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May 1st, 2012
04:30 PM ET

Bank finally relents in pursuit of dead student's loan payments

Brooke is joined by Ryan Bryski, who tells the heartbreaking story of his brother Christopher.  As a bright young college student, Christopher sustained fatal injuries in an accidental fall.   Throughout a coma that lasted two years, and even in the months after his death, Christopher's bank continued to hound his family for his student loan payments.  Listen as Ryan details the heartwrenching ordeal that his family was subjected to, and how an online petition eventually helped to ease their pain.

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May 1st, 2012
03:31 PM ET

David Arquette on saving the arts

CNN's Suzanne Malveaux talks with David Arquette about his innovative non profit, non partisan group The Creative Coalition.

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