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AARP Members Protest Group’s Stand on Medicare

HeadlineNov 20, 2003

The backlash against AARP’s support for President Bush’s proposed overhaul of the Medicare system continued Wednesday. In Washington, about two dozen AARP members from Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania rallied outside the organization’s Washington headquarters to cut up their membership cards. Meanwhile the Washington Post reports that the AARP’s support for the measure came after years of courtship from President Bush and Congressional Republicans.

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