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Cenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) filling in for Ed Schultz on MSNBC talks to Rep. Chris Van Hollen (DCCC Chairman) about potential social security cuts.

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Video commentary about the latest news including unemployment in July, Antoine Dodson’s defense of his sister, social security becoming a liability, a record amount people on food stamps, mass layoffs and more economic news.

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U6 unemployment

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm

Jobs Picture Worsens With 131,000 Losses; 9.5% Rate

http://www.cnbc.com/id/38590746

New claims for jobless benefits rise to 479K

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100805/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy

Food stamp use hit record 40.8m in May

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/08/05/food_stamp_use_hit_record_408m_in_may/

BAE Systems to lay off more than 1K workers in Sealy

http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/08/02/daily29.html

Cypress Bioscience lays off 86 percent of work force, cuts personalized medicine unit

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D9HCP2L00

Siemens to Axe 2,000 IT Jobs in Germany

http://www.manufacturingdigital.com/sectors/telecoms-technology/siemens-axe-2000-it-jobs-germany

Boeing to Cut 800 Jobs from Long Beach Workforce

http://www.latimes.com/ktla-boeing-job-cuts,0,5940548.story

Expedia to expand Mo. facility, add up to 500 jobs

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HDERIO0.htm

Unhappy robber: Gunman calls restaurant to gripe

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/unhappy-robber-gunman-calls-582832.html

Social Security in the red this year

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/5/social-security-red-first-time-ever/

US Postal Service loses $3.5 bln in third quarter

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0517225620100805

Antoine Dodson who helped his sister after a suspected rapist attacked her http://www.nationalturk.com/en/antoine-dodson-attempted-rape-victims-brother-overnight-sensation-81243567

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Is there a way to preserve benefits and revive the system?

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