Ohio a model for Social Security reform, Bush says

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Ohio a model for reform, Bush says
Stops here to push his Social Security plan

Saturday, April 16, 2005

http://www.cleveland.com/politics/plaindealer/index.ssf...

Mark Naymik and Susan Jaffe

President Bush returned Friday in full campaign mode to the battleground state that won him the election and waged his latest fight: an overhaul of Social Security.

Just as he did during campaign visits to Ohio last fall, Bush spoke at a roundtable-style meeting in front of an invitation- only audience that allowed him to appear relaxed. The event also was tightly scripted.

The participants at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, including a state and university administrator in charge of public retirement plans, were hand- picked by the White House. They sat at a table on a stage beneath signs reading, "Taking Charge of Your Retirement."

And the president, cracking jokes about his average grades in college and his graying hair, frequently prompted the participants to clarify their remarks or make specific points that helped underscore his vision for Social Security...

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1. Well of course, Blackwell will be very helpful!

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2. Seems like Ohio is the "model" state for many things these days

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