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Social Security Part 6: Senior Moment
If, as the president insists, those over age 55 will not be affected one way or another by his proposal to offer private accounts as part of Social Security, why are senior citizens among the most vocal opponents to the proposed changes? Also: tips for taking the new SAT exam which debuts Saturday.
Bush Talks Syriasly
Tony Karon,
World Editor for time.com,
» Time
and
Jefferson Morley,
Staff writer for washingtonpost.com,
» Washington Post
offer analysis of President Bush's speech on the Middle East and potential reaction to it from Europe and the international community
Monitoring Lebanon
Annia Ciezadlo , correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor based in Beirut
-on the withdrawl of Syrian troops from Lebanon and Hezbollah rally in support of Syria
» More on Annia Ciezadlo's reporting
and
Hassan Fettah correspondent for the New York Times in Beirut on the demonstration organized by Hezbollah in Beirut today
Social Security Part 6: Senior Moment
Tim Penny,
former Congressman (D-Minn), chairman of the For Our Grandchildren National Advisory Board, he served on the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security,
» For Our Grandchildren
and
Max Ritchman,
Executive Vice President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare,
on the effects of the President's Social Security proposals for those over age 55
» National Committee
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