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BULLETIN BEATS
How to Use Hospital ERs Wisely
Deciding whether to go to the hospital emergency room is often a clear-cut decision.
Social Security and Remarrying Late in Life
Q. My fiancé is age 88 and I am 72. We each receive Social Security under our own record.
Who Will Win
Open Wide
Shared Laughter
Cheap Textbooks
Government E-mail
Out-of-Pocket
Healthy Habits
Life Insurance Companies
MULTIMEDIA SPECIALS
THEY MADE HISTORY
AUGUST 27, 1928
Diplomats from 15 nations sign the Kellogg-Briand Pact, calling for the “end of war as an instrument of national policy.” Three years later, Japan invades Manchuria.
1991: As the U.S.S.R. hurtles toward collapse, Moldova becomes the latest Soviet republic to declare itself an independent nation.
1990: Guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan dies in a helicopter crash following a concert in Wisconsin.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
BRAIN AEROBICS
IN THE NEWS
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'BARACK OBAMA IS MY CANDIDATE'
Hillary Clinton thanks her supporters—'the sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits'—then urges them to support Obama.
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MIXED NEWS FROM CENSUS BUREAU
While the number of uninsured fell by more than 1 million in 2007, the overall poverty rate held steady.
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BIDEN = MONDALE?
Mondale thinks so. The former vice president says Biden's task in 2008's campaign is smilar to his for Carter in '76.
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THE CULT OF THE 'REGULAR AMERICAN'
Just what does being a 'regular American' mean? And why are politicians from both parties so obsessed with proving they fit the bill?
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WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE KENNEDYS?
Straddling the eras of Audrey Hepburn and Paris Hilton, the Kennedys have embodied the better angels of the American nature.
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BOOMERS NARCISSISTIC?
A new poll debunks this and other generational myths. Do you agree?
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CANADA LINKS OUTBREAK, TAINTED MEAT
Officials have found 21 cases of listeriosis, a kind of food poisoning that can be dangerous to older people.
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STAY WISE ABOUT WEIGHT AS YOU AGE
It's not about wearing your old prom dress. It's about staving off the loss of muscle and bone.
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All She Is Saying...
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