The Department of Education has issued new rules restricting the way college tuition lenders interact with students, parents, and institutions of higher learning across the U.S., Maria Glod of the Washington Post reports.  The regulations prohibit lenders from giving gifts to college admissions department officials.

The FDA’s budget for inspecting prescription drugs and other substances produced overseas that fall under the agency’s purview is at 2002 levels — at the same time that imports are increasing geometrically, Marc Kaufman reports for the Washington Post. 

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