President Barack Obama, joined by college students, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, Friday, May 31, 2013, where he called on Congress to keep federally subsidized student loans rates from doubling on July 1. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama: College fees hurt middle class

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to prevent an increase in student loan rates, saying rising college costs hold back the entire middle class and unfairly saddle young people with more debt just as they are starting out in their adult lives...