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  • July 2008

    • Hume to Leave Fox Anchor Role

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 15, 08 9:06 PM CDT

      Hume to Leave Fox Anchor Role

      Fox News' Brit Hume plans to step down from his role as anchor of the daily Special Report and as Washington managing editor at the end of the year, the Washington Post reports. Hume is near a deal to stay on Fox part-time as a senior political analyst, sources say, much like Tom Brokaw's role with NBC. The former ABC White House correspondent has been a highly visible Fox presence since the channel launched 12 years ago. More »

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      retirement  • Fox News  • Roger Ailes  • anchor  • punditry

    • Packers to Favre: No Go

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 13, 08 10:27 AM CDT

      Packers to Favre: No Go

      Green Bay won't be releasing retired quarterback Brett Favre from his contract as he has requested, and aren't promising to start him if he rejoins the team, AP reports. "This is a hot-button issue that surpasses anything I've ever gone through," says Packers GM Ted Thompson. Favre had the chance to return weeks ago, but didn't take it. More »

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      NFL  • football  • retirement  • Green Bay Packers  • Brett Favre  • free agent  • Aaron Rodgers  • Mike McCarthy

    • 10 Possible Teams for Favre

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Jul 12, 08 11:30 AM CDT

      10 Possible Teams for Favre

      The maybe-not-as-retired-as-we-thought Brett Favre has asked the Green Bay Packers to release him from his contract so he can play elsewhere. It's far from certain the Packers will agree, but USA Today runs down 10 places he could go: Baltimore Ravens: Favre's agent has placed players there before. Buffalo Bills: Wintry weather? Fervent fans? Sounds like home. Carolina Panthers: If Delhomme falters, Favre could step in. More »

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      NFL  • retirement  • Green Bay Packers  • Brett Favre  • sports contracts  • professional athletes  • contract talks

  • June 2008

    • Washington Post Top Editor Calls It Quits

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 23, 08 8:40 PM CDT

      Washington Post Top Editor Calls It Quits

      The Washington Post 's executive editor is retiring, he said today, after a 17-year run that included many prizes, painful staff cuts, and the rise of the Internet. A low-profile but highly respected figure, Leonard Downie Jr. told his staff he would miss the paper. "At the same time I'm ready to do this, because so much further change now needs to take place at the newspaper and Web site, and someone else should be tackling that." More »

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      newspaper  • retirement  • Washington Post  • editor  • newsroom cuts  • newsrooms

    • Microsoft Without Bill Gates? His Final Week Begins

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Jun 23, 08 10:41 AM CDT

      Microsoft Without Bill Gates? His Final Week Begins

      This will be Bill Gates’ last Monday at Microsoft, the company that the 52-year-old founded with business partner Paul Allen as a teenager. He’s retiring Friday from Microsoft’s day-to-day business and beginning full-time work with his $37.3 billion philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He's been planning this week for 4 years, and Newsweek takes a look at the bizarre notion of a Gates-less Microsoft . More »

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      Microsoft  • Bill Gates  • retirement  • Windows  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

    • Many Retirees Will Have Less Than They Think

      newser  |  Economist  |  Jun 16, 08 5:21 PM CDT

      Many Retirees Will Have Less Than They Think

      Many employees will enter retirement with a much smaller income than they expect, the Economist reports. By 2014, the amount of money saved in direct-contribution retirement plans—ie 401Ks—will outpace than the amount saved in old-fashioned direct-benefit plans. But workers set contributions to their DC schemes at lower levels than might have been set aside in DC schemes.  Add poor investment decisions, and many pensioners could end up with half the retirement income they would’ve drawn under DB. More »

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      hedge fund  • retirement  • investment  • income  • pensions  • employers  • pension funds

    • Strahan Goes Out on Top

      newser  |  ESPN  |  Jun 9, 08 4:14 PM CDT

      Strahan Goes Out on Top

      Michael Strahan is retiring after 15 years with the New York Giants, ESPN reports. The defensive end, 36, set the NFL's single-season sacks record with 22.5 sacks during the 2001 season, participated in seven Pro Bowls, and got his first Super Bowl ring earlier this year. Strahan walks away from the $4 million final year of his contract. More »

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      NFL  • New York Giants  • retirement  • pro football  • Michael Strahan  • championship  • NFL Pro Bowl  • defense

    • Mayweather Jr. Quits Before Big Match

      newser  |  ESPN  |  Jun 7, 08 1:37 PM CDT

      Mayweather Jr. Quits Before Big Match

      Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is hanging up his gloves, nixing a high-profile rematch against Oscar De La Hoya, ESPN.com reports. “This decision was not an easy one for me to make,” the welterweight champ said. “However, these past few years have been extremely difficult for me to find the desire and joy to continue.” More »

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      retirement  • boxing  • Floyd Mayweather Jr.  • Oscar De La Hoya

    • Dementia Sufferers Get Unusual Help

      newser  |  Deutsche Welle (Germany)  |  Jun 6, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      Dementia Sufferers Get Unusual Help

      German retirement homes have found a new way to help patients: building fake bus stops. Dementia sufferers who insist they have somewhere to go now have a destination, giving them a sense of control. That helps calm them, even if they forget where they're "going" after spending some time in the waiting area, Deutsche Welle reports. More »

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      Germany  • Alzheimer's  • retirement  • dementia

    • Former Obama Pastor in Church Power Battle

      newser  |  Time  |  Jun 5, 08 2:39 AM CDT

      Former Obama Pastor in Church Power Battle

      Barack Obama's former Chicago church is in turmoil over a battle to retain power by firebrand preacher Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Time reports. A rift has opened between Wright, who was supposed to retire from the church he nurtured for 36 years, and his hand-picked successor, whose qualifications he's now questioning. More »

  • May 2008

    • Is This a Joke? Brooks Leaving Movie Biz

      newser  |  New York Post  |  May 30, 08 9:59 AM CDT

      Is This a Joke? Brooks Leaving Movie Biz

      Are Mel Brooks' days in Hollywood over? The comic king is quietly closing his Brooksfilms, the New York Post reports. He founded the LA-based production company in 1980 to produce more serious films such as The Elephant Man but also put out classics such as Spaceballs . Brooks, who turns 82 next month, is still considering a couple gigs on Broadway. More »

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      Los Angeles  • retirement  • movie industry  • Mel Brooks

    • Henin Retires at No. 1

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 14, 08 11:08 AM CDT

      Henin Retires at No. 1

      Justine Henin, the top player on the women's tennis tour, abruptly announced her retirement today. "This is a definitive decision," said the 25-year-old Belgian, who won seven Grand Slam titles—including the past three French Opens—despite battling injuries in recent years. She's the first woman ever to retire while atop the rankings, the AP reports. More »

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      tennis  • retirement  • Justine Henin  • French Open  • Grand Slam tennis

    • Sorenstam to Retire After 2008 Season

      newser  |  Golf.com  |  May 14, 08 9:43 AM CDT

      Sorenstam to Retire After 2008 Season

      Annika Sorenstam has announced her retirement from professional golf, effective at the end of the 2008 season, Golf.com reports. The eight-time LPGA player of the year has "other priorities," including starting a family and working to build "the Annika brand of businesses, including my academy, my foundation, and my golf course design projects." More »

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      golf  • retirement  • LPGA  • Lorena Ochoa  • LPGA Tour Hall of Fame

    • Mercury Line May Hit the Scrap Heap

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 10, 08 6:52 PM CDT

      Mercury Line May Hit the Scrap Heap

      Once a four-wheeled icon of cool, Ford's Mercury brand is steadily losing traction and may soon be parked for good, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ford has not yet announced a plan to scrap the line, but one key stockholder is urging the company to let it go.  "Mercury has one more product cycle left in it, and then will almost certainly be retired as a brand," one analyst said. More »

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      auto industry  • car  • Ford  • retirement  • auto sales  • auto  • car dealers  • Mercury  • dealership

  • April 2008

    • Croc Hunter's Dad Quits Zoo For $1M

      newser  |  Australia's News Network  |  Apr 10, 08 10:55 AM CDT

      Croc Hunter's Dad Quits Zoo For $1M

      Bob Irwin will retire from the Australian Zoo made famous by his 'Crocodile Hunter' son Steve, taking with him a retirement package worth just shy of $1 million amid rumors of a feud with his son's widow. Irwin will also collect a $93,000 yearly pension from the zoo he founded 36 years ago, and later sold to his son, reports the AP. More »

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      Australia  • zoo  • retirement  • settlement  • Steve Irwin  • Bindi Irwin  • feud  • Terri Irwin

  • March 2008

    • Will the Losers Rebound, Try Again, or Retire?

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 25, 08 11:58 AM CDT

      Will the Losers Rebound, Try Again, or Retire?

      Very different futures await the two candidates who don't reach the White House, watchers say, with Barack Obama viewed as a future White House candidate, Hillary Clinton seen as a likely party leader in the Senate, and John McCain expected to retire in 2010. If Hillary doesn’t win, and campaigns hard for Obama, she’ll likely maintain her rep—and the top congressional job may be hers. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Iraq  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Senate  • retirement

    • Favre Will Retire: Reports

      newser  |  Fox News  |  Mar 4, 08 9:38 AM CST

      Favre Will Retire: Reports

      Brett Favre is retiring, Fox Sports reports, capping a gritty 17-year career that saw the Green Bay Packers return to the NFL's elite. The three-time MVP has often reversed course on retirement in the past, but his agent confirmed the report for ESPN, saying the quarterback notified the team last night. His brother Scott confirmed the news to the Biloxi Sun Herald. More »

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      NFL  • retirement  • Green Bay Packers  • Brett Favre  • comeback  • NFC

  • January 2008

    • First Boomer, First Check

      newser  |  AARP The Magazine  |  Jan 18, 08 2:06 PM CST

      First Boomer, First Check

      The first Baby Boomer will collect her—and her generation's—first Social Security check next month, and she can expect a lot of attention, reports AARP The Magazine. Kathleen Casey-Kirschling was born at 12:00:01 on January 1, 1946, and her big move spotlights the way her generation will both redefine retirement and squeeze Social Security to the limit. More »

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      retirement  • Social Security  • baby boomer  • Kathleen Casey Kirschling

    • Gibbs Blindsides 'Skins, Resigns

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jan 8, 08 11:25 AM CST

      Gibbs Blindsides 'Skins, Resigns

      Joe Gibbs is retiring again, stepping down as both coach and president of the Washington Redskins, the team he’s spent a total of 16 years leading, the Washington Post reports. Gibbs will stay with the team somehow, perhaps as a consultant to owner Dan Snyder. No announcement of a replacement followed Gibbs' surprise decision. More »

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      NFL  • Washington Redskins  • retirement  • leukemia  • Sean Taylor  • Joe Gibbs

    • Edwards Talks Tough on Iraq, Business

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 2, 08 12:41 PM CST

      Edwards Talks Tough on Iraq, Business

      John Edwards is turning up the heat in the countdown to Iowa, considered do-or-die for his campaign. He tells the New York Times that he would be the president quickest to bring American troops home from Iraq, pulling them all out—including those providing training and support for the Iraqi army and police—within 10 months. And in an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal, he blasts the excesses of corporate America and the plight of working families. More »

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      John Edwards  • health care  • Iowa caucus  • Iraq pullout  • retirement  • Iraq security  • corporate responsibility

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