Articles filed under Washington Post
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Durbin leads charge to close G.I. Bill loophole for for-profit collegesJun 28, 2015 7:22 am - WASHINGTON - When it comes to enrolling veterans and their families, there is only upside for for-profit colleges. Men and women who serve in the military receive federa...
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Millennials: No corner offices, all shared workplacesJun 28, 2015 7:21 am - From the moment Jeff Costellia graduated from law school and joined big law firms, he had one destination in mind: the corner office. It wasn't just the palatial space, ...
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Where American's worst roads are - and how much they're costing usJun 28, 2015 7:14 am - WASHINGTON - The shoddy state of the nation's roads cost average drivers $515 in extra operation and maintenance costs on their cars, according to the latest analysis fr...
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A quarter of Americans are one emergency away from financial ruinJun 28, 2015 7:12 am - With people less worried these days about losing their jobs, Americans are feeling much better about their finances. Yet after the bills are paid, many people struggle t...
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Is buying cars passe? Ford preparing for the futureJun 28, 2015 6:55 am - Ford last month sent letters to 14,000 of its American drivers with an unusual suggestion: For extra cash, they could rent their cars to fellow urbanites wanting a cheap...
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The type of renter v. homebuyer is shiftingJun 28, 2015 6:33 am - WASHINGTON - The majority of American households still own their homes, a fact that will remain true as far into the future as demographers and economists can see. But t...
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How to help co-worker grieving death of loved oneJun 28, 2015 6:12 am - When Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg unexpectedly lost her husband, Dave Goldberg, many of us read the beautiful tributes she wrote about him, their children, and their lives...
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In 1998, these hackers said the Internet would become a security disaster. Nobody listenedJun 27, 2015 7:39 am - WASHINGTON - The seven young men sitting before some of Capitol Hill's most powerful lawmakers weren't graduate students or junior analysts from some think tank. No, Spa...
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Why farmers are laughing about self-driving technology storiesJun 27, 2015 5:17 am - Google has received tons of gushy press for its bubble-shaped self-driving car, although it's still years from the showroom floor. But for years, John Deere has been se...
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100-year-old Illinois scientist launched trans fat battle decades agoJun 27, 2015 5:12 am - No one was more pleased by the Food and Drug Administration's recent decision to eliminate artificial trans fats from the U.S. food supply than Fred Kummerow, a 100-year...