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August 2008
- Age Is Just a Number; for Guys, It's 31
  
  Best Life | Aug 5, 08 4:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Most men have two ages, theorizes author Douglas Coupland of Generation X fame: "the age we really are, and the age we are in our heads," which he pegs at "about 31 or 32." Coupland explains in in Best Life magazine: "When middle-aged men look in the mirror they think, 'I'm sorry, but there's been a horrible mistake.'" More »
June 2008
- Alzheimer's Drug Shows Some Promise
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 17, 08 6:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A drug currently in experimental trials seems to be effective in battling Alzheimer's disease, the pharmaceutical companies developing it tell the Wall Street Journal . Bapineuzumab—developed by Elan and Wyeth—seems to be helpful in improving cognitive ability in those stricken by the disease, though much more so in patients who don't have a gene that increases risk of the brain disease. More »
- Gender and Race Aside, Age Pushes to Fore
  
  New York Times | Jun 15, 08 3:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Now that a primary season fraught with racism and sexism has ended, the nation now gears up to face its general-election gremlin: ageism. While John McCain, 71, may joke that the primary qualification to be president is "to be very, very, very, very old," the New York Times reports that his age may work for him among ever-more vibrant oldsters trying to break a gray ceiling, of sorts. More »
May 2008
- Why Gen Xers Hate Corporate Jobs
  
  BusinessWeek | May 21, 08 9:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Generation Xers don't seem to be clambering to the top of the corporate ladder in the numbers they should be—and many are turned off by corporate life altogether. BusinessWeek has 10 reasons why this might be so: Xers started their careers just as the economy went into its early '90s tailspin Remembered big corporate layoffs has given Xers a strong distrust of large institutions Xers like keeping their options open and don't want to be funneled into narrow career paths The economy is slowing again, just as Xers are reaching upper management Xers are struggling to manage the "pesky" Generation Y strivers coming up More »
April 2008
- Author Just Talking 'Bout X Generation
  
  Time | Apr 18, 08 1:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Between the stuck-in-the-'60s boomers and their blog-happy offspring is a mighty yet forgotten generation, Jeff Gordinier writes in his new book, X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft But Can Still Keep Everything From Sucking . From less Dylan to more Cobain, the author wants the "dark-horse generation" born between 1965 and 1980 to get the credit it's due. More »
- Revenge of the Geezers?
  
  New York Times | Apr 12, 08 1:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Once, Frank Lautenberg was a 58-year-old hopeful who implied that his opponent, at 72, was too old. Now, Lautenberg is running for re-election in New Jersey at the spry age of 84. “Age is not a factor,” he says. “The question is effectiveness.” But as John McCain seeks to become the oldest first-term president ever, age has become an issue, writes Gail Collins in the New York Times . More »
March 2008
- 'Fifth Beatle' Aspinall Dies at 66
  
  Los Angeles Times | Mar 25, 08 7:59 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - "Fifth Beatle" Neil Aspinall, the first road manager of the legendary band who later ran the Beatles' recording company, has died from lung cancer. Aspinall, 66, was the chief guardian of the group's musical legacy after the Beatles broke up. "He vigorously fought to protect the Beatles franchise," said Beatles historian Bruce Spizer. He reignited interest in the Fab Four for a new generation of fans in the 1990s. More »
- Americans Get More Liberal With Age
  
  LiveScience | Mar 10, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The older a person gets, the more conservative he or she is likely to be, right? Wrong, say scientists who studied more than 46,000 people who responded to a US government survey from 1972 to 2004. In fact, a lead researcher tells LiveScience, "More people are changing in a liberal direction than in a conservative direction." More »
February 2008
- Fidel Looking Forward to 'Vacation'
  
  Associated Press | Feb 22, 08 2:48 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Fidel can't wait to retire. The soon-to-be-former dictator published a new newspaper column today, telling Cuba he was relieved to be rid of his exhausting presidential duties. “The night before, I slept better than ever,” Castro wrote. But he couldn’t give up his newspaper gig because, “I didn't have the right to keep silent for so long.” More »
- Kennedy's Hot on the Stump for Obama
  
  New York Times | Feb 2, 08 11:11 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - When Ted Kennedy endorses you, he doesn't just phone it in: The 75-year-old Massachusetts senator is seriously stumping for Barack Obama—and taking the Southwest by storm. Since backing Obama in a fiery speech on Monday, Kennedy has tried out his Spanish in Santa Fe and sung on an LA radio show, the New York Times reports. And audiences young enough to be his grandchildren are eating it up. More »
January 2008
- Candidates Court Fla.'s Senior Power Brokers
  
  Politico | Jan 29, 08 1:03 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The road to the GOP nomination may pass through The Villages, a retirement community outside Orlando with an upper-crust, Republican-heavy population. “If you don’t get your condos to the polls, you don’t win,” a professor says of the 350 retirement communities in Florida, where 40% of voters are over 65, Politico reports. And The Villages, pop. 65,000, holds special sway. More »
- First Boomer, First Check
  
  AARP The Magazine | Jan 18, 08 2:06 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
December 2007
- Brits Want Wills, Not Charles
  
  Reuters | Dec 28, 07 8:31 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The British want the monarchy to skip a generation, passing over Charles to Prince William, Reuters reports. More than half of those polled preferred a King William to having his pop ascend the throne. Younger people were especially keen to see Wills crowned. A clear majority were in favor of keeping the monarchy. More »
October 2007
- It's Retirement, Not Exile
  
  CNN | Oct 14, 07 1:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - If you've lived in the city your whole life, retiring to the country may not be desirable. CNNMoney looks at 30 of the nation's largest metro areas to find 35 affordable neighborhoods for retirees: Hudson Heights, NY Tudor City, NY South Loop, Chicago More »
- GOP Pillar Domenici Retiring From Senate
  
  New York Times | Oct 4, 07 4:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Senior New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici is expected to announce today that he won't seek reelection next year. The Republican lawmaker, 75, has been in the Senate for 35 years—six terms. His retirement sparks renewed hope among Democrats that they could capture a key seat in a state where they have made significant gains over the last several years. More »
September 2007
- Top Places to Retire in Style
  
  US News and World Report | Sep 26, 07 3:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The best places to retire aren't all what you'd expect. U.S. News assembles a list of 1,000 top choices and zeroes in on 10 to get you started. In alphabetical order, they are: Bozeman, Mont. Concord, NH Fayetteville, Ark. More »
- Social Security Fund Faces $13.6 Trillion Shortfall
  
  MarketWatch | Sep 25, 07 4:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Slashing benefits or hiking taxes—or both—is the only way to make the Social Security system solvent, reports a Treasury Department briefing paper. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned that faster economic growth alone won't solve the money problems of Social Security, which faces a $13.6 trillion shortfall in the "indefinite future," Bloomberg reports. More »
July 2007
- Fake Experts Fool Seniors
  
  New York Times | Jul 8, 07 9:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Elderly Americans are being duped out of millions by financial advisers with trumped-up credentials, the New York Times reports. Over 39,000 "certified senior advisers" have been rubber stamped by pay-for-service courses in the last decade, and they're selling popular—but unnecessary—financial products to the elderly. More »
- 10 Best Retirement Bargains
  
  US News and World Report | Jul 2, 07 12:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cost of living isn't the only important factor when deciding on a place to retire. Weather, proximity to cities, airports, entertainment and hospitals are also play a part. U.S. News considered all the angles and came out with these top picks: Boone, North Carolina Dahlonega, Georgia Fredericksburg, Texas Kennebunk, Maine Melbourne Beach, Florida More »