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  • The Department of Defense placed the University of Phoenix, an online education giant, on probation. The action prevents the for-profit educator from recruiting on military bases and prevents troops from using federal programs to pay for classes. Read more at the Wall Street Journal.
  • President Obama is considering expanding federal background check requirements to a greater number of gun sales by issuing a new rule redefining what it means to be "engaged in the business" of selling firearms. Read more at the Washington Post.