Found this on another list & thought it was worth reposting here: This article appeared in the Washington Post yesterday, November 8th. Cngress, in its wisdom, has decided to hold hearings on whether or not to continue to allow access to the SSDI, since all of the terrorists on 9-11 had SS#. I just wanted to suggest that, first of all, you read it straight from the horse's mouth (the Washington Post article) before the web rumor mill gets hold of it, and second, that you see if you find out as many things about the SSDI as I did when I read the article. If nothing else, it is a great education about the SSDI itself. Go to: http://genealogysearch.org/news/index.html and click on the link for the SSDI article in the Washington Post. Linda