Bush made Social Security reform a top item of his campaign for president last year, and created the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security in May to find solutions to the what has been termed an impending Social Security crisis.

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Early reports from the deficit commission are touching the third-rail of politics (Social Security) and that may heighten the tax, spending and deficit cutting debate, leading to further gridlock in the upcoming lame-duck session.

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Rick Santorum, R-Pennsylvania, and other Republicans praised the commission's report, saying it offered the possibility of a Social Security solution without raising payroll taxes on future workers.

CNN: Panel proposes personal accounts for Social Security