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What the Recession Means to College Students

What the Recession Means to College Students
More and more analysts are agreeing: the economy is coming close to another recession, if it isn't already in one. For millions of college students taking out loans or shifting into the work place, this could be a setback. A recession can affect nearly all markets, lowering the worth of the dollar and dropping interest rates.

Decreasing Concern for Iraq War

Decreasing Concern for Iraq War
The month of March marked the five-year anniversary of the Iraq war, but BBC news says the American public isn't interested and research seems to support this notion. According to BBC News, Chief Diplomatic Correspon-dent Paul Adams says Americans didn't react strongly to the war's death toll (4,000) and are shifting their attention away from the war onto the economy and Presidential Election.

Editor's Note

For those of us who are concerned with the economy, hop on board! It's incredibly important for young people to be well aware what's going on with our financial system. We've been told to stay away from credit cards, something most of us are not capable of doing, if this is the case go ahead and join a credit union, which offers lower interest rates on credit cards and loans.

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