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Pell Grants for prisoners, Mexico soccer, transgender 'movement'
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Jul 29, 2015
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Pell Grants for prisoners, Mexico soccer, transgender 'movement'

Could prisoners get Pell Grants back? Miguel Herrera is no longer coach of Mexico's national soccer team, the transgender community weighs in on the notion of a 'movement.'

Mexico fans hold up a cutout of head coach Miguel Herrera during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Croatia and Mexico at Arena Pernambuco on June 23, 2014 in Recife, Brazil.
Mexico fans hold up a cutout of head coach Miguel Herrera during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Croatia and Mexico at Arena Pernambuco on June 23, 2014 in Recife, Brazil.
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Could prisoners get Pell Grants back? Miguel Herrera is no longer coach of Mexico's national soccer team, the transgender community weighs in on the notion of a 'movement.'

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