| Above the Fold |
July 27, 2011 |
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| Low taxes, high health costs make US choices tough |
| By Paul Wiseman |
| Wealthy countries all over the world are dealing with debts and strained budgets as they mop up after the Great Recession and brace for the budget-busting retirement of the baby boomer generation. But the United States is in a bigger fix than almost anyone else...Read more |
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| Today's News |
| Speaker's budget ignites "class warfare" |
| By Heather Trese |
| Boehner's proposal, according to Robert Greenstein, president of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, would require Congress to ultimately choose between deep cuts in Social Security and Medicare benefits for current retirees, the repeal of health reform's coverage expansions, and/or cuts to basic assistance programs...Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| Are you a sales zombie? |
| By Mark Roberts |
| Sales people who drift through their career with no real success find that there are always excuses for not getting new business. Just through sheer oblivion to opportunities around them, they manage to plod along with an income that may barely get them above poverty level or provide a mediocre living...Read more |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
 Don't you just love the way politicians love to posture. It's like the kid that owns the ball that isn't picked to play, and so he/she says if I can't play I'm taking my ball and I'm going home.
-- Dspinner, Rival plans ensnarl Congress |
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