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Preview / Index is the second section . " And instead of moving towards more competition in the long distance industry , we are about to witness further consolidation in the form of a merger between MCI and WorldCom , the second and fourth largest long distance carriers , respectively . In recent decades , five-year survival rates have increased dramatically from almost zero in the 1960s to more than 20 percent at some medical centers , Hopkins researchers say . Social Security has always paid defined benefits based on prior earnings , with the goal of allowing people to maintain a reasonable standard of living in retirement . Paget 's is the second most common bone disease after osteoporosis , but public awareness of it is low . The president ’ s proposal for price indexing is " an unnecessary and unfair benefit cut on the middle class , " according to AARP Director of Policy John Rother . Consistent with the Joint Board 's recommendations , the Commission adopted a new federal high-cost mechanism , which consists of a two-step process that considers both the costs of providing supported services and the states ' ability to support those costs using their own resources . " This is the second bold pricing move in a month for AT & T.