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The Deficit Dog That Didn't Bark: Raising the Retirement Age
By Robert W. Stock - AOL News"You're going to have to raise the retirement age for Social Security," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proclaimed in a recent speech to the American Enterprise Institute. "Oh, I just said it and I still am standing here. I did not vaporize into the carpet and I said it." When the report of President Barack Obama's deficit commission emerged last year, one of its major cost-cutting suggestions was just that: an increase in the age for receiving full Social Security benefits to 69 by 2075. Yet in all of the furious deficit debate in Washington of late, the late-retirement proposal so far been a ...
How Old Is Joe Manchin?
By Elizabeth Nolan Brown - Politics DailyJoseph "Joe" Manchin III, Democratic governor of the state of West Virginia, is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate against a wealthy West Virginia Republican businessman John Raese. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about his life. How old is Joe Manchin? Manchin is 63 years old. When was Joe Manchin born? Manchin was born Aug. 24, 1947. Where was Joe Manchin born? Manchin was born in Farmington, W.Va. Who are Joe Manchin's parents, and what do they do? Joe Manchin is the ...
How Old Is John Raese?
By Elizabeth Nolan Brown - Politics DailyGreer Industries CEO John Raese is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. He is running against the West Virginia governor, Democrat Joe Manchin, for the seat held by late Sen. Robert Byrd. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about his life. How old is John Raese? Raese is 60 years old. When was John Raese born? Raese was born April 10, 1950. Where was John Raese born? Raese was born in Morgantown, W.Va. Who are John Raese's parents, and what do they do? ...
Where Single Ladies Are Scarce, Men Scramble to Put a Ring on It
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Sept. 17) -- Men don't need to really, really love it to put a ring on it. They just need to like it well enough and be spurred by nightmares of solitary life in an apartment reeking of cats and desolate loneliness. That's at least the case in selected urban areas, where single women are scarce and have more eligible bachelors to choose from in matters of relationships and wedding vows, according to a study published in the August issue of the Journal Evolutionary Psychology. Daniel Kruger, an evolutionary psychologist, tabulated an "operational sex ratio" for 50 metropolitan areas. In ...
New Obama Ad: 'This Year'
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailySarah Palin claims that the "gloves are off." Looks like the Obama camp is responding in kind with this ad launching Monday, keeping the focus on the financial meltdown. The ad pushes the themes that McCain is "erratic in a crisis," "out of touch on the economy," and finishes with a photo of a grinning Maverick and George W. arm-in-arm. ...
Obama and Age Demographics
By Dave - Politics DailyTommy hit this one a little earlier, but there's one aspect to this we may all be overlooking...The Associated Press:John McCain is mocked as an out-of-touch, out-of-date computer illiterate in a television commercial out Friday from Barack Obama as the Democrat begins his sharpest barrage yet on McCain's long Washington career.This doesn't strike me as a very smart attack and something in the internals of the University of Cincinnati Poll reminded me why: Voters ages 18-29 overwhelmingly backed Obama, 60%-33%. Voters 65 and older sided with McCain, 49%-40%. Obama is losing voters 65 and older ...
One Term McCain
By Dave - Politics DailyMarc Ambinder: When he formally announced his presidential candidacy last year, Sen. John McCain was inches away from making an unprecedented pledge: if he were elected, he would serve only one term as president. It could have been an earth-shifting moment for the campaign and the primary. At the time, McCain's fundraising pace was falling well short of its target and Republicans were not treating McCain as the frontrunner. The idea to serve one term had long been discussed among top advisers, and McCain was on board. This story is created a little buzz yesterday. I remember the rumor, ...
McCain Made His Own Hi-Def Bed
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAs I reported here previously, HDTV can be a cruel mistress, making many of her subjects wish they could stop at the "warts" part of "warts and all." Of the 3 remaining candidates, the one who stands to be hit hardest by the harshly meticulous rendering, John McCain, seems to have only himself to blame. From Slate: As Senate commerce committee chairman in 1998, and later as the committee's highest-ranking Republican in 2002, McCain excoriated broadcasters for transitioning too slowly to the digital spectrum...In 2007, McCain complained that a congressionally mandated deadline of Feb. 17, 2009, ...
'Leads' - New McCain Ad
By Greg McNeilly - Politics DailyJohn McCain's campaign released a new :30 second spot titled "Leads." Those who watched Saturday Night Live may find the start of the ad somewhat familiar. ...
McCain Stays Up Late Saturday Night
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe Republican candidate made two appearances on Saturday Night Live, first during Weekend Update, where he encouraged the Democrats to continue campaigning: McCain also showed up in a mock campaign spot poking fun at his age: ...
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