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Soc. Security checks out early for Earl

Benefit checks arrive before storm's arrival

Updated: Thursday, 02 Sep 2010, 3:01 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 02 Sep 2010, 2:38 PM EDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Social Security Administration is delivering checks a day early to hundreds of thousands of East Coast residents to make sure the money beats Hurricane Earl's arrival.

Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue says benefit checks will be delivered today to about 737,000 beneficiaries in 10 states from the Carolinas to Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.
 


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