Today's Articles:
The New York Times
March 24, 2013
"Willful Ignorance"
"Automatic spending cuts are a mindless way to budget, and they will leave the nation in the dark. Here’s how: Under the cuts, the Census Bureau budget will be $845 million, well below the Obama administration’s $970 million request. That will force the bureau to delay completion of the Economic Census, an immense survey done every five years that provides the benchmark measurements for economic growth and other vital indicators, including inflation and productivity. Without such data, policy makers, business leaders, investors, economists and social researchers will be at a disadvantage."
CBS News
March 26, 2013
"Social isolation may shorten the lives of seniors"
"A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on March 26, showed that older men and women who are apart from their family and friends had a 26 percent higher death risk during a seven year period who were the most social."
"Social isolation may shorten the lives of seniors"
"A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on March 26, showed that older men and women who are apart from their family and friends had a 26 percent higher death risk during a seven year period who were the most social."
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