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SELECT COVERAGE FROM NATIONAL JOURNAL CHARLIE COOK: OFF TO THE RACES The Rest Of The Story No matter how you spin it, implementing Bill Thomas' Social Security reforms would expose federal spending and deficits and accelerate inevitable tax talks.  OFF TO THE RACES: SURPLUS? WHAT SURPLUS? NATIONAL JOURNAL Can Thomas Fill the Bill? GOP leaders are relying on Bill Thomas to do the heavy lifting on Social Security. But Thomas keeps so many options open that even the savviest insiders cannot decipher his strategy. CONGRESSDAILY GOP Coalesces Around Alternative Plan House Republicans appear to be moving away from President Bush's proposal, embracing instead a plan that would use only the Social Security surplus to seed private accounts. NATIONAL JOURNAL Cracking The Nest Egg Cashing out private Social Security accounts can be a tricky matter, as retirees in Chile and the United Kingdom have learned. NATIONAL JOURNAL Timing Is Everything Will the stock market be able to provide better returns than the Social Security system's current approach? While it's true that stocks are a good investment over the long term, the "long term" can be a very long time indeed. ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB... • The Social Security Act • Social Security Administration • Social Security Handbook • President Bush's plan • Trustees reports on Social Security • National Academy of Social Insurance: 2005 Trustees Report [PDF] • GAO on Social Security's Financial Future • CBO Outlook on Social Security • Final report - President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security [PDF]		ARCHIVES & MORE RECENT COVERAGE All Publications National Journal CongressDaily American Health Line Technology Daily Hotline HOTLINE Where They Stand Hotline polls members of the House about their views on President Bush's proposal. POLL TRACK The Latest Surveys The president is selling it. But is the public buying it? Poll Track keeps tabs on the public's latest reactions to the Social Security debate. AD SPOTLIGHT Key Political Advertising Ad Spotlight tracks all the latest happenings in the Social Security ad war, from USA Next's opening salvo to the DNC's "Cuts" campaign. INSIDER INTERVIEWS Q&A with experts, insiders and players involved in the Social Security debate: • Brian McCabe • Robert Ball • Andrew Kohut WELL-READ WONK Book reviews focusing on Social Security: • "You Don't Always Get What You Pay For: The Economics Of Privatization" • "The Generational Equity Debate" • "New Century, New Deal" • "Insuring the Essentials: Bob Ball on Social Security"

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