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=20behind=20that=20simple=20card=20was=20an=20evolving=20mix=20of=20advocac=
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=20different=20moments.=20Her=20story=20mirrors=20the=20broader=20history=
=20of=20AARP=20itself:=20an=20organization=20that=20began=20with=20a=20focu=
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=20and=20purpose.=20In=20homes=20across=20the=20country,=20similar=20storie=
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