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Washington, DC- July 8, 2008Today in Washington, DC and 52 cities across the country, including 38 state capitals, a new national campaign is bringing together millions of Americans to demand quality, affordable health care for all. Health Care for America Now (HCAN) is being launched…

SECTION: CAPITOL HILL HEARING TESTIMONY LENGTH: 1726 words Statement of Dr. Diana White Senior Research Associate, Institute on Aging Portland State University Committee on Senate Special Aging July 23, 2008 Good morning Senator Casey, Ranking Member Smith, and members of the Committee; I very much…

Original Source By JOSEPH GIDJUNIS Woodrow Wilson High School's incoming class of seniors is expected to have at least 40 extra names to call come graduation next June. While the Class of 2008 had 210 graduates, the Class of 2009, could have as many as…

Original Source by Kristina Goodnough Dr. Kourosh Parham, assistant professor of otolaryngology, has received the Jahnigen Scholar research award as part of the American Geriatrics Society's long-term project to increase geriatrics expertise in surgical and medical specialties. Parham, who has a longstanding interest in age-related…

Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies, gives the Keynote Address at the Annual Meeting of the United Neighborhood Houses in New York City. I appreciate the invitation to share some thoughts with the board and staff members of the settlement houses and other…

Original Source Hanoi (VNA) The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Vietnam will provide a total amount of 1.4 million USD as aid for six HIV/AIDS programmes in the country, the US Embassy said on July 1. The programmes will be carried…

Original Source By Jay Mathews Washington Post Staff Writer Some of the most troubling questions about schools, such as what causes dropouts, have few clear answers because there is so little research. And the reason that data is lacking, at least in part, is that…

Original Source By ROBERT POWELL MarketWatch An estimated 6% to 9.5% of Americans ages 44 to 70, or as many as 5.3 million to 8.4 million people, are working in what are called "encore" careers -- careers that provide not just income but also purpose…

Original Source By Ana Patricia Ferrey, Inc.com A growing number of baby boomers are shunning retirement by pursuing late-life second careers that combine social goals and extra income, a new study finds. According to a survey of 3,500 Americans aged 44 - 70 by Washington…

The recent violence against non-South Africans across the country is not a new phenomenon nor is it likely to end with deaths that shocked South Africa in May. The violence is but the most recent episode in a long history of the exclusion and marginalisation…