- New York Times: This year, Social Security will pay out more in benefits than it receives in payroll taxes, an important threshold it was not expected to cross until at least 2016, according to the Congressional Budget Office. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/business/economy/25social.html 7 comments politics
- A new personal assistant selected by the Queen is to become the first black equerry in British history. Major Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah, a Ghanaian-born officer who fought in the Afghanistan war, will fill one of the most important roles in the royal household, The Times reports. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/queen-elizabeth-hires-first-ever-black-assistant-royal-major-nana-kofi-twunmasi-ankrah-a7831596.html 3 comments worldnews