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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan made a stir with his recent suggestion to cut future Social Security benefits to keep the program solvent. A panel talks about the future of Social Security and how it might figure in the presidential campaign.
Peter Ferrara, senior fellow at the Institute for Policy Innovation
Peter Orszag, senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution and author of "Saving Social Security"
Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and co-author of "Social Security: The Phony Crisis" (Portfolio)
David Cay Johnston, "New York Times" reporter and author of "Perfectly Legal" (Portfolio)
This book tells the story of eight Nazi terrorists who landed on American shores in 1942 with enough money and explosives for a two year mission. Their capture raised issues that are again in the news today: military tribunals, terrorist threats, and poor communication between government agencies.
Michael Dobbs, is a reporter for The Washington Post. He is also the author of "Down with Big Brother: The Fall of the Soviet Empire" and "Madeleine Albright: A Twentieth Century Odyssey."
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