Obama Promises Bid to Overhaul Retiree Spending - NYTimes.com

Obama Promises Bid to Overhaul Retiree Spending - NYTimes.com: "President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that overhauling Social Security and Medicare would be “a central part” of his administration’s efforts to contain federal spending, signaling for the first time that he would wade into the thorny politics of entitlement programs."