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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: September 28, 2007

LoBiondo, Rothman Honored for CHAMP Vote

Congressmen Frank LoBiondo and Steve Rothman received recognition for their courageous votes in favor of the CHAMP Act, and signed the Divided We Fail pledge.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: August 28, 2007

Georgia Businesses Will Need Older Workers to Thrive

AARP Georgia report projects greater reliance on older workers.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: August 3, 2007

Annual OAP Legislative Report Released

Oklahoma legislators strongly supported senior issues involving long term care and financial security according to the Oklahoma Aging Partnership’s annual snapshot of legislative activity.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: August 1, 2007

SD Congresswoman Pledges Support for DWF

AARP South Dakota is pleased to announce United States Representative Stephanie Herseth–Sandlin joined dozens of other members of congress in pledging to support solutions for Americans’ health and financial security concerns.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: July 23, 2007

Divided We Fail Launches in Minnesota

From now until the 2008 November elections, volunteers will be speaking at events, asking voters to sign the Divided We Fail pledge and gathering stories about how health care and financial security have affected their lives.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: July 23, 2007

Senator Gregg Thanks Divided We Fail

Senator Judd Gregg thanks Divided We Fail for support of the Medicare Quality Enhancement Act.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: July 23, 2007

Tell Congress to Vote Yes on CHAMP Act

On August 1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Children's Health And Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act by a 225-204 margin. This bill will improve Medicare for older Americans and strengthen the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for millions of children.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: July 17, 2007

Videos

Selected video highlights related to the Divided We Fail campaign.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: July 17, 2007

Divided We Fail Commercials

Two ads featuring children delivering frank declarations on the state of healthcare and financial security, and in the second ad, speaking directly to candidates.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: July 17, 2007

State-by-State Elder Abuse Resource List

Elder abuse is a serious and common reality for too many older adults, and reports of such crimes are on the rise.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: July 16, 2007

CNN/YouTube Debate Questions

AARP Nevada has uploaded some Divided We Fail questions for the CNN/YouTube debates.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: July 15, 2007

Our New Hampshire Launch

On Monday, June 25, AARP, SEIU, and Business Roundtable formally kicked off the Divided We Fail campaign in New Hampshire.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: July 15, 2007

State News

State highlights from the 2008 Presidential race.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: July 15, 2007

The Candidates

Information about candidates running in the 2008 Presidential Election.

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Subchannel: Politics & Advocacy. Date: July 15, 2007

Our Mascot

The reason behind our mascot.

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