A Look Back at the Year's Winners and Losers (Washington Post)
2.007 was not exactly a barn-burner on Capitol Hill. It was notable mostly for its record number of delaying tactics in the Senate, which helped stymie almost every attempt at major legislation.

Aging in America (ThirdAge)
WASHINGTON -- The remarkable thing about National Public Radio senior news analyst Daniel Schorr, 91, who only recently gave up tennis, and Landrum Bolling, 94, the globe-trotting director at large for the relief agency Mercy Corps, is the same: They aren't as remarkable as you'd think they are.

AARP fighting ruling on health benefits for seniors (Capital News 9)
A recent federal ruling has some seniors and the advocacy group AARP up in arms. Erin Billups has more on the plan that would allow employers to reduce or eliminate health benefits for seniors.