U.S. Life Expectancy Rises to Record Level

Warren Stupidity

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Mon Feb-28-05 09:10 PM
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U.S. Life Expectancy Rises to Record Level

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Declines in death rates from most major causes — including heart disease and cancer — have pushed Americans' life expectancy to a record 77.6 years. Women are still living longer than men, but the gap is narrowing.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=534&ncid=534&e=3&u=/ap/20050228/ap_on_he_me/living_longer

More bad news for republicans. Those damn geezers are never going to die! Time to break out plan soylent green.

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POAS

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Mon Feb-28-05 09:17 PM
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1. Just another liberal

roadblock put in the way of Social Security reform.

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bemildred

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Mon Feb-28-05 09:33 PM
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2. A person born in Finland in 2002 can expect to live 78.2 years

http://www.euro.who.int/eprise/main/WHO/Progs/CHH/fin/chap2/20041123_2

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Warren Stupidity

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Mon Feb-28-05 09:36 PM
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3. im sure you have a point (nt)

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bemildred

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Mon Feb-28-05 09:49 PM
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4. But if you wear a hat, nobody will notice. nt

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