1.0 link 71936 <![CDATA[Obama Refers To "Social Security Crisis"]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/11/09/obama-refers-to-social-se_n_71936.html In an interview yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) explicitly used the word "crisis" in reference to Social Security, seemingly contradicting a progressive refrain that such talk is a red herring advanced by proponents of privatization.

"You know, Senator Clinton says that she's concerned about Social Security but is not willing to say how she would solve the Social Security crisis," Obama told the National Journal. "I think voters aren't going to feel real confident that this is a priority...

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