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McCain's 'Real Age' Is 63

Expert calculates candidate's years in biological time

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted May 25, 2008 2:22 PM CDT

(Newser) – McCain may be 71.8 years old on paper, but his biological age is a youthful 63.7, according to the physician who wrote You: The Owner's Manual. Dr. Michael Roizen made the estimate based on McCain's recently-released medical records (though some details on the... Read full story »

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