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DATE: FRIDAY, February 25, 1994                   TAG: 9402250186
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: The New York Times
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

RETIREES DON'T BACK CLINTON HEALTH PLAN

The board of the American Association of Retired Persons has decided not to endorse President Clinton's health plan, despite a concerted campaign by the president and Hillary Rodham Clinton to win support from the elderly, officers of the organization said Thursday.

First word of the decision came from administration officials, who said they were somewhat disappointed but not completely surprised. They noted that the board had not endorsed any specific alternative to the Clinton plan.

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