May 21, 2013

Loretta Devine Says ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ was Tough

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*Looking just as good as she did years ago, a fine as wine 63-year-old Loretta Devine has made her mark in Hollywood with her signature smile and unique laugh. She spoke with AARP The Magazine recently about some of her more memorable roles, including her most recent part as an owner at a massage parlor [...]




Paul Ryan Booed at the AARP Conference (Watch)

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*Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) apparently thought that seniors forgot about his plan to turn Medicare into a voucher system. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Speaking to the AARP’s annual  conference Friday in New Orleans, the vice presidential candidate was booed by hundreds of elderly folk when he began talking about his plan to repeal Obamacare. [...]




Steven Ivory: Age Ain’t Nuthin’ but a Number–Until You’re Officially Notified Otherwise

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“I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.”–Groucho Marx *I was on my way out for an afternoon walk, when I found it in my mailbox.  Or, I should say, it finally found me. I admit to occasionally being annoyingly uninformed; I didn’t know what the logo on [...]




AARP Survey: African Americans 45+ Hit Particularly Hard By Economic Recession

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*WASHINGTON, DC – While millions of Americans have experienced hard times during the economic recession, the environment for many African Americans age 45+ and their families is particularly difficult, according to a new survey by AARP. The survey, which is part of AARP’s continued look at how Americans age 45+ are faring in this economy, [...]