Conservative Opposition Threatens Criminal Justice Overhaul

A handful of Senate Republicans on Tuesday dealt a severe blow to prospects for overhauling the criminal justice system in Congress this year, with one lawmaker calling the bipartisan legislation championed by President Barack Obama and some prominent conservatives "a massive social experiment in criminal leniency."
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Things to know about Social Security at 80: Is It Overhaul time?

Social Security turns 80 on Friday, and the massive retirement and disability program is showing its age.
Social Security's disability fund is projected to run dry next year. The retirement fund has enough money to pay full benefits until 2035. But once the fund is depleted, the shortfalls are projected to be enormous.
The stakes are huge: Nearly 60 million retirees, disabled workers, spouses and children get monthly Social Security payments, and that number is projected to grow to 90 million over the next two decades.
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Senate to debate health care overhaul

NATIONAL POST, 11/21/2009 - WASHINGTON: A broad healthcare overhaul was poised to clear its first U.S. Senate hurdle Saturday as the last wavering senators said they would vote to begin debate on the legislation, giving Democrats the 60 votes they need. ∴ Democrats Blanche Lincoln and Mary Landrieu ended days of uncertainty and said they would support a procedural motion Saturday to open debate to reform the US$2.5-trillion healthcare system -- the Senate bill's first crucial test vote. Read more at the National Post... Read More......