Study finds rapidly graying US work force as older Americans hold onto jobs during recessionWASHINGTON — Older Americans will make up virtually all of the growth in the U.S. work force in the coming years as a nearly unprecedented number hold onto jobs and younger people decide to stay in school. Moms and politics: For women politicians, struggle between work, family plays out in publicCHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a rising star in the Democratic Party, resisted interest reaching all the way to the White House for her to run for higher office next year. One of the reasons: A campaign for U.S. Senate or governor would have been a burden on her young family. Highlights of Supreme Court decisions made during the 2008-09 termSome of the significant cases the Supreme Court decided in its 2008-09 term: |