Graduate students are going to take a big financial hit because of the debt deal, according to Michael Scherer's debt debate breakdown at Time. They currently aren't charged any interest on student loans until 6 months after graduation, but the debt deal cuts that federal subsidy. The costs for grad students will increase by more than $18 billion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The change will take effect on loans made after July 1, 2012. Students in degree programs that take lengthy periods to complete (such as medicine, law and any doctoral programs) will be...