var digesttext = "<!-- Header --><table width=\"728\" border=\"2\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\" bordercolor=\"#000000\" bgcolor=\"#8EABBD\"><tr><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFF0\"><p  align=\"center\"><font style=\"font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:medium; font-weight:bold;\">Social Security Benefits</font><br><hr color=\"#8EC298\" size=\"1\"></p><!-- Items --><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5jJKLCbOtSylb6OzVDgAaa3gkX4MAD9DORF4O4&usg=AFQjCNHtFRKBZlHUtye94tefzJUeTUJscQ\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Democrats unveil jobs package - The Associated Press</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2010 20:04 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> Democrats unveil jobs package The Associated Press Instead, the cornerstone of the plan would exempt companies from paying the employer&#39;s share of Social Security payroll taxes for new hires, ... Democrats unveil jobs package with tax cuts for business making new hires Gaea Times (blog) all 99 ..</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fis-ryans-social-security-slashing-budget-like-contract-with-america.php&usg=AFQjCNE-7Qq9bMgRfo9VSUek1VdyjbDmkA\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Is Ryan\'s Social Security Slashing Budget Like Contract With America? - TPMDC (blog)</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2010 18:45 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> TPMDC (blog) Is Ryan&#39;s Social Security Slashing Budget Like Contract With America? TPMDC (blog) It leaves the GOP vulnerable to the majority party&#39;s attacks similar to the Social Security fight in 2005, and our Democratic sources tell us they plan to ... The Democrats are Coming After Socia..</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veteranstoday.com%2F2010%2F02%2F09%2Fgordon-duff-the-500000-hidden-american-casualties-of-the-failed-war-on-terror%2F&usg=AFQjCNEzdqpNWEkNMyBdROrEwbJk5ODCDw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">GORDON DUFF: THE 500000 HIDDEN AMERICAN CASUALTIES OF THE FAILED “WAR ON TERROR” - Veterans Today Network</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2010 18:22 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> GORDON DUFF: THE 500000 HIDDEN AMERICAN CASUALTIES OF THE FAILED “WAR ON TERROR” Veterans Today Network Who do you think tells them to shred millions of documents or deny disability claims until veterans are dead? As with Social Security , disability pensions ... and more&nbsp;&raquo; </FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/disability+%22social+security%22/SIG=11r2s7jq1/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/bw/100209/20100209006695.html?.v=1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">CA Labor Commissioner Reaches Landmark Settlement Against Janitorial Company (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2010 17:59 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\">LOS ANGELES----For the first time in the history of the Labor Commissioner’s Office, a settlement was reached over charges that a contractor did not provide adequate funds to a subcontractor resulting in employees being deprived of contributions to social security, disability and unemployment insura..</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fdr-maya-rockeymoore%2Fmichelle-obama-and-americ_b_454848.html&usg=AFQjCNE3jh9Z86URiEXFe8JRLspPavmIKQ\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Michelle Obama and America\'s Fiscal Future - Huffington Post (blog)</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2010 14:40 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> Michelle Obama and America&#39;s Fiscal Future Huffington Post (blog) ... gained by raising the retirement age will likely be offset by increases in obesity-related costs to Social Security&#39;s disability and survivor programs. ... and more&nbsp;&raquo; </FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.leagle.com%2Funsecure%2Fpage.htm%3Fshortname%3Dinfco20100208138&usg=AFQjCNG592wXRH6WaYcrIwwZUVZ4yaVrfQ\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">HALL v. LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON - Leagle.com</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2010 10:48 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> HALL v. LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON Leagle.com The Plan contended that the overpayments came about when the Social Security Administration awarded Hall long-term disability benefits retroactively, ... </FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalpriorities.org%2FPresidents_Budget_FY2011&usg=AFQjCNEmWVvDiZfi72H8Tvhh3Zy0snqohA\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">The President\'s Budget: Fiscal Year 2011 - National Priorities Project</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 9, 2010 01:50 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\"> The President&#39;s Budget: Fiscal Year 2011 National Priorities Project Income Security & Labor includes funding for job training, disability , retirement, unemployment insurance, and social security . The total Income Security ... and more&nbsp;&raquo; </FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/disability+%22social+security%22/SIG=122pnqo3p/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20100208/bs_prweb/prweb3572154_1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Allsup Helps Break Through the Disability Backlog (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 8, 2010 07:01 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\">Allsup reissues top 10 tips to help people with disabilities as applications for Social Security disability benefits soar to 2.8 million</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/disability+%22social+security%22/SIG=12pju7ti1/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2010-02-08-1Asocialsecurity08_ST_U.htm?csp=34\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Social Security races to \'negative\' (USA Today)</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 8, 2010 04:38 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\">Social Security\'s surplus nearly evaporated in 2009 for the first time in 25 years as the recession led workers to retire or claim disability.</FONT><br /><br /><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/disability+%22social+security%22/SIG=134gr37lu/*http%3A//www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/social-security-office-is-set-for-central-avenue/1071128\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Open this story in new window\">Social Security office is set for Central Avenue (St. Petersburg Times)</a></b></FONT><br /><FONT  color=\"#008000\" style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:8pt;\"><b><em> Feb 6, 2010 08:31 GMT </b></em></FONT><br/><FONT style=\"font-family:verdana, arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt;\">The south side of the former Bank of America building at 830 Central Ave. is about to get a new tenant: a Social Security Administration office for hearings and appeals.</FONT><br /><br /><!-- Footer --><hr color=\"#8EC298\" size=\"1\"><table width=\"100%\"><tr valign=\"middle\"><td width=\"25%\" height=\"32\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http://app.feeddigest.com/digest3/KTWKN5VDGK.rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"RSS feed for this news category\"><img src=\"http://www.workworld.org/images/feed-icon-32x32.gif\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Feed Button and link to RSS feed for this news category\"></a></td><td width=\"50%\" height=\"32\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http://www.workworld.org/\" title=\"Jump to WorkWORLD website\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://www.workworld.org/images/WWLogoSlogan-217x32.gif\" width=\"217\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" alt=\"WorkWORLD logo and link to WorkWORLD website\"></a></td><td width=\"25%\" height=\"32\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http://www.feeddigest.com/\" title=\"Jump to Feed Digest website\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://www.workworld.org/images/feed-digest-102x32.gif\" width=\"102\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Feed Digest Button and link to Feed Digest website\"></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><div class=\"fdpoweredby\" style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 10px; font-family: sans-serif\"><a style=\"color: #888\" href=\"http://feed.informer.com\">Powered by Feed Informer</a></div><script type=\"text/javascript\">/* <![CDATA[ */document.write(\"<img src=\'http://hits.informer.com/log.php?id=44&amp;r=\"+ Math.round(100000 * Math.random()) + \"\' />\");/* ]]> */</script><script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"http://208.88.226.83/log_e.php?id=KTWKN5VDGK&amp;r=0.430428284110675\"></script>";
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