It now goes to the Senate, where leaders of both parties said they expect changes to the House plan by Democrats, leading to further negotiations in an effort to avoid a partial government shutdown when current government funding authorization expires in three weeks' time.

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He spoke to the Ohio audience about his "compassionate conservative" agenda to help out the less fortunate, rebuilding the morale and strength of the military, and protecting Social Security for current retirees and younger people under his partial privatization plan allowing for some investment in the stock market.

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In a Vanguard survey, only a third of the semiretired had stayed with their current employer, even though more of those planning partial retirement expressed a desire to do so.

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Over 45 percent of respondents confirmed that their current capital planning programs are not fully defined and had only partial sponsorship from the board of directors.

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