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Bush's approach has met near universal opposition among Democrats, labor and liberal groups. The formidable AARP, a crucial ally in his successful fight last year for a Medicare prescription-drug program, is on the other side this time. It has already started newspaper ads warning that private accounts are simply too risky. "It's a little ironic that the AARP would be saying that, since one of the major things the AARP does is run [an investment program] for retirees," countered Treasury Secretary Snow in an interview with TIME. "The President made it clear that these plans...
After supporting President Bush's controversial prescription-drug plan, the AARP is lining up on the opposite side of his latest ambitious legislative proposal: to revamp Social Security by allowing workers to divert a portion of their payroll taxes into private investment accounts. The mighty advocacy group for older Americans will launch a $5 million newspaper-ad campaign this week arguing that the plan is too risky...
...secret sauce for any 21st century political database is email addresses--there's no quicker or cheaper way to get out the vote than by e-communicating directly with supporters. In addition, there may be magazine-subscription records, membership rosters from organizations like the AARP ... who knows? The parties aren't saying. "We probably have more information about the average voter than they care for us to have," admits Robert Bennett, chairman of the Republican Party in Ohio...
...Yahoo's ThirdAge Personals are among those that have grown steadily by focusing on an older age group. Most sites cost $20 to $30 a month. Others are free to join but charge for every e-mail or chat session. Unfortunately for older daters on modest incomes, an AARP membership doesn't buy any dating discounts online...
...things that always go wrong weren?t going wrong, and I marveled as our rental-car deal was squarely in place in the computer, AARP discount noted, and there were minivans remaining even on this gotta-be-the-biggest-minivan-rental-week-of-the-year week. I was spoiling for a fight, and the rental company was turning the other cheek. Amazing...