AARP Targets Hispanic Growth In Senior Drive
AARP moves to attract more Hispanics with Spanish ads and staff, aiming at California New York Texas Florida and Puerto Rico. The effort includes a bilingual Web site and a 1.4 million recruitment letter push to Hispanic households while recognizing the growing 50 plus Hispanic market.
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San Jose
Calif
AARP
Mary de la O
Hank Lopez
New York
Miami
Los Angeles
Nancy Franklin
California
Texas
Florida
Puerto Rico
Demograph
Er Martha Farnsworth Riche
Census Bureau
Franklin
Marta Sotomayor
National Hispanic Council On Aging
Mexico
Horacio Gomes
HeadQuarters Advertising
Segunda Juventud
Second Youth
Sotomayor
Carlos Quinonez
Horacio Lucero
Margalena Alvarez
San Jose Calif
Uzbekistan Referendum Extends Karimov Term to Seven Years
President Islam Karimov solidifies long rule after a January 27 referendum claiming 91 percent support for extending his term. The vote drew European criticism, while the Bush administration pledged aid and urged free elections. Human rights concerns persist amid detentions and limited press freedom.
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Bush
Uzbekistan
Elizabeth Anderson
Central Asia
Human Rights Watch
Joseph Lieberman
Kennedy and Bush diverge yet share free trade path
The text contrasts Kennedy and Bush on private expenditures and health care for seniors, noting Kennedy backed Medicare and Bush sought a modern Medicare with prescription coverage. Both favor free trade, with Kennedy clashing with unions in the 1960s and Bush pursuing similar positions. The passage questions future restraint vs conviction in foreign policy.
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Kennedy
Bush
Bush faces test similar to Kennedy on Iraq crisis
The piece argues that George W. Bush could match JFK by containing Saddam Hussein and aggressive aides at home. It frames the potential move as crucial for history and casts the administration as balancing internal factions to avoid an all out war in Iraq.
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George W. Bush
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Taller heights and happy families linked to stroke risk
A study presented at the Stroke Association meeting suggests shorter height and financial stress plus family conflict correlate with higher stroke risk. Israeli government employee data show the shortest men faced more stroke deaths, while education level also affects risk, with high school dropouts 50 percent more likely to have stroke than college graduates.
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San Antonio
United States
Larry Goldstein
Duke University
American Stroke Association
Stroke Association
Tel Aviv University
David Tanne
Tanne
Adnan I. Qureshi
State University of New York At Buffalo
Ralph Sacco
Columbia University
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