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...topic of politics’ notorious third rail—social security—most of the Democrats declined to back private stock market investment as a solution to the system’s impending financial crunch. Only Clark expressed support for a private investment program, and even he insisted it must be in addition to, rather than instead of, the guaranteed solvency of the system in general...
...first time around wasn’t all that pleasant,” Farmer writes in an e-mail. “I mean, I laughed, I cried, and all that. But it’s very strange to be the topic of a book (I’m not even dead yet! I’m 43 years old!). And although the facts seemed right, and he caught wonderful things that I’d forgotten in the mad swirl of everyday work, I didn’t savor the book on round one. It scared...
...realize it’s a sensitive and serious course,” Cooper says “We have humor and try to make it a good time without making light of a serious topic...
This week's cover story focuses on the letters of Ronald Reagan, a two-term president who unquestionably had great short-term and long-term influence on America in the 1980s and beyond. Like with all presidents, the merit of that influence is a hot topic for debate among political junkies. And so we ask you, What do you think is Ronald Reagan's legacy? Was his presidency great for America, was it a time of regret, or does it fall somewhere in the middle...
...Capitol Hill, the topic is a source of mounting tension in the House Intelligence Committee, which some observers say has lagged behind its less-partisan Senate counterpart in probing the administration's handling of pre-war intelligence on Iraq. According to a knowledgeable source, a closed hearing last week saw Democratic congressman Silvestre Reyes read into the record a secret memo he'd sent Republican chairman Porter Goss and ranking Democrat Jane Harman last February - more than a month before the war. Reyes, who through an aide declined to comment, raised concern in the memo that the panel might have...