WASHINGTON — Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. It was a fight that didn't go well for the GOP when President George W. Bush pushed the idea in 2005.
Democrats, Republicans debate proposal to partially privatize Social Security
Sunday, August 19, 2012 | 7:43 p.m. CDT;
updated 6:10 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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