James Kvaal

Romney Tax Cuts Work Only When Mortgage Break Mostly Reduced

Mitt Romney says he can lower income-tax rates by 20 percent without costing the U.S. government revenue and without making the middle class carry a bigger share of the tax load.

Romney Woos Working Families Attacking Obama on Welfare

With an eye on middle-class voters, Mitt Romney waded into a fresh social issue yesterday, accusing President Barack Obama of gutting the welfare system’s work requirements at the expense of taxpayers.

For-Profit Colleges May Lose Student Aid From U.S. Over Recruiting Abuses

For-profit colleges that pay recruiters on the basis of the number of students they sign up may lose access to U.S. government student aid, which provided the colleges with $26.5 billion last year and can account for as much as 90 percent of company revenue.

U.S. College Loan Defaults Highest Since 1997

Borrowers defaulted on federal student loans at an 8.8 percent rate for fiscal 2009, up from 7 percent a year earlier, the U.S. Education Department said today.

Romney Illinois Drive Brands Santorum an Economic Rookie

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, pressing for a victory in tomorrow’s Illinois primary, is branding both President Barack Obama and primary rival Rick Santorum as economic lightweights.

Bowles Says Romney Plan Would Require Ending Tax Breaks

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s plan to reduce tax rates would need to be financed by ending widely used benefits such as the mortgage interest deduction, said Erskine Bowles, who was co-chairman of President Barack Obama’s deficit-reduction commission.

Romney Economic Outsider Image Backed by Bush-Era Policy

Mitt Romney is campaigning across the country as a business-turnaround specialist, casting himself as a political outsider who understands “the real economy.”

Romney Works to Balance Bain With General-Election Pitch

Mitt Romney’s private-equity background is threatening to overshadow the policies he is pitching to voters, complicating the Republican’s efforts to present himself as a positive alternative to President Barack Obama.

Education Stocks Fall as Government Supports Loan Payback Data

Higher-education stocks fell after the U.S. Department of Education said it stood by student loan repayment data released Aug. 13, which showed low payback rates at for-profit college providers.

Pell Grant Cuts Hurt For-Profit Colleges After 8-Fold Rise

For-profit colleges, led by Apollo Group Inc .’s University of Phoenix, will be disproportionately hurt by cuts in the $30 billion Pell Grant program for low- income students.

"Romney is falsely criticizing a policy he once supported."

- James Kvaal on Aug 07, 2012

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Airbus Said to Discuss A350 Order From Biggest Japanese Carriers

Drunken-Driving Limit Should Be Lowered to .05, NTSB Says

Hagel Sets Furloughs for 680,000 Workers Starting July 8

S&P 500 Rallies to Record on Increased Economic Optimism

GE’s Last Consumer Stand Gets $1 Billion Plus New Chief