The issue:

Unless Congress acts, the trust funds that support Social Security will run out of money in 2033, according to the trustees who oversee the retirement and disability program. At that point, Social Security would collect only enough tax revenue each year to pay about 75 percent of benefits. That benefit cut wouldn’t sit well with the millions of older Americans who rely on Social Security for most of their income.

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Where they stand:

President Barack Obama hasn’t laid out a detailed plan for addressing Social Security. He’s called for bipartisan talks on strengthening the program but he didn’t embrace the plan produced by a bipartisan deficit reduction panel he created in 2010.

Republican challenger Mitt Romney proposes a gradual increase in the retirement age to account for growing life expectancy. For future generations, Romney would slow the growth of benefits “for those with higher incomes.”

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Why it matters:

For millions of

A 60-year-old Oklahoma City, OK woman was mauled to death by a family pit bull on Wednesday night, CBS-affiliate WTVR reports^[1].

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Nellie Davis (pictured above), moved into her granddaughter’s home where the attack to place after receiving a heart transplant and recovering from a subsequent illness. A thunderstorm in the area may have made the dog turn violent.

“She had a long illness, from Mother’s Day until a month ago, and finally she had a chance to come home,” the victim’s husband, Cleveland Davis, Sr., told WTVR. “You know, I have a heavy heart. She’s always been there for me.”

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When police arrived at the scene, they struggled to contain the dog. Unfortunately, they put it down. “You have to understand, the scene was quite gruesome, OKC Police Capt. Dexter Nelson said. “The lady died a horrific death.”

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Here is more from WTVR:

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The movement has begun. Don’t get left behind.

They say that behind every great man is an equally phenomenal great woman.  As our First Lady continues to prove, the Obamas are no exception. Addressing the Congressional Black Caucus‘ annual awards banquet last weekend, Michelle Obama not only delivered a moving speech, but she eloquently reminded us of the struggles of our past, our achievements, and the challenges that still remain.  She told the crowd and the nation that despite our tremendous progress, we must continue to fight against the injustices of today.  To the folks who may be taking this election and the process lightly, the First Lady reminded everyone that voting rights is the movement of our era.

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For many people my age and younger, it’s easy to sometimes forget the sacrifices of our parents, grandparents, and ancestors. It’s far too easy to take voting for granted, and far too easy to complain about things wit

Los Angeles chef, David Viens, 49, has been convicted of second-degree murder after confessing to slow-cooking his wife, Dawn, in a 55-gallon drum filled with water in 2009, reports People.com^[1].

Viens claims that he didn’t murder his wife, but that after an argument he tied her up and duct taped her before going to sleep. When we awoke the next morning, he claims that she was dead. Panicking, he took her body to his restaurant, Thyme Contemporary Café, and dumped her 105 lbs body into the drum where he slow cooked her for four days.

That is the story he also told his daughter, Jacqueline, who claims that her father and her stepmother seemed ” like they loved each other.”

People.com^[2] reports:

After discovering his wife’s dead body, Viens “panicked because he did not expect to wake up and find her dead,” defense attorney Fred McCurry told the jury.

Police used a ruse to capture Viens. After he read a story planted in a local newspaper^[3] saying police found his wife’s blood in their h