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Sept. 2, 2010 – Senior citizens living on the upper Atlantic coast, who normally expect their Social Security check on the third day of the month, should be receiving their checks today.

U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo was all smiles as she met with Coastsiders at the Ted Adcock Community / Senior Center Tuesday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Social Security. More than 60 Coastside seniors flocked to the Senior Center to enjoy a hot lunch and discussion with the congresswoman about the benefits, pitfalls and remaining hurdles that face Social Security.

The two candidates in the 24 Congressional District agree: The current Social Security system should remain in place and not be privatized But Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-Utica, and Republican challenger Richard Hanna, of Barneveld, do have some differing opinions on how the government will have to respond to the program in the coming years.

The Ardmore Police Department is warning senior citizens to beware of telephone callers claiming to be Social Security representatives.

As America's biggest safety net turns 75, let's make sure it can keep delivering for another 75 years.

Retirees are falling further behind each year as medical costs rise by more than overall inflation.

By Ivan Penn, Times Staff Writer Thursday, September 2, 2010 With schools and others requiring my child's Social Security Number, how can I ensure that my child does not become a victim of identity theft? Linda Criddle, an e-commerce and online safety expert who worked in senior posts at Microsoft for 13 years, urges consumers to carefully guard their child's Social Security Number. Criddle, who ...

But they make misleading claims about Sestak, Toomey positions on Medicare, Social Security. — Friends of U.S. Senate candidates Joe Sestak and Pat Toomey recently bought air time in Pennsylvania aiming to scare the state's elderly voters.

Of the 135 people Fortune 500 employees targeted by social engineering hackers in a recent contest only five of them refused to give up any corporate information whatsoever. And guess what? All five were women.

Apple launched iTunes 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network, on Wednesday. Within hours, the site fell victim to spammers looking to make a quick buck from Apple's unsuspecting 160 million music lovers exploring the new way to discover what music their friends are listening to.