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PHOENIX - Leaders at Arizona State University (ASU) continue to negotiate a deal with the White House. The University of Arizona (U of A) rejected that deal, along with several other universities, but context is in the details, and there's a lot at stake.

What we know:

This isn't the first time the Trump administration has tried to make deals with higher education. This time around, they're asking colleges to give up some of their autonomy in exchange for funding promises.

Before the equipment walked the surface of Mars, it needed to be built and studied by researchers at ASU. Many projects are created thanks to more than $365 million in federal grants for the university last year alone.

Political Analyst Stan Barnes said the stakes are high as the White House tries to con

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