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What's the future for Medicare and Social Security?

Columnist Saul Friedman heaves a sign of relief that Obama's plans will help -- not hurt

The presidential inaugurations I've covered since 1969 have had a special meaning for me -- the date is also my wedding anniversary, and my wife and I had to be apart while I worked in the cold.

This time, we stayed warm and watched from home, but aside from the obvious history being made, it had another meaning for millions of people of our years.

"Gray Matters" has been an unapologetic...

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