Since 1m students are in the programme, Mr Bush's plan would increase the number of social-service volunteers by 250, 000.

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Finally, The Next Web asks if StumbleUpon just passed Facebook for social media traffic: according to analytics service Statcounter, the site has surpassed Facebook to become the number one website for generating social media traffic in the U.S, accounting for 43.34% of the market as January 2011 commenced.

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When you make the request, you must include your name, Social Security number, monthly income and source of income before military service, current monthly income, military rank, date you entered military service and date you are eligible for discharge.

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As well as its plans for the arts, the council is planning to make cuts to the social work budget, the number of looked-after children and its youth service.

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They need a Social Security number, so that their wages can be reported to the Internal Revenue Service, and to enable them to participate in Social Security and Medicare.

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It followed problems on the first day of the service on Wednesday, where a number of islanders complained on social media sites that they had missed buses or they were running late because drivers could not use the new ticket machines.

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America's Social Security Service keeps a register that contains the 100 most popular names in each state every year and the number of babies given them.

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