Dems: GOP again targets Social Security
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Republicans will revive their effort to overhaul Social Security after the November elections, a "dangerous" plan that would cut benefits to senior citizens, the Democratic candidate for a Denver-area House seat said Saturday.
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Senate Democrats on Friday criticized President Bush's plan to add personal accounts to Social Security and accused his administration of improperly using the Social Security Administration to promote the idea.
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President Bush sought support from congressional leaders of both parties Monday for his aggressive proposal to overhaul Social Security during his second term.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has done it again. For at least the fourth time this year, he has touched the electrified third rail of American politics - Social Security.
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A top Senate Democrat unveiled a $156 billion economic stimulus package Monday that awards rebates to senior citizens living off Social Security and extends unemployment benefits, setting up a clash with President Bush and House leaders pushing a narrower package.
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Consigned by the voters to another season out of power, Democrats are eager to lay down markers for President Bush and congressional Republicans on Iraq, Social Security and more at the same time they try to absorb the lessons of last fall's elections.
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Democrats on Thursday said President Bush's proposed overhaul of Social Security would burden future generations with massive debt and undo income protection promised to the elderly since Democrat Franklin Roosevelt was president.
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President's plan to overhaul Social Security reflects bigger fight of free market vs. safety net.
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Christopher Dodd is taking on his Democratic presidential rivals &#151; again. And Republican Mitt Romney is now highlighting his home state &#151; with a bit of a sneer.
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Vowing not to "cede one inch" to critics of President Bush's plan to overhaul Social Security, the Republican National Committee is aggressively challenging television ads about the proposal if it thinks they are false or misleading.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is trying to fend off the DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ determined campaign to score a net gain of at least 15 House seats in the Nov. 7 elections Ã¢ÂÂ which they need to take control of the House. And Republican leaders have been pressing their politically Ã¢ÂÂsafeÃ¢ÂÂ members who have surplus campaign funds to ante up ever more money for the GOPÃ¢ÂÂs effort to extinguish the Democratic threat.
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One top Democrat in Congress is calling for an exit strategy in Iraq as another vows lasting opposition to Social Security benefit cuts &#151; elements of a pre-emptive strike against President Bush before his midweek State of the Union address.
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Seizing on a report that a plan to privatize Social Security includes raising the retirement age for full benefits to 72, vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Saturday renewed a promise that the Democrats would never raise the retirement age.
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Social Security, the entitlement that keeps millions of elderly Americans out of poverty with monthly checks gleaned from payroll taxes, ranks as one of Flint Journal readers&#39; top issues in this presidential election.
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Democrats accused President Bush on  Saturday of trying to scare Americans into believing the Social  Security retirement system is in crisis to build support for  his private investment account plan.
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Rasmussen Reports - When the new Congress convenes under Democratic control in January, it will face a challenge on Social Security that has remained unsolved for a generation. Americans under 50 are skeptical about receiving their promised benefits, most voters believe change is needed, and there is strong opposition to both tax increases and benefit cuts.
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Retirees living off Social Security are frustrated that they won't get tax rebate checks through a bipartisan economic stimulus package before the House. Senate Democrats Friday began efforts to include them.