Sebelius: 'Hold Me Accountable For The Debacle' Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Sebelius: 'Hold Me Accountable For The Debacle' The Health and Human Services secretary is on the hot seat at a House hearing. Her testimony follows another hearing Tuesday at which an Obama aide apologized for HealthCare.gov's troubles and was peppered with questions about Americans who have had their health insurance canceled. WATCH Read this story Violence, Chaos Let Polio Creep Back Into Syria And Horn Of Africa The number of polio cases globally sank to an all-time low in 2012. But outbreaks in Syria and Somalia this year are jeopardizing efforts to eradicate the virus. A recent visit to the Somali-Ethiopian border highlights just how easily polio can regain a foothold in rural, insecure communities. Read this story Arguments Over Social Security Pit Old Vs. Young Social Security accounts for about 20 percent of federal spending. As Congress edges toward having to come up with a new spending plan, one argument in favor of cuts is that Social Security amounts to a huge transfer of wealth from the young to the old. Read this story Job Growth Slowed Further In October, Survey Signals Just 130,000 jobs were added to private payrolls this month, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report. In addition, the September gain was revised down. Read this story Victims Of Tainted Steroid Injections Still Struggling Health problems linger from a fungal meningitis outbreak that sickened hundreds across the country a year ago. Some people are still receiving treatment. And some who got better relapsed for reasons that aren't entirely clear. Read this story more news stories

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