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Overriding Bush Veto to Save Original Medicare [EDITORIAL NOTE: A few weeks ago, Congress voted to override President Bush?s veto of the Medicare reform bill, HR 6331. Most of the publicity about the legislation centered around staving off a 10.6 percent cut in reimbursements to physicians, but... The Best Books on Aging [EDITORIAL NOTE: Zoe Riley, who blogs at Journeys Through Time, has joined the Quarterstaff Revolution. Is there anyone else out there with a photograph of themselves with their staff? If so, please do send it in.] There are thousands of... The Final Stretch of the Long Election Campaign At last, after more than 18 months of presidential election campaigning, the opening of the Democratic Party Convention today in Denver ushers in the ?real? campaign season ? ten weeks of speeches, debates, attack ads, counter-attack ads and dubious promises... Sunday Election Issues - 24 August 2008 This Sunday post is a collection of links to elderblog stories about the issues that are important to understand in making our choices on who to vote for in the November election. You can read the original post announcing this... This Week in Elder News: 23 August 2008 In this regular weekend feature you will find links to news items from the preceding week related to elders and aging, along with whatever else catches my fancy that I think you might like to know. Suggestions are welcome with,... The Poorest Elders My wallet was empty when I left for the Farmers? Market Wednesday morning, so stopped at the ATM for $100 figuring I?d have enough left over for whatever comes up over the following few days. At the Market I bought... Wednesday Morning Farmers? Market [EDITORIAL NOTE: If you have written any blog posts on political issues this week, be sure to get links to me by Friday for the Sunday Election Issues post. If you're wondering what I'm talking about, see this post.] It... Our Blog Friends Over the past couple of months, I have received a fair amount of email from new readers wanting to know how to make friends online. Some ask for advice about starting a blog; others aren?t quite ready for that leap... Exercise: What?s Your Excuse? A couple of months ago, The New York Times published a story by long-time health reporter, Jane Brody, about the importance of exercise for elders. Considering the amount of information it covers, the story is remarkably short and simple. Even... Millie Garfield is 83 Today Be sure to stop by her blog today to celebrate with Millie. [At The Elder Storytelling Place today, Mort Reichek give us a follow-up to his Friday story titled A Sad Sequel to the Story of My 64-Year-Old Army Photo.]

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