Friday, May 13th, 2011
The sluggish economic recovery has only worsened the already bleak financial outlook of both Medicare and Social Security, according to an annual forecast released Friday by the Obama administration. The report offers fuel to President Obama’s Republican critics and increases pressure on leaders of both parties to agree on a long-term plan to preserve the nation’s principal safety net for the elderly. Medicare’s main trust fund will be depleted by 2024, five years earlier than projected last year, according to the report by the trustees overseeing the program — largely because they have downgraded their expectations of economic growth. Read full article > >

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Medicare funds will be depleted in 13 years, report says
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Saturday, January 15th, 2011
Reince Priebus emerged as the leader of the Republican National Committee largely because of a pledge to crave the workload, not the spotlight.
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Man in the News | Reince Priebus: G.O.P. Leader’s Promise: Humility and Hard Work
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