Today's National Comittee to Protect Social Security and Medicare press clips.

[eridani]

Liberals turn on Obama, march to White House in fight for Social Security. – MSNBC. More than 2 million Americans signed a petition presented at the White House Tuesday by progressive groups opposing the president’s rumored cuts to Social Security. http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/04/09/liberals-turn-on-obama-marches-to-white-house-in-fight-for-social-security/

Obama’s ‘Crossed a Line’ With Social Security Cuts, Critics Say. – ABC NEWS. A crowd of about 100 progressive and liberal activists rallied outside the White House this afternoon to express outrage over the recently released Obama administration budget plan that would cut Medicare and Social Security benefits. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/04/obamas-crossed-a-line-with-social-security-cuts-critics-say/

Will You Be Chained To A Smaller Check In Retirement? – NPR. When President Obama on Wednesday unveils his blueprint for the government's 2014 budget, he'll offer lots of ideas for changes in taxes and spending. http://www.npr.org/2013/04/09/176684848/will-you-be-chained-to-a-smaller-check-in-retirement
^Also picked up by other syndicated NPR stations.

Opponents of Social Security Cuts Take Your Message To The White House. – OUR FUTURE. Opponents of President Obama’s ”chained CPI” proposal to reduce cost-of-living increases in Social Security protested in front of the White House this afternoon, bringing with them boxes of petitions bearing two million signatures urging the president to not include the proposal in the fiscal 2014 budget scheduled for release tomorrow. http://blog.ourfuture.org/20130409/opponents-of-social-security-cuts-take-your-message-to-the-white-house?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opponents-of-social-security-cuts-take-your-message-to-the-white-house

A total of 2.3 million Americans petition President Obama to drop chained CPI. – DAILY KOS. Leading progressive organizations and groups representing retired Americans, Sen. Bernie Sanders and several other members of Congress—including Daily Kos endorsees Mark Takano and Rick Nolan—delivered petitions with signatures of over 2.3 million Americans in opposition to the chained CPI to the White House Tuesday. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/09/1200474/-2-3-Americans-petition-President-Obama-to-drop-chained-CPI#

Seniors would see smaller Social Security checks under Obama budget. – CNN MONEY. Senior citizens would see their Social Security checks shrink under President Obama's latest budget proposal. http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/10/news/economy/chained-cpi-social-security/index.htmlUS Braced for budget proposals (VIDEO). – AL JAZEERA. US President Barack Obama to outline latest plan to reduce debt amid protests appealing for “no cuts” from his supporters. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid2145637652001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAmtVJIFk~,TVGOQ5ZTwJaoBdy7jwNGnVSPptZRvuTA&bctid=2289645692001

Progressives campaign online, on paper and on the Hill against chained CPI. – SUN LIGHT FOUNDATION. Liberal groups have launched a multifaceted campaign to oppose a Social Security cut expected to be included in the president's budget Wednesday, coordinating online activism, old-fashioned petition signing and traditional lobbying. http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/2013/progressives-campaign-online-on-paper-Hill-against-chained-CPI/

Over Two Million Petitions Tell Obama: No Cuts to Social Security and Medicare. – DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND. Organizations Representing Tens of Millions of Americans to Deliver Over 2 Million Petition Signatures Directly to the White House Rejecting Cuts to Social Security Benefits. http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017111031

Minnesotans in Congress battle Obama over budget. – STAR TRIBUNE. Facing ever more urgent warnings about the exploding costs of federal pension and health programs, President Obama is expected to include long-sought reductions in Social Security and Medicare when he rolls out his budget Wednesday. http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/202242381.html

Progressive Groups Bring Massive Petition To The White House. – TALK RADIO NEWS. Progressive activists from seven organizations, including MoveOn.org, gathered in front of the White House on Tuesday to present a petition with 2.3 million signatures urging the administration to avoid cost-of-living adjustments for entitlement programs. http://www.talkradionews.com/news/2013/04/09/progressive-groups-present-2-3-million-petitions-to-the-white-house.html#.UWVoHlesgmU

Over Two Million Americans Tell Obama: No Cuts to Social Security and Medicare Benefits (VIDEO). – WE ACT RADIO. Organizations Representing Tens of Millions of Americans to Deliver Over 2 Million Petition Signatures Directly to the White House Rejecting Cuts to Social Security Benefits.

Obama wants to change key inflation measure: Will it cut Social Security benefits? – 89.3 KPCC. A group of political activists and lawmakers Tuesday presented the White House with a million signatures on a petition opposing a cost-cutting measure expected to be in President Obama's 2013 budget: adopting a new measure to calculate inflation for the purposes of determining Social Security benefits — the so-called "chained consumer price index," or chained CPI. http://www.scpr.org/blogs/economy/2013/04/09/13223/faq-why-chained-cpi-isnt-a-cut-to-existing-social/

Call Congress Today: No Social Security Cuts. – TIME GOES BY. Yesterday, a group of progressive organizations along with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and representatives from various states delivered petitions to the White House holding more than two million signatures. http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2013/04/call-congress-today-no-social-security-cuts.html

Congress Could Lose Older Voters by Cutting Social Security, Medicare, Vets Benefits: AARP Poll. – SENIOR JOURNAL. Senior advocates seem solid in opposition to cuts expected to appear Wednesday in President Obama’s budget; Congressional call-in on Wednesday. http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Politics/2013/20130408-Congress_Could_Lose.htm
Liberal Groups Outraged Over Social Security Cuts In Obama Budget. – CBS. Several liberal grassroots groups are opposing President Barack Obama’s soon-to-be released budget for cutting Social Security. http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/04/09/liberal-groups-outraged-over-social-security-cuts-in-obama-budget/

Liberal groups head to White House to protest Social Security cuts. – POLITICO. President Barack Obama's budget proposal isn't winning any friends on the left. More than a dozen groups are headed to the White House this afternoon to present a petition with more than 1 million signatures opposed to Social Security cuts. http://www.politico.com/politicoinfluence/0413/politicoinfluence10401.html
DEBT/DEFICIT/BUDGET

Obama Budget Is A 'Betrayal Of Women': NOW President Terry O'Neill. – HUFFINGTON POST. The National Organization for Women, which has supported the vast majority of President Barack Obama's policies, lashed out at the president Tuesday over a part of his 2014 budget proposal that the group says will diminish Social Security payments to women. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/obama-chained-cpi-budget_n_3045653.html

Obama Calls For Social Security Cut — And Buries It At The Very Bottom Of The Announcement. – BUSINESS INSIDER. At 6 AM, The White House released a 6 page summary of The President's budget plan, which will seek to raise $580 billion in new taxes on the way to cutting the deficit by over $1.7 trillion over 10 years. FULL ARTICLE IN CLIPS.

SOCIAL SECURITY

Bernie Sanders: Obama Owns Chained CPI. – HUFFINGTON POST. If President Barack Obama keeps on signaling his willingness to cut Social Security benefits, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) warned Tuesday, people are going to start thinking he actually wants to cut them. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/bernie-sanders-obama-budget_n_3046023.html

Obama's move to change Social Security inflation rate riles supporters on left. – FOX NEWS. President Obama seemed to be coaxing Republicans back to the negotiating table by offering to change the inflation adjustment in Social Security and other government programs -- but his offer also has had the unwanted side effect of riling many of his supporters on the left. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/10/obama-move-to-change-social-security-inflation-rate-riles-supporters-on-left/

MEDICARE

Obama budget splits Medicare cuts between patients and providers. – POLITICO. The Obama administration budget would squeeze $370 billion in Medicare savings by cutting payments to drug companies and providers but also by making some seniors pay more. http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/obama-budget-medicare-cuts-89851.html?ml=po_r
Obama nominee vows to run Medicare agency as a "business". – REUTERS. President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the huge agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid got rare bipartisan praise on Tuesday, but faced tough questions about healthcare reform and a recent controversial decision on Medicare Advantage payment rates. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/09/us-usa-healthcare-tavenner-idUSBRE9380V020130409
BLOGS

Cut Social Security & Veterans' Benefits? Cut the Pentagon Instead. – HUFFINGTON POST. Say what you want about President Obama's proposal to cut Social Security and veterans' benefits with the "chained CPI." He did accomplish one thing for liberals that they often have a hard time doing on their own. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/cut-social-security-veter_b_3040226.html
OP-EDS

Social Security’s needed expansion. – WASHINGTON POST. On the very day that a bleak jobs report showed how feeble the recovery is, the White House revealed that the president will propose a budget that features cuts in Social Security. This was designed to get Republicans to agree to negotiate a grand bargain on deficit reduction — or to prove that they are obstructing any deal. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/katrina-vanden-heuvel-social-securitys-needed-expansion/2013/04/09/0376d93a-a07a-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html

[AnotherMcIntosh]

1. Wow. Good to see.

[eridani]

2. Very comprehensive list n/t