| Above the Fold |
August 12, 2011 |
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Slideshow: Meet the 'supercommittee'
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| By Heather Trese |
As members of the congressional supercommittee are announced, those in the benefits field are no doubt asking themselves, "What will this mean for me?" To help you sort out the differences (and similarities), we've compiled a slideshow highlighting members' platforms on the issues that matter to you...Read more
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| Today's News |
| Postal Service considers cutting 120,000 jobs |
| By Randolph E. Schmid |
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The financially strapped U.S. Postal Service is considering cutting as many as 120,000 jobs. The agency also wants to pull its workers out of the retirement and health benefits plans covering federal workers and set up its own benefit systems...Read more
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| GOP debate: Hitting hard at each other and Obama
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| By Philip Elliott and Thomas Beaumont |
| Minnesota rivals Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann sparred bitterly Thursday night during an eight-candidate Republican debate, trying to break out of the GOP presidential pack ahead of an Iowa test vote with huge consequences...Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| This week in benefits |
| By James E. Green |
| Supercommitees will save our sex lives, who hates Obamacare the most and why voluntary products are the future...Read more |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
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 Insurance companies won't participate in the Exchanges if members can come and go as they please. Exchanges will never get off the ground.
-- caneforever, Health exchanges: Where do brokers fit in?
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