Word: arizonas
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...just that the elderly are living longer, healthier lives. They are living them differently. Look around the Sunbelt. Florida, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada have some of the country's fastest-growing populations of those over 65. In some places it seems a wholly different, more leisurely universe, full of choices and passions long delayed. There is Hulda Crooks, 91, who has climbed 97 mountains since she turned 65, most recently Mount Fuji in Japan. And Dentist James Jay, 74, who finished, along with 51 other septuagenarians and four octogenarians, that 26-mile ribbon of pain, the New York City...
Both du Pont, former governor of Delaware, and Babbitt, former governor of Arizona, said they would not endorse another candidate...
Babbitt made his exit gracefully in a quip-filled Washington news conference. "Look, I'm not going to slash my throat if we don't raise taxes tomorrow," said the former Arizona governor, who had asked voters to stand up for a national sales tax to reduce the deficit...
Bruce Babbitt: Maybe Next Time. The Former Arizona Governor made a fatal political flaw: telling the truth about his tax policy (Walter Mondale made the same mistake). While Babbitt's national consumption tax won him some valuable media attention, it won very few real votes. Because of this poor showing, he is spending the next two days considering the future of his campaign. But, don't forget about him; the word is out that he's already looking...
Jesse Jackson and Sen. Albert Gore Jr. (D.-Tenn.), were denied the boost they sought as the primary campaign moves to their native South, trailing with 8 percent and 7 percent of the vote. Former Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt had 5 percent and was a candidate for withdrawal. Long-ago front-runner Gary Hart had 4 percent...