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Published: June 3, 2007
Pay off student loans sooner rather than later, author says
By Michelle Singletary
WASHINGTON — You've got the college degree, and now you're stressed about what do to with the debt.

"Even if your student loans exceed your annual salary — which is, unfortunately, a common phenomenon these days — you can knock down those debts and start to regain control of your financial life,” Lynnette Khalfani says in her new book, "Zero Debt for College Grads” (Kaplan, $14.95).

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