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President Obama (right), with Education Secretary Arne Duncan at his side, calls on Congress during a June 21, 2012, news conference at the White House to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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**FILE** Annette Loritz (right, in foreground), of Benediction University, speaks June 18, 2012, with an attendee about job opportunities and continuing education during a career fair in Oak Brook, Ill. (Associated Press)
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The Corcoran Gallery of Art can display only about 3 percent of its collection at any one time, and its College of Art and Design needs room for more students. Thus the cash-strapped board of the 115-year-old gallery is pondering whether to move, and, if so, where. As of Thursday, no decision has come forth. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)
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Kymi Dungy, 16, a member of the Gilbert High School color guard warms-up before the start of the National 4th of July Parade on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in Washington D.C. .(Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)
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Kymi Dungy, 16, warms up with the color guard of the Gilbert High School marching band from Gilbert, Ariz., before the National Independence Day Parade. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)
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Bradley Beal, the Washington Wizards' No. 3 pick in Thursday's draft, stands for photos with his parents. (Nicolas Nightingale/The Washington Times)
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Parents stampede over a crashed gate May 12 at Thuc Nghiem primary school in a dash to grab coveted application forms for their children in Hanoi. The school is one of Vietnam's only public institutions emphasizing American-style instruction rather than rote memorization. Roughly 600 kindergartners from around the capital are vying for about 200 spots available this fall. (Associated Press)
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Students take the graduation exam June 3 at a high school in Danang. Schools at all levels in Vietnam are rife with cheating and bribery. The result is that a record number of students are attending international-style private schools and later enrolling in overseas colleges and universities. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Democratic Sens. Jack Reed (left), of Rhode Island, and Tom Harkin (center), of Iowa, meet June 6, 2012, with college interns on Capitol Hill in Washington as they call for action on averting a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for students. (Associated Press)
