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From the Editor
Lessons From Home
Barack Obama wants to reform the nation’s health care system. That’s good news. The better news is his intimate knowledge of the reasons that reform is so necessary.
In the News
Economic Stimulus: What's in It for You?
Your budget could get a boost from the new economic stimulus plan from Washington, which includes a mix of tax credits, aid to retirees and the unemployed, and incentives for spending.
Bulletin Poll: Multigenerational Housing
How likely is it that you may need to move in with another family member or friend, or that they may need to move in with you, this year?
State Pensions Go Downhill
Pension plans for state employees are taking a beating from the financial crisis, but many retirement funding experts say take a deep breath and settle in for the long haul.
More Time and Help to Prepare for DTV
By voting to delay the nation’s switch to all-digital television from Feb. 17 to June 12, Congress gave viewers 16 extra weeks to prepare for the shift.
Outrage: Banking on Bonuses and Greed
While $2.8 trillion in retirement savings vanished and $400 billion in taxpayer-financed loans were rushed to bail out troubled banks, financial executives gave themselves some $18.4 billion in bonuses.
The Story Behind the Click Seen Round the World
Photographer Eddie Adams’ award-winning Vietnam photo captured the horrors of war and is the centerpiece of a new book about the conflict.
Health Reform: Where We Stand
Read a letter from AARP to President Obama about health reform. (PDF)
Your Health
Battling Superbugs
Hospital infections kill 90,000 Americans a year. Many of these deaths are preventable. So what's being done to protect patients?
Health Discovery: Is Love a Matter of Chemistry?
People looking for love could one day find romance with the help of a drug that acts on the brain, says Larry J. Young, professor of neuroscience at Atlanta’s Emory University.
Your Money
Losing Your Job After 50
Dave Tindall, a 54-year-old construction project manager, never expected to have a business meeting before his morning coffee kicked in. But at 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, he heard a knock on the door of his home in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Scam Alert: A Dead Debt?
The phone calls come when people are most vulnerable, just days after a spouse or other family member has died. But the callers are neither friends expressing their condolences nor funeral home staffers; they’re bogus bill collectors.
Save a Buck: Fix It for Free
Have an ailing iPod, a temperamental TV or a persnickety phone?
Save a Buck: Smart Piggy
Check out an online piggy bank that helps you sock money away.
Your World
Oh, Lord, Don't Put Me in a Nursing Home
More Americans want in-home care. Many wait for months to get services. Now states face severe budget cuts.
Your AARP
The Law: Forcing Residents Out
Could longtime, low-income community residents be forced to leave their homes?
Ask the Experts: Unemployment Benefits
Q. Can I collect unemployment compensation and Social Security benefits at the same time?
Ask the Experts: Social Security Benefits
Q. Can I get my Social Security benefit increased?
Where We Stand: States in Crisis
While the nation’s economic woes continue to make headlines and Congress and the Obama administration wrestle with our financial troubles, 46 states and the District of Columbia are facing steep budget shortfalls, over the next 30 months, that total more than $350 billion.
State News
Read more on individual state news.
In the Know
Fix Washington? It’s Up to Us
At this midpoint in President Obama’s first 100 days in office, America is at a critical crossroads.
What I Really Know About Driving
Maggy lived 50 miles east of New York and had never sat behind the wheel of a car.
Letters
Readers write in about their reactions to the January-February print issue.
Power of 50
50 and Still a Doll
Barbara Millicent Roberts hit the scene in March 1959 in the predawn of the feminist movement, her lifestyle choices rivaled only by those of her wardrobe. Today we welcome Mattel's ultimate "it" girl to the AARP demographic—let's see how she fits in.
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