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size=4 face=Arial>PLEASE !</FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face=Arial>Forward to as many people as possible and take a few minutes
tomorrow to make the toll free phone call ( number below
).</FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR><B>Subject:</B>
News Release delivered to National and Local media outlets this
morning<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">December 3, 2012<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">NEWS
RELEASE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">National
Seniors Group Mobilizes <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Members
& Supporters for<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">December
5<SUP>th</SUP> Congressional Call-in Day <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The National
Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare is joining advocates across
the nation in a Congressional Call-In day on Wednesday, December 5th. Our
goal is to flood Members of Congress with calls reminding them that Americans of
all ages and political parties oppose cutting middle-class benefits to pay for
deficit reduction. Our message to Congress is simple: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">“</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">NO CUTS to Social Security, Medicare
and Medicaid. They should not be a part of this deficit debate.<SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d">”</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The threat to
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid during this Lame Duck Congress is as
serious as any time in these programs’ long and successful histories.
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid do not belong in this deficit debate and
Americans throughout the nation are urging Congress to take these programs off
the table.<B><I> </I></B> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">NCPSSM’s
Legislative Hotline will connect callers directly to their Congressional leaders
from one toll-free number: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">NCPSSM CONGRESSIONAL CALL IN
NUMBER<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">(800)
998-0180<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">This national
call-in day is just one of many deficit debate mobilizations being led by the
National Committee. More than 100,000 letters urging no cuts to Social
Security, Medicare and Medicaid have been delivered to the House with 65,000
petitions scheduled to be delivered to the Senate at a Capitol Hill event next
week. National Committee grassroots volunteers are visiting Congressional
district offices in targeted states. In Washington, the National Committee
continues to meet with key leaders in the deficit debate urging no cuts to
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center>###<SPAN
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class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The National
Committee, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization acts in the interests of its
membership through advocacy, education, services, grassroots efforts and the
leadership of the Board of Directors and professional staff. The work of the
National Committee is directed toward developing better-informed citizens and
voters.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Media Inquiries
to:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pamela Causey
202-216-8378/202-236-2123</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kim Wright
202-216-8414</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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href="http://www.ncpssm.org"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.ncpssm.org</SPAN></B></A><o:p></o:p></P>
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