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Carville and Rove Duke It Out at Radio City Music Hall

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 06.28.2009 | Media

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Marcia G. Yerman

Instead of getting Ali and Frazier, the crowd braced itself for a confrontation between Carville -- "The Ragin' Cajun," and Rove -- "The Boy Genius." There was drama and theatrics galore.

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Is Independent Thought Extinct in America?

Leslie Weise | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

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Leslie Weise

Being forcibly removed for the mere possibility of having a difference of opinion was, to say the least, frightening and disturbing

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Ryan Grim

Obama Angers GOP By Brushing Over Social Security

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

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The GOP liked a lot of what it heard in President Obama's address Tuesday night about deficit reduction and personal responsibility. But Republicans ...

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Social Security Privatization Causes Tussle Between Dodd, Bernanke (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

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A highlight of Tuesday's hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was a 27-second exchange with Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking C...

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The AP Hands Obama His #1 Talking Point for the Second Presidential Debate

Jackson Williams | Posted 02.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Presidential Debate, John McCain, Tom Brokaw, Saving for Retirement, Retirement, Economic Meltdown, Financial Crisis, Presidential Debates, Barack Obama, Economy, Congressional Budget Office, Social Security, Social Security Privatization, Business News, Stock Market, Wall Street Crisis, Politics News
Jackson Williams

Just hours before Obama and McCain meet in a Town Hall debate, the Associated Press has moved a story that screams: "Retirement Accounts Have Lost $2 Trillion."

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McCain's Social Security Plan Puts Americans at Risk

Ron Grande | Posted 10.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Social Security, Bush Plan on Social Security, Mccain, Buyout, Social Security Privatization, Bad Debt, Home News
Ron Grande

The current ups and downs in the market have revealed that a social security system with private accounts invested the way McCain suggests would be subject to any volatility in the markets.

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S&P 500 Down 14% Since Bush Took Office -- So Much For Social Security Privatization

Mark Nickolas | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: 401(K) Plans, 401(K), Bush Social Security Privatization, Social Security, Stock Market, George W. Bush, Social Security Privatization, Barack Obama, S&P 500, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

If Social Security privatization was in effect when Bush was sworn-in, retirees who invested in the broader market would have seen their nest egg down 14 percent over the last seven-plus years.

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Jason Linkins

Media Struggles To Report On Flaws Of Social Security Privatization

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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Amid the news of "Bailouts, bailouts, bailouts!" comes word that John McCain has started flirting with the reanimation of one of his predecessor's zom...

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Social Security Privatization: McCain's Achilles Heel?

LA Times | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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It was a spectacular flop: a president making dozens of fruitless trips around the country to build support for a plan his own party's leadership refu...

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McCain's Ignorance about Social Security Is the Real "Disgrace"

Gerald McEntee | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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Gerald McEntee

McCain and Bush are like two peas in a pod. They're the same on the economy. They're the same on Iraq. And they're the same on Social Security.

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John McCain Supports Private Accounts For Social Security

Think Progress | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

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On Bill Bennett's radio show yesterday, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina -- who is currently a leading economic adviser to Sen. John McCain (R...

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