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Aside from all this, Obama's been great

Cover Story - Markets Repeating Head and Shoulders Pattern of Great Depression (ACE) Wall Street Apocalypse: The World of the Doomsday Investors In the last few years, however, something strange has happened. While there is no lack of survivalists stockpiling cat food and rifles, some of the direst thinkers are now working on Wall Street, where a combination of fear and foresight has many of the country's money men contemplating their escape routes. Retail Stores Closing Doors Announcements continue to roll in from retailers that have decided to close stores, slow expansion plans or cease operations altogether. Social Security on the chopping block Quietly in June, the third rail of politics had the juice knocked out of it. Both the majority and the minority leaders of the House of Representatives either said aloud or hinted strongly that the retirement age under Social Security should be raised. Are Overdue Reports Concealing ObamaCare Impact On Medicare? Every year, the Annual Report of the Social Security Board of Trustees comes out between mid-April and mid-May.  Now it's July, and there's no sign of this year's report.  What is the Obama administration hiding?