Obama pledges to take on entitlement spending

Obama pledges to take on entitlement spendingWASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that reforming massive government entitlement programs — such as Social Security and Medicare — would be "a central part" of his effort to control federal spending.

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