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Your dog shouldn’t cost more than your car payment

Will Stover | staff writer Let me paint you a picture: You’re a college student who’s always dreamed of having a dog. You’ve got the time, the love and a reasonably pet-friendly apartment. What you don’t have is $5,000 sitting around for when Fluffy eats a sock and needs emergency surgery. Welcome to modern pet ownership, where loving animals apparently requires a hedge fund manager’s … Continue reading Your dog shouldn’t cost more than your car payment

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Health care roll out fails to meet expectations

By Jim Lorditch | Student Columnist The socialization of medicine has long tickled the American mind.  According to Jill Lepore of The New Yorker, some politicians have entertained the notion, in one form or another, since the dawn of the twentieth century. Proponents of socialized health insurance looked to Germany as an example because its pre-war army was so physically prepared that many attributed it … Continue reading Health care roll out fails to meet expectations

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Government shutdown over, fiscal debate looms

By Pat Higgins | Asst. Sports Editor The government shutdown may be over and the fight to raise the debt ceiling got a temporary reprieve, but economic experts said the coming budget battles will be much more significant. Last week, President Barack Obama signed a deal that passed Congress to end the 16-day shutdown, bringing 800,000 furloughed federal employees back to work. A 285-144 vote … Continue reading Government shutdown over, fiscal debate looms

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