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Monday, September 17, 2012  After a suspected thief removes the door frame from the downtown Albany Artpark, officials with the Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority have to come out of the pocket to pay for their loss.

Friday, April 27, 2012  House GOP set to curb student loan costs, put Democrats in bind over health care cuts

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Political stakes rise in fight over student loans as both sides see chance to show priorities

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Updated with video; Student loan interest rates are set to double July 1st if congress doesn't act soon causing students to question whether or not dropout rates will increase while admissions will decrease.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  They agree: Obama, Romney push to extend reduced student loan rates; eyes on young voters

Thursday, November 03, 2011  Updated with video; In spite of the downturn in the housing market, the rate of homeownership is on the rise.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  The Federal Reserve will use more than $400 billion to try to drive down long-term interest rates, make home and business loans cheaper and invigorate the economy.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  Updated with video; The stock market recently took a big hit and if you have a 401K, it affects you.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011  The national debt of the United States currently stands at 9.7 trillion dollars. On Monday, credit agency Standard and Poor’s fired a shot across the bow of the nation’s financial ship warning that action must be taken to preserve the country’s AAA rating.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010  The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates at record lows as it ends a two-day meeting Wednesday with policymakers having cause for optimism as well as caution.

Monday, November 09, 2009  Georgia has secured historic low interest rates on the sale of new state bonds.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009  As bailed-out banks try to dig themselves out of their financial hole, some companies are now raising credit card interest rates.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008  The Federal Reserve today is scheduled to wrap up its two-day policy setting session, by announcing an interest rate cut.