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Bill Paxon, a well-scrubbed, 43-year-old Republican representative from Buffalo, N.Y., was retiring.
To avoid more painful and disruptive changes once the baby boomers begin retiring, the time to begin these difficult but necessary steps is now.
For weeks, with increasing explicitness, Gore has accused Bradley of "walking away from the fight" by voting for Reagan's 1981 budget, opposing farm subsidies, and retiring from Congress after Republicans took full control in 1995.
Given the material, it's not surprising that Jane Austen should now be seen as literature's beloved old maid: modest, retiring, more comfortable darning socks by the fire than out in the big bad world, something of a gossip but basically sweet.
Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is retiring . Known as "The Great One," he holds the National Hockey League records for goals (894), assists (1,962), and most valuable player awards (nine).