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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Hope Yen / The Bulletin
June 24, 2009
WASHINGTON — The world’s 65-and-older population will triple by mid-century to 1 in 6 people, leaving the U.S. and other nations struggling to support the elderly.
The number of senior citizens has already jumped 23 percent since 2000 to 516 million, according to census....