Word: concorde
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Tucked away between the neat row houses and dry cleaners of Concord Avenue, the store could be easily missed by passers-by because of its small size...
...CONCORD, Ohio: Exactly thirty-five years after circling the earth and becoming a national hero, John Glenn announced that this time around in the U.S. Senate would be his last. Speaking at a college chapel in the town where he grew up, Glenn told a small crowd of supporters and students that his desire for public service remained strong. But "there is still no cure for the common birthday." Glenn said, smiling. "Although my health remains excellent . . . another term in the Senate would take me at the end of that term to the age of 83." It was a typically...
...aware--can you help make the American people aware--of what I discovered on a Thanksgiving Day visit to Walden Pond in Concord, Mass...
...cancer under control, he ran for President in 1992 and won the New Hampshire primary. Although he quit the race a few weeks later, his sobering message about the need for deficit reduction made its mark on the campaign and the country. Late in 1992 he co-founded the Concord Coalition, which has become an influential voice in deficit and economic policy...
...Security is scheduled to start spending more than it collects in about 2012, just as the huge baby-boom generation begins to retire. By 2029, even the so-called Social Security trust funds would be depleted. Thanks to men like Kerrey and investment banker Pete Peterson, president of the Concord Coalition, more and more Americans understand that the Social Security "trust fund" is a myth. Every week's collection of Social Security payroll taxes first goes to pay benefits to today's retirees; then the surplus (currently about $565 billion) is immediately used to finance other federal spending. What goes...