By | Associated Press – Mon, Aug 6, 2012About 56 million people receive monthly Social Security benefits. Who they are, and how much they get:
—36 million retired workers. Average monthly benefit: $1,235.
—8.7 million disabled workers. Average benefit: $1,111.
—2.5 million spouses. Average benefit: $590.
—4.3 million children. Average benefit: $564.
—4.4 million widows and widowers. Average benefit: $1,152.
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Source: Social Security Administration.
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CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian army has sent tanks across the Suez canal to the Sinai peninsula, where Islamist gunmen kidnapped seven soldiers and policemen last week, state daily al-Ahram said on Monday. Gunmen demanding the release of jailed Islamist militants seized the hostages on the road between the Sinai towns of el-Arish and Rafah on Thursday. (Reporting by Shaimaa Fayed and Thomas Perry; Editing by Alistair Lyon)
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The price of oil fell Monday ahead of the release later this week of economic data from the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, and a speech by the Federal Reserve chief. Benchmark crude ...
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