Having trouble viewing images? Click here to view as a webpage. To ensure delivery to your inbox, please add aarpnews@news.aarp.org to your address book. WEBLETTER A weekly publication from AARP Volume 13, Issue 31 | July 31, 2009 Visit AARP.org Read Today’s News AARP Membership: Join / Renew Send To A Friend Your Questions, President Obama’s Answers Missed AARP’S town hall with the president? Find out how he fielded tough questions from Americans age 50+ on health-care reform. Watch the video or read the article… Click here to continue » Related Link: – Join the Fight for Health-Care Reform MORE TOP FEATURES All-American Bruce Recipes: Cool Summer Soups Vote on the Car Giveaway! Group: Poetry Club Accidental Landlords Improve Your Memory Game: Sea Word Member Discount: Hampton Sweeps “King Lear”: Role of a Lifetime You never know who you’ll find on AARP.org. Bruce Springsteen Rocks On On the verge of his 60th birthday, Bruce Springsteen is still enjoying his glory days. Find out why his lyrics inspire Americans of all ages—and why that’s so now more than ever. And enter our Springsteen Sweepstakes to win a chance to see him live… Click here to continue » Related Link: – See the Springsteen Photo Gallery Summer Soups Want to eat well and stay cool this summer? Try our cold summer soups, such as Watermelon Gazpacho and Fridge Soup. They’re a great way to really chill out… Click here to continue » Related Link: – Check Out Other Recipes   Vote in Our Car-Giveaway Contest! Help us decide who wins the grand prize—a new Ford Focus. Cast your vote! You’ll be amazed at the clunkers you have to choose from… Click here to continue » Related Link: – Car Problems Poetry Club Are you a poet at heart, or do you prefer reading the works of others? Then join our group! It’s a great place to post poems that are special to you or to share some of your own… Join our community » Don’t Sell Your Home. Rent It! Rather than take losses on selling their properties, many owners are choosing to rent their houses. Get tips on making a smooth transition from owner to landlord… Click here to continue » Related Link: – An Escape Route From Foreclosure Feeling Forgetful? Take a Hike! Studies show that a walk in the woods isn’t just good for the body. It can actually improve your memory by 20 percent. So venture into the great outdoors… Click here to continue » Related Link: – Health Discovery: Pump Up Your Brain With Exercise Sea Word Are you a true word wizard? See how many words you can make from the letters as they appear. Hurry, the clock is ticking… Click here to continue » Related Link: – Play More AARP Games Online! WEEKLY MEMBER BENEFIT ‘Cloud Nine’ Sweepstakes From Hampton—A Member Exclusive* Each time you book a stay at Hampton Hotels, now through August 31, 2009, you’ll receive 10% off the lowest available rate+ at more than 1,600 hotels, a $9 Amazon.com gift card, and a chance to win the grand prize++ of Hampton’s signature “Cloud Nine” bedding ensemble. Enter Now » +At participating properties, based on availability. ++ No purchase necessary. Click here for official rules. Related Link: – See All Hotel Discounts for AARP® Members More From AARP Stacy Keach and the Role of a Lifetime “King Lear,” Shakespeare’s powerful tragedy about the twilight of life, has been boldly produced with a contemporary twist and set in modern-day Eastern Europe. Listen to a “Prime Time Radio” interview with Stacy Keach on how he dealt with health setbacks on the way to playing the starring role. You can also watch excerpts from the performance. 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