Published August 17, 2011, 12:00 AM
Alicia Thomas, a college student, worries about her earnings potential
University of California, San Diego student Alicia Thomas is worried about her earnings potential if the nation's economic troubles continue when she graduates. She is shown on the UCSD campus on August 11, 2011. (Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
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