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Cover design by Jim Richards 12 2008 Congressional Recess Schedule Photo of Les Andelys, France, by Kimberly Aamot, director, Guest 14 White House Spending Showdown With Services, Uniworld Congress Resolved 16 Congress Delays Medicare Physician Fee Cut COLUMNS 8 Message From the 18 Guide to NARFE’s Legislative Action Center National President 20 Civics 101: Eyes on the Prize 34 Managing Money 36 Live Well COVER STORY 46 From the Secretary 24 Cruising Europe’s Rivers. On board a riverboat and the Treasurer or barge, travelers see a different side of the 47 Report From the continent. The joy of a river cruise vacation is Regions the ability to visit the little inland towns of a region that you might otherwise never see or experience. 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