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Maureen Dowd: Bush "doesn't just want to dismantle the 60's. He wants to dismantle the whole century - from the Scopes trial to Social Security."
Democrats hammered Mr. Bush's cornerstone proposal as a risky gamble that would swell the nation's deficit and imperil the retirement of millions of Americans. Come on, it's designed to enrich Wall Street brokers who support the GOP.
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Democrats hammered Mr. Bush's cornerstone proposal as a risky gamble that would swell the nation's deficit and imperil the retirement of millions of Americans. Come on, it's designed to enrich Wall Street brokers who support the GOP.