House Dem. Explains How New Act Will Aid College Students And Their Families

Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) says the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act will be better for students, their parents and taxpayers by providing more help in covering tuition and expenses, including a historic investment in the Pell Grant Scholarship program, better opportunities to prepare for 21st century jobs. (0:36)
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U.N. Talk Radio Day: Interview with the U.N. Millennium Campaign

TRNS Managing Editor Victoria Jones speaks with Anita Sharma with the United Nations Millennium Campaign about what her organization is doing to combat world poverty. (11:31)
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Sherri Brown Of The American Red Cross Explains Their Services For The Armed Forces

Sherri Brown, Senior Vice President for Service to the Armed forces for the American Red Cross, speaks with Victoria Jones about the services the Red Cross provides to the Armed Forces. The Red Cross strives to keep families connected, delivering messages to the members of the armed forces about crises back home. The Red Cross also helps in distributing financial aid to families for things like food and rent in times of crisis. (4:37)
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"Obama administration...no different than the Bush administration"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Eugene Bird, President of the Council for the National Interest made this distinction at a public hearing today held by the Council for the National Interest on the implications of the current U.S. Military Aid to the Middle East. He said, "The Obama administration with regard to the re-supply of Israel, regardless of what she does, regardless of how she uses the weapons, is no different than the Bush administration.”

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"The American public knows nothing about the Middle East"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a public hearing on U.S. Military Aid to the Middle East today, retired Ambassador Edward Peck said, "The American public knows nothing about the Middle East and because they know nothing they are not very interested, and because they’re not very interested they don’t know much, because nobody is going to tell them.”

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