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Drowning in student loan debt

Last week, President Obama proposed some relief for graduates with student loans. But for too many, decisions made in college on student loans continue to haunt them. Edited for clarity.

Underemployed and can't pay loans

  • Name: John Crawford
  • School: Howard University
  • Debt: $68,000

I graduated last year with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. My job as a corporate security officer at a bank in Cleveland pays $10 an hour. I work about 40 hours a week, but most of my money goes towards the bills -- rent, health insurance and costs related to my 6-year-old daughter. I can't keep borrowing from relatives. I'd like to use by degree and become a U.S. marshal or an FBI agent, but I feel like I will be stuck in obscurity.

  @jenliberto - Last updated June 18 2014 07:42 AM ET

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