By Stephen Ohlemacher WASHINGTON — Outgoing Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue has some parting shots for Congress, the White House and advocates for seniors. They have all “really walked away from Social Security,” he said, leaving the program “fraying because of inattention to its problems.” Instead of making the hard choices to fix Social […]

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WASHINGTON — Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue says he will step down in February after completing his six-year term. Astrue’s departure gives President Barack Obama the opportunity to name a new head to the federal government’s largest program. Astrue’s term was marked by increasingly dire warnings about the long-term financial health of the massive […]

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