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Helen Thomas Retires Amid Fracas

White House correspondent done-in by comments on Israeli Jews

(Newser) - White House correspondent Helen Thomas retired today amid a brouhaha surrounding her comments that Israeli Jews should "go home," reports USA Today. The 89-year-old Hearst columnist had covered every administration since JFK's, but succumbed to intense scrutiny that included a White House admonition, being dropped by her speaking...

Doomsayers Wrong About Our Aging Population
Doomsayers Wrong About Our Aging Population
OPINION
Apr 15, 2010 12:15 PM CDT

Doomsayers Wrong About Our Aging Population

Need proof? Take a look at Japan

(Newser) - Pessimists look at America's aging population and see nothing but doom ahead because of the strains it will put on Social Security, Medicare, and the like. They might cheer up by taking a look at Japan, where "America's future has already arrived," writes Dante Ramos. Nearly 1 in...

Justice John Paul Stevens Will Retire

Obama has another Supreme Court vacancy to fill

(Newser) - US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the court's oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, says he is retiring. President Obama now has his second high court opening to fill. Stevens said today that he will step down when the court finishes its work for the summer in...

Bart Stupak Got Squeezed Into No-Man's Land
Bart Stupak Got Squeezed Into No-Man's Land
quick takes
Apr 9, 2010 9:45 AM CDT

Bart Stupak Got Squeezed Into No-Man's Land

His decision to retire isn't surprising

(Newser) - Bart Stupak is retiring from Congress, which is not-so-stunning news to pundits:
  • Ben Smith, Politico : "It seems reasonable to take it as a sign of how difficult and unpleasant it is right now, in the House in particular, to attempt to stand in the middle." Stupak moved health
...

A First for Stevens: Feeling Tired on the Bench

Says he's close to making a retirement decision

(Newser) - John Paul Stevens still hasn't decided whether he's going to retire from the Supreme Court, but he admits a "novel experience" to the New York Times —feeling tired on the bench. It came during the huge decision on corporate political donations in January, when Stevens, who turns 90...

More Americans Living With Mom and/or Dad

Struggling economy leads kids back to empty nest, and retirees to kids

(Newser) - Even President Obama is in on this trend: A record number of Americans are living in multigenerational households as the recession forces young adults and retirees alike to move in with family. After 40 years of such households declining—from 25% in 1940 to just 12% in 1980—they’re...

Justice Stevens: I May Retire
 Justice Stevens: I May Retire 
Interview
Mar 16, 2010 11:20 AM CDT

Justice Stevens: I May Retire

Supreme Court's liberal leader says he'll leave within three years

(Newser) - John Paul Stevens would like to make a decision about retiring from the Supreme Court within the next month, he reveals in a new interview. “I still have my options open,” he tells Jeffrey Toobin in a lengthy New Yorker profile. “You can say I will retire...

Rep. Delahunt Is Latest Dem to Bow Out

Mass. veteran is 17th to decide against re-election bid

(Newser) - Joining 16 of his fellow House Democrats, Massachusetts Rep. William Delahunt says he will not seek re-election this fall. “It’s got nothing to do with politics,” Delahunt, 68, tells the Boston Globe . “It’s time.” And while Delahunt had to be talked into seeking re-election...

Evan Bayh Calls It Quits
 Evan Bayh Calls It Quits 
Feb 15, 2010 10:27 AM CST

Evan Bayh Calls It Quits

Indiana senator says partisan bickering drove him out of politics

(Newser) - Evan Bayh won’t seek reelection, he announced today, saying he was sick of the partisan rancor in Washington. “My decision was not motivated by political concerns,” the Indiana Democrat said in a statement. “Even in the current challenging environment, I am confident in my prospects for...

How Old Fogies Can Save America

 How Old 
 Fogies 
 Can Save 
 America 
david brooks
Feb 2, 2010 1:26 PM CST

How Old Fogies Can Save America

Brooks: They need to unite in the cause of selflessness

(Newser) - Forget Washington—America's salvation lies with its senior citizens, writes David Brooks. He wants them to form a sort of tea party of their own, not to accrue more financial benefits but to return some they already have. Federal spending tilts too heavily toward the old instead of the young,...

'I'm Done,' John Daly Says
 'I'm Done,' John Daly Says 
Jan 29, 2010 6:28 PM CST

'I'm Done,' John Daly Says

Troubled golfer hangs it up after missing cut at Torrey Pines

(Newser) - After missing today’s cut at Torrey Pines by a mile, John Daly says he’s quitting golf, for good. “I’m done,” Daly, 43, told the Golf Channel . “I can’t compete. I can’t play like I use too. … I’m tired of embarrassing...

Randy Johnson Retires
 Randy Johnson Retires 

Jan 6, 2010 3:19 AM CST

Randy Johnson Retires

Lefty pitcher calls it a day after reaching 300 wins

(Newser) - After 22 major league seasons, The Big Unit is walking away from baseball, ending one of the greatest pitching careers in baseball history. The 6-foot-10 Johnson announced his retirement on a conference call late yesterday, a decision that had been expected from the overpowering left-hander who reached 300 wins last...

Goodman's Last Column: 'I'm Letting Myself Go'
Goodman's Last Column:
'I'm Letting Myself Go'
ellen's farewell
Jan 1, 2010 7:30 AM CST

Goodman's Last Column: 'I'm Letting Myself Go'

She writes last piece for 'Globe' after four decades

(Newser) - Ellen Goodman signs off on her final column today in the Boston Globe , a career that spanned Gerald Ford to Barack Obama, not to mention a 7-year-old daughter to a 7-year-old grandson. While she'd like to "fulfill the fantasy of a summer on my porch in Maine," she...

NPR's Carl Kasell Delivers Last Newscast

'I'll still be around,' says news reader synonymous with public radio

(Newser) - "I'm just saying, 'I'm Carl Kasell, NPR News, Washington,’” went the veteran newsman’s last broadcast for Morning Edition on NPR today. “I'm not saying goodbye, because I'll still be around.” And that he will, continuing on as judge and scorekeeper for quiz show Wait,...

After 34 Years, Gibson's Done at ABC

Anchor, 66, signs off for final time

(Newser) - Charles Gibson signed off for the last time from the ABC News anchor desk tonight, bringing to a close his 34 years at the network with Friday's edition of ABC World News . Gibson, 66, called the job he's leaving "a labor of love." Since joining ABC in 1975,...

Florida State Coach Bowden Plans to Retire

34-year tenure turned Seminoles into national football powerhouse

(Newser) - Bobby Bowden will announce his retirement tomorrow as Florida State University’s football coach, ending a 34-year tenure during which he built the Seminoles into a national powerhouse. The 80-year-old Bowden met with school officials today, sources tell the Tallahassee Democrat , and was given the option of staying in a...

Retire, Feel 8 Years Younger
 Retire, Feel 
 8 Years 
 Younger 
STUDY SAYS
Nov 9, 2009 3:28 PM CST

Retire, Feel 8 Years Younger

Freedom melts away maladies—if you're French

(Newser) - Retirement is great medicine, new research shows. A study of French workers for 7 years before and after they punched the time clock for the last time indicates health increases dramatically after retirement. Reports of poor health drop from 19.2% in the year before retirement to 14.3% the...

Exec Pensions Soared as Stocks Tanked

Multi-million-dollar payouts escape pay watchdog scrutiny

(Newser) - Steep increases in the pensions of top execs passed largely unnoticed amid the recent uproar about pay and bonuses. The average pension for a top executive rose 19% last year even as share prices fell by an average of 37%. More than 200 execs saw pensions boosted by over 50%...

Brooks' Vegas Gigs Sell Out in 5 Hours

30K tickets sell briskly as country star ends retirement

(Newser) - Country music superstar Garth Brooks can still pack 'em in, selling out 30,000 tickets in five hours yesterday for a series of 20 small-scale Vegas shows that will end his retirement for the time being. The Oklahoma cowboy will put on four shows a weekend for five weekends in...

Justice Stevens Hints He'll Retire This Term
Justice Stevens Hints He'll Retire This Term
INTERVIEW
Oct 19, 2009 6:01 AM CDT

Justice Stevens Hints He'll Retire This Term

Liberal stalwart, at age 89, admits, 'I'm not exactly a kid'

(Newser) - John Paul Stevens, the senior justice on the Supreme Court and the bench's liberal lion, says he gave serious thought to retiring—in the late 1980s, when he was 65 years old. Instead, while younger colleagues have packed their bags, Stevens has become the court's master tactician, cobbling together narrow...

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