Democrat, is single-handedly blocking Senate action on legislation all but unanimously supported by the House to ease the student-loan burden for soldiers fighting overseas.

In April, the House voted 421-1 to pass the HEROES Act, which essentially would defer student loans for soldiers called into action. The only dissenting vote was cast accidentally by one of the bill's sponsors.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: edwardswatch; electionpresident; heroesact; johnedwards; moose; northcarolina; oldnorthstate; studentloans; unhelpful; veterans
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To: mewzilla
Oh, what this says about their constituencies...

Hold on now: I'm one of his "constituents!!!" And we ARE working as hard as we can to get rid of this creep; this article is going to help!

41 posted on 07/01/2003 8:11:01 AM PDT by Howlin (A vote for Bush in 2004 is just that -- a vote for Bush!!!!!)
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To: kaboom
"If Edwards is holding this up, then he certainly is an ass."

Let's see.... Edwards, lawyer, DemocRAT....yes, he qualifies as an ass.

42 posted on 07/01/2003 9:38:52 AM PDT by TommyDale
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To: Cathryn Crawford
Here's another one.
43 posted on 07/01/2003 9:39:48 AM PDT by Scenic Sounds (Summertime!)
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bump
44 posted on 07/01/2003 9:43:25 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: All
I sent it to JerryAgar, the N&O and WRAL too!!

Also, I begged Rush to do it and he JUST nailed Edwards on it!!!!

We need state wide play....be sure to send it to your home paper and stations!
45 posted on 07/01/2003 10:51:23 AM PDT by AlwaysLurking
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To: cinFLA
Even if they didn't have that dedication to start with, they definitely lose it with the declaration of being a candidate for President.
46 posted on 07/01/2003 7:34:47 PM PDT by pacpam (action=consequence applies in all cases)
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Hostile to the military bump


47 posted on 07/06/2004 5:57:43 PM PDT by mabelkitty
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