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Debating just how long to wait before fixing Social Security
The trustees overseeing the finances of Social Security and Medicare issued their latest report Friday, declaring that a) the Social Security Trust Fund is expected to run out of money in 2035, the same estimate as last year; b) Medicare's hospital...
Tags: Finance, Health Insurance Cost, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics
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Letters: Having it your way with cable TV
Re "Cable TV, the right way," Opinion, May 23 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says he's a certifiable sports nut and could never go without ESPN, so he wants to make it less expensive. In fact, he's willing to go up against "well-paid lobbyists" and seems to...Tags: ESPN (tv network), John McCain, Satellite and Cable Service, Google Inc., Television Industry
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Split accounts when you and spouse split up
Dear Liz: I just finished paying off my last credit card and checked my credit report as I am now separated from my wife. I found we had one joint account that she had not been paying. There are two stretches of five months each of no payment. I...Tags: Retirement Planning Services, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Politics, Credit and Debt
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Mortgage underwriting rules eased for seniors with assets
WASHINGTON — Here's a heads-up for the growing ranks of seniors whose post-retirement monthly incomes aren't sufficient to qualify for a mortgage under today's tough underwriting standards: Thanks to a rule change by the largest players in the...Tags: Finance, Interior Policy, 401K, Loans, Pension and Welfare
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Final Phase Of Pratt Brain Cancer Study Concludes That Workplace Did Not Increase Risk
The Hartford CourantA 12-year study released Thursday concluded that working at Pratt & Whitney did not increase the risk of brain cancer or other illnesses for employees, but for some the results still fell short of a complete answer. "Half of me is happy that there's...Tags: New London (New London, Connecticut), Science and Technology, Medical Research, Occupations, Health and Safety at Work
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Social Security numbers for newborns
Q How do I get a Social Security number for my newborn? A A very easy and popular method used by many new parents is the voluntary Enumeration at Birth (EAB) process. Enumeration at Birth starts while still at the hospital. Using it, the state agency...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Mother's Day, Politics
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Uncle Sam isn't really calling you
We continue to receive calls from area residents telling us they have received a phone call from someone representing Social Security and/or Medicare. The caller says that new Medicare and/or Social Security cards are being mailed once information about...
Tags: Medicare, FBI, Internal Revenue Service, Government Health Care
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...Tags: Demographics, Migration, U.S. House of Representatives, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Shrinking U.S. deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
Reuters(Repeats story with no changes to text) By Jason Lange and David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Government, U.S. House of Representatives, Crime, Law and Justice, Carney (music group)
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President Obama says the Syrian regime is more interested in holding on to power than in the welfare of its people. Funny, I think the same thing about Obama and the Democrats. To those who think people on Social Security are relying on so-called big-...Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Barack Obama, Danny Werfel, Rick Scott, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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How much cash should you keep on hand for emergencies?
Dear Liz: A few years ago I finished paying off my debt and now am in the very low-risk credit category. I have savings equal to about three months' worth of bills and am working to get that to six months' worth. I'm wondering, though, about an...Tags: Career and Workplace, Retirement, Disasters and Accidents, Credit and Debt, Family
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Two Bad Ways To Expand Workers' Comp
The state's former "heart and hypertension law" was a gold-plated albatross, a boondoggle for police and fire unions, a classic example of good intentions waylaid by bad science. Though the law was finally changed, the unions bring back some variation...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Justice System, Fires, Judges
May 31, 2013
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May 26, 2013
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May 24, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 24, 2013
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May 23, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 23, 2013
|Column| South Bend Tribune
May 22, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 20, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 18, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
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