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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 2006
Page
9
Federal guidance leaves about 632 000 elderly and disabled people to shop for Medicare drug plans themselves next year rather than automatic enrollment. Many will need low income subsidies to afford coverage, risking gaps as they learn they lack coverage at pharmacies in January.
In September the Labor Department reported a 0.5 percent drop in the Consumer Price Index, the largest in 10 months, driven by a steep fall in gasoline and other energy products, easing fears of runaway inflation.
The Social Security Administration announced a 3.3 percent cost of living adjustment for 2007, boosting the average retiree benefit from 1011 to 1044 dollars per month. About 49 million people receive checks, with energy prices easing and Medicare Part B premiums rising slightly.
The Dow briefly topped 12,000 for the first time, closing at 11,992.68 after peaking at 12,049.51, amid optimism on earnings and the economy. IBM, Microsoft, and Wal Mart buoyed sentiment while the S&P 500 rose and the Nasdaq fell.
In Baghdad a car bomb wounded seven bystanders in Alwiya district as Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani and Muqtada al Sadr in Najaf to stabilize security and push reconstruction while appealing for political consensus. The meeting follows pressure from the United States for decisive action.
NATO helicopter strikes in Ashogho Kandahar killed at least nine civilians including women and children as villagers slept. A rocket attack nearby killed 13 people. Governor Khalid said no Taliban were in the village during the strikes.
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