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...next group, according to the Clinton adviser, is older female voters who, she said, backed Clinton in large numbers because they believed "experience should trump change. They really wanted a more experienced person as President. It was a bonus for these voters was that Hillary was a woman, because it made them proud of her and themselves. But those women are social progressives. I don't see them turning to McCain because of Sarah Palin...
...call it) with a master's in special education and proceeded to teach children with Down syndrome and other disabilities in one of Phoenix's poorer schools. When she met a dashing war hero at a cocktail party in Hawaii, she was 24 but said she was three years older; he said he was four years younger. The McCains learned the truth of their 17-year age difference only when they applied for their marriage license, and they were wed just over a month after his divorce was final...
Millions of Americans who suffer from the uncomfortable intestinal disorder diverticulosis - more than half of the population will develop it in older age - have been told for decades to avoid eating popcorn, nuts, and that all-American favorite, corn on the cob, because those foods may compound the disorder. But a new study released this week suggests that these foods may not increase diverticulosis risk, and that in fact people who eat lots of nuts and popcorn have lower rates of the disease than others...
Volpe added that the youth vote is affecting the political preferences of older voters in a measurable way that’s never been seen before, particularly among Democrats...
...Davenport on Monday Obama went over pretty well with a group of 250 voters handpicked for their undecided status. There wasn't the fawning adulation and roaring waves of some Obama events, but the mostly older, white crowd left impressed. "I was surprised, given the convention, but I think it's great he's here," said David Ward, 58, a Vietnam veteran who is a veterans' advocate from Davenport. Ward said Obama's appearance, including his digs at McCain for being so out of touch that he didn't know how many houses he owned, "solidified" his vote. Obama "seems...