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Congress Charts New Collision Course Over Deficit

Posted on 01/24/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Charles Babington of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s sharp disagreements over taxes and spending are on a re-routed collision course, as Senate Democrats launch a plan that includes new taxes and House Republicans vow to speed up their plan to balance the federal budget with spending cuts alone. The Republicans’ new approach would require even deeper cuts in social programs than they pushed last year. Liberals denounced those earlier plans as severe and unfair, and they …

Does the Fiscal Cliff Deal Pass Your Muster?

Posted on 01/12/2013 by | Washington Watch | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsPresident Barack Obama came out of the fiscal cliff battles with the public relations victory, but it’s a bit like winning the blue ribbon at the county fair with a pig so stinky no one even wants to look at it. The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Jan. 3–6 among 1,003 adults, finds that 48 percent approve of Obama’s handling of the year-end negotiations, while only 19 percent approve of …

AARPLive is Back!

Posted on 01/10/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

EntertainmentIt’s a new year and a brand new season of AARP LiVE on RFD-TV. Don’t miss the next edition coming up Thursday, January 17th at 9pm CT, 10pm ET. You’ll get expert advice on how to save money on utilities, find out where you can go to get help with filing your taxes, and learn the warning signs that an older loved one may need help. Joining RFD-TV host Mark Oppold on-set are AARP State Directors Sarah Jennings(SD) Sean Voskuhl(OK), …

White House, GOP Draw Red Lines in Debt Debate

Posted on 01/7/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Anne Flaherty of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Struggling for the upper hand in the next round of debt talks, Republicans and Democrats this weekend drew lines in the sand they said they’d never cross when it comes to the U.S. debt limit. The tough talk on the Sunday morning talk shows doesn’t bode well for voters who are frustrated by the political gridlock. “I believe we need to raise the debt ceiling, but if we don’t raise …

Does Washington Have Anywhere to Go But Up?

Posted on 01/4/2013 by | Washington Watch | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsCould things in Washington actually get dire enough to force politicians to work together? Capitol Hill veteran G. William Hoagland thinks so. When I talked with him for the AARP Bulletin, he made the case that with so many crucial deadlines coming up, lawmakers will need to find a new/old way of doing business — namely, putting their partisan differences aside and working together to get things done. Hoagland, a senior vice president of the Bipartisan Policy Center, sees a …

Don’t Be Fooled: Social Security Not to Blame for Budget Woes

Posted on 01/3/2013 by | Social Security | Comments

Money & Savings | PoliticsThe immediate frenzy over the fiscal cliff may have subsided, but the drama is far from over: Next on the agenda is a debate over spending cuts — a debate that promises to be as rancorous as the one we’ve just seen. Already, budget-cutters are taking aim at Social Security. Yes, the way to calculate cost-of-living adjustments — the chained CPI, unfriendly in name and in its impact on retirees — is already back in the picture (see related video). But …

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