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		<title>Obama to boost Alzheimer&#8217;s research funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (CNN) &#8211; The Obama administration will push for a $156 million increase in funding for Alzheimer&#8217;s research over the next two years, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. The National Institutes of Health will commit another $50 million in funding this year, and the White House will propose an additional $80 million... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/obama-to-boost-alzheimers-research-funding/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Disney to build &#8216;Avatar&#8217; attraction in theme parks -AARP{</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it has agreed on an exclusive deal to build attractions based on James Cameron&#8217;s &#8220;Avatar&#8221; at its theme parks, starting with Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Fla. The first &#8220;Avatar&#8221; land, which begins construction in 2013 and is expected to open about three years later,... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/disney-to-build-avatar-attraction-in-theme-parks-aarp/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>California Desert Spaceship Factory Completed -AARP</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Space tourism is closer to reality after the completion of an $8 million Mojave Desert production plant where the world&#8217;s first fleet of passenger-ready spaceships will be built. Hundreds of public officials and reporters were invited Monday to tour the giant hangar where the White Knight and SpaceShipTwo craft will be... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/california-desert-spaceship-factory-completed-aarp/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>AP IMPACT: Hospitals Face Drug Price-Gouging -AARP</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A severe shortage of drugs for chemotherapy, infections and other serious ailments is endangering patients and forcing hospitals to buy life-saving medications from secondary suppliers at huge markups because they can&#8217;t get them any other way. An Associated Press review of industry reports and interviews with nearly two dozen experts found... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/ap-impact-hospitals-face-drug-price-gouging-aarp/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>US Life Expectancy Rose-AARP</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 list, released by the government Wednesday, reflects at least two major trends: Murders are down, and deaths from certain diseases are on the rise as the population ages, health authorities said. Homicide was overtaken at No. 15 by pneumonitis, seen mainly in people 75 and older. It happens when food or vomit goes... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/us-life-expectancy-rose-aarp/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ron Paul Clicks With Young Voters-AARP</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Rep. Ron Paul&#8217;s libertarian message of less government, personal liberty and ending U.S. military involvement overseas clicks with young people, who are supplying zest for his stronger-than-expected presidential campaign. Nearly half of all voters under 30 went for Paul in the first two states to vote, helping to propel him to a second-place finish... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/ron-paul-clicks-with-young-voters-aarp/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Conservatives Torn Over Stance on Romney -AARP</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Romney is marching steadily through South Carolina, a state still uncertain about him, and picking up a prominent conservative&#8217;s endorsement while sending a message to his party: It&#8217;s time to stop the bickering. Not just yet, some conservative leaders say. &#8220;Honestly, it looks like Governor Romney&#8217;s nomination is inevitable,&#8221; said the Rev. Robert Jeffress, pastor... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/conservatives-torn-over-stance-on-romney-aarp/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Older Americans find it harder to retire at age 65 -AARP{</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Loreta Stampley spends her workdays talking to other senior citizens, not about grandchildren and travel plans but how to get a job that pays the bills. Stampley, who earns $11 an hour as a jobs counselor for seniors, didn&#8217;t expect to be working at age 72. But like many of her clients,... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/older-americans-find-it-harder-to-retire-at-age-65-aarp/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Americans Fail to Appreciate Local Papers -AARP</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) — A majority of Americans don&#8217;t seem to recognize the value of their local newspaper. According to a survey from the Pew Research Center, most people say they wouldn&#8217;t miss local news if their newspaper no longer existed. But at the same time, they say they rely on their newspaper for a... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/report-americans-fail-to-appreciate-local-papers-aarp/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can&#8217;t Raise Taxes? Hike Medicare Premiums Instead -AARP</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a year-end economic package that includes a provision raising premiums for &#8220;high-income&#8221; Medicare beneficiaries, now defined as those making $85,000 and above for individuals, or $170,000 for families. Some would pay as much as several hundred dollars a month additional for Medicare outpatient and prescription coverage. Millions... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/cant-raise-taxes-hike-medicare-premiums-instead-aarp/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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