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Among them are Thomas Saving,a trustee of the Social Security Trust Fund, |
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Rosario Marin,a former United States treasurer,and one really,really young Republican. |
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Noah will not be eligible to collect Social Security for nearly 60 years. |
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Noah will travel to a handful of states ahead of visits by the president and will go on radio programs, |
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answer trivia questions and say a few words about Social Security. |
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Though he is obviously not an expert (and not really a lobbyist, either), |
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officials say the effort is a lighthearted way to underline Mr Bush's message. |
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"What I want to tell people about Social Security is to not be afraid of the new plan," Noah said. |
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"It may be a change, but it's a good change." |
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The trip was a brainchild of Stuart Roy,a former aide to Representative Tom DeLay,Republican of Texas, |
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who recently joined the DCI Group,a political consultancy here with ties to the Republican Party and Mr Bush. |
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Noah became interested in presidents as a 5 year old after a mock election in kind ergarten. |
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Today, he has more than 3,000 books on presidential history. |
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He campaigned for Mr Bush, speaking to Republican groups. |
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After 27 trips to the first President Bush's presidential library at Texas A&M University in College Station, |
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he scored a meeting with the former president. Noah plans to run for the White House in 2032, |
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and he wants Social Security addressed before then. |
