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New online college payment planning tool draws criticismThursday, August 28, 2008 @ 11:47PMA free online tool launched by Sallie Mae Corporation promises to help families of prospective college students build a plan to pay for college.

Dirty ditches won’t get Capitol aidThursday, August 28, 2008 @ 11:42PMCebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia yesterday reminded barangay leaders to properly maintain the side ditches of provincial roads located within their jurisdictions, since this would be made the basis of financial assistance that the Capitol will give to barangays.

Help available for PBC homeowners facing foreclosureThursday, August 28, 2008 @ 10:47PMCommunity efforts are helping county families threatened with foreclosure Out of nowhere came the letter declaring the Garcias $6,000 behind in their house payments.

Report: Japan to unveil $16.5 billion packageThursday, August 28, 2008 @ 10:44PMJapan is set to unveil a 1.8 trillion yen, or $16.5 billion, pump-priming package Friday to shore up the flagging economy hit by soaring energy and material prices, Kyodo News reported.

After Iran: Back to the Basics on "Peaceful" Nuclear EnergyThursday, August 28, 2008 @ 5:38PMIf states-parties to the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) want to prevent countries such as Iran from using the treaty as a legal cover to acquire all they need to come within days of having nuclear weapons, they will have to return to what the NPT originally meant by “peaceful” nuclear energy.