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
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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
» Time
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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
Bush's Speech
Listen to the speech
» Whitehouse release on the speech
» Whitehouse release on the speech
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
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Hassan Fettah correspondent for the New York Times in Beirut ...
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Hassan Fettah correspondent for the New York Times in Beirut ...
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,
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Max Ritchman, Executive Vice President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, on ...
» For Our Grandchildren
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Max Ritchman, Executive Vice President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, on ...
Around the World
We carried President Bush's speech live during this morning's show. One of the guests who joined Brian to offer analysis of the speech was Jefferson Morley who writes a "World Opinion Roundup" column for washingtonpost.com. Some of the publications he follows are:
Der Spiegel
The Toronto Star
The Daily Star in Lebanon
Today was also Part 6 in our ongoing Social Security series: How does the president's plan affect those over 55? The guests came from two of the many squaring off in this debate.
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