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Morning Roundup: Obstruction Edition

Headlines this morning aren’t flattering for Senate Republicans after they blocked a bill to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling:

Headlines this morning aren’t flattering for Senate Republicans after they blocked a bill to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling:

LA Times [1]: Senate Republicans block proposal to keep student loan rates low

AP [2]: GOP blocks Senate debate on Democrats' student loan bill

Bloomberg [3]: U.S. Senate Republicans Block Student Loan Rate Freeze Plan

Yahoo News [4]: Senate Republicans block vote on student loan interest rates

Huffington Post [5]: Student Loan Vote: Republicans Block Bill To Extend Low Interest Rates

TPM [6]: Senate GOP Blocks Debate On Dem Student Loan Bill

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Links:
[1] http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-student-loans-20120509,0,1063668.story
[2] http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120508/POLITICS03/205080398/1361/Senate-heads-toward-showdown-vote-on-student-loans
[3] http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/05/08/bloomberg_articlesM3PKBN6S972A01-M3PXO.DTL
[4] http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/senate-republicans-block-vote-student-loan-interest-rates-163511302.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CWpW6pPjmUA_3LQtDMD
[5] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/student-loan-vote-fails_n_1499917.html
[6] http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/senate-gop-blocks-debate-on-dem-student-loan-bill.php