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23 Aug 2009 20:58

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U.S.: Inflation to blame for a dip in Social Security benefits next year

  • 1975 the last time grandpa’s benefits didn’t go up source

15 Aug 2009 13:16

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Politics: Yes or no? Rep. John Culberson spins hard on “Hardball”

  • Both sides look bad here to some degree – there’s smoke coming out of the ears of “Hardball’s” Lawrence O’Donnell, while Rep. John Culberson does everything he can to avoid saying “yes” or “no” to questions which circle around whether Medicare and Social Security are socialism, and how he can support them when he doesn’t support health care. It gets ugly, even for a political debate on “Hardball.”source