Though there have been other student loan scams, this is the first time a government official was charged in such an ordeal. (studentloans.net)
At the same time the government was refusing to pay parents, it would pay a neighbour to come into the home to do the exact same care support tasks. (lawyer-monthly.com)
But investors responded in unexpected ways the last time the government approached the debt ceiling in 2011. (nytimes.com)