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Alex Carter
| Hometown: | Washington, DC |
| Interests: | New Energy, Quality Education, Revitalizing Democracy, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Congress, Ethics, Human Rights, Poverty, Workers' Rights |
| Honors: | 4 |
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- January 6, 2009 - 3:58pm
On January 1, 2009, former Senator Claiborne Pell (D-RI) died at the age of 90. Known as the “father of Pell Grants,” Senator Pell was instrumental in helping low and moderate income students attend college, with the creation of Basic Educational Opportunity Grants in 1972, which were renamed “Pell Grants” in 1980.
- Commented "Re: Incorrect" in a discussion on New U.S. Census Data: Same Reality (Blog entry) | August 26, 2008 - 10:08pm
- August 26, 2008 - 1:27pm
Newly released data by the United States Census Bureau continues to show how much President George W. Bush has ravaged the American economic landscape.
- May 29, 2008 - 11:45am
As college students celebrate graduation this May, their joy is combined with the harsh reality they face post-graduation--many of these students will graduate with unmanageable levels of loan debt that they can not afford basic necessities.
- April 16, 2008 - 11:27am
Soaring oil and food prices lifted inflation to record levels in Europe on Wednesday and posed a serious threat to governments worldwide amid expert warnings of social upheaval.
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- January 6, 2009 - 3:58pm
On January 1, 2009, former Senator Claiborne Pell (D-RI) died at the age of 90. Known as the “father of Pell Grants,” Senator Pell was instrumental in helping low and moderate income students attend college, with the creation of Basic Educational Opportunity Grants in 1972, which were renamed “Pell Grants” in 1980.
- August 26, 2008 - 1:27pm
Newly released data by the United States Census Bureau continues to show how much President George W. Bush has ravaged the American economic landscape.
- May 29, 2008 - 11:45am
As college students celebrate graduation this May, their joy is combined with the harsh reality they face post-graduation--many of these students will graduate with unmanageable levels of loan debt that they can not afford basic necessities.
- April 16, 2008 - 10:42am
A growing chunk of college costs is the price of textbooks, on which the typical undergraduate spends $900 a year. So a group of college professors is calling for low-priced and free texts online. Congress is getting involved, too.
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- Commented "Re: Incorrect" in a discussion on New U.S. Census Data: Same Reality (Blog entry) | August 26, 2008 - 10:08pm
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