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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/topics/drug_war_issues/intersecting_issues/education/college_aid" target="_blank">Stop the Drug War (DRCNet) - College Aid</a></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/608/federal_drug_reform_legislation_congress" title="US Capitol, Senate side  Ten months into the Obama administration, drug policy reform in the US Congress is moving along on a number of tracks. Here\'s an update on some of the more significant legislation moving (or not) on the Hill. With a few exception..." target="_blank">Feature: The State of Play -- Federal Drug Reform Legislation in the Congress</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/601/higher_education_act_souder_drug_provision_limited" title="The infamous Higher Education Act (HEA) anti-drug provision, or \"Aid Elimination Penalty,\" which bars students committing drug offenses from receiving financial aid for specified periods of time, took a step toward further dilution this week when the US..." target="_blank">Higher Education: House Passes Student Loan Bill With Further Limitations on Drug Warrior \"Aid Elimination Penalty\"</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle_blog/2009/sep/17/a_victory_in_the_house_of_repres" title="Update: Souder concession speech -- \"... I was probably going to lose today.\" It\'s an interesting glimpse into the prohibitionist mindset. Today the US House of Representatives passed a student loan bill that includes language limiting the infamous \"A..." target="_blank">A Victory in the House of Representatives</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/alerts/college_aid" title="Update: We won. Dear friend: Our nemesis in Congress, arch-drug warrior Mark Souder, is at it again. Earlier this year, the House Education &amp; Labor Committee passed a student aid bill including language to scale back his infamous financial aid/drug co..." target="_blank">ALERT: Crucial Vote on Souder\'s Law Happening Tomorrow -- YOUR PHONE CALLS NEEDED!</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/595/winds_change_washington_drug_reform_congress" title="Update:Needle exchange legislation was passed by the full House of Representatives on Friday afternoon. What a difference a change of administration makes. After eight years of almost no progress during the Bush administration, drug reform is on the agend..." target="_blank">Feature: Winds of Change Are Blowing in Washington -- Drug Reforms Finally Move in Congress</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/595/higher_education_act_HEA_drug_provision_vote" title="For a decade, a law authored by Indiana Republican Rep. Mark Souder has been an obstacle to higher education for people with drug records. The Higher Education Act (HEA) anti-drug provision, known more recently as the \"Aid Elimination Penalty,\" barred s..." target="_blank">Financial Aid: House Committee Lightens Up on Students with Drug Possession Convictions</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/in_the_trenches/2009/jul/23/press_release_congress_and_obama" title="FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 22, 2009 CONTACT: Bill Piper at 202-669-6430 or Tony Newman at 646-335-5384 Congress and Obama Administration Embrace Major Drug Policy Reform  Crack/Powder Disparity, Syringe Exchange Funding, Medical Marijuana, HEA Reform All..." target="_blank">Press Release: Congress and Obama Administration Embrace Major Drug Policy Reform</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/562/SSDP_national_conference" title="Buoyed by this month\'s election results and jazzed by the prospects for change with a new administration in Washington, some 450 student activists converged on the University of Maryland campus in College Park last weekend to celebrate the 10th anniversa..." target="_blank">Feature: The Kids Are Alright -- The SSDP 10th International Conference</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/551/john_perry_fund_HEA_drug_provision" title="A decade ago, Congress approved an amendment to the Higher Education Act (HEA) authored by arch-drug warrior Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN). That amendment, variously known as the HEA drug provision or the Aid Elimination Penalty, denied loans, grants, even work..." target="_blank">Feature: Scholarship Fund Honoring 9/11 Hero John W. Perry Assists More Students Losing Financial Aid Because of Drug Convictions</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/in_the_trenches/2008/aug/05/dont_let_congress_get_away_with_" title="   &nbsp; Tell Congress to Stand Up for Students  Tell your representative and senators that you are tired of the same old &quot;Drug War&quot; politics.http://www.ssdp.org/speakup/ &nbsp;  Dear friends, Congress failed us. Despite a decade-long campaign ..." target="_blank">Don\'t let Congress get away with it</a><br />');
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