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  • Radical overhaul of military retirement eyed

    08/17/2011 5:54:02 PM PDT · by Robert Drobot · 49 replies
    CBSNews.com ^ | Sharyl Attkisson
    (CBS News)WASHINGTON - The military retirement system has long been considered untouchable - along with Social Security and Medicare. But in these days of soaring deficits, it seems everything is a potential target for budget cutters. A Pentagon-sponsored study says military pensions are no longer untouchable - they're unaffordable. CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports high-level, closely-held meetings are taking place at the Pentagon regarding a radical proposal to overhaul retirement for the nation's 1.4 million service members - a bedrock guarantee of military service. The proposal comes from an influential panel of military advisors called the Defense Business...
  • Gov. Rick Perry vetoes $35 billion public education budget

    06/18/2005 9:55:43 AM PDT · by derheimwill · 69 replies · 1,249+ views
    txcn.com ^ | 6/18/2005
    Gov. Rick Perry vetoes $35 billion public education budget and calls lawmakers back for special session. Details to come... Just the headline, so far.