WASHINGTON (AP) — With a calm demeanor and detailed answers, Hillary Clinton sought to turn an hours-long congressional grilling on the deadly Benghazi attacks into an opportunity to look more presidential than political.
Clinton, the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic nomination, was largely unflappable through long hours of testimony that began Thursday morning and stretched well into the evening.
"Still Alzheimer's" attendees settled into the O'Keefe Auditorium of Massachusetts General Hospital on Oct. 7 eager to listen to six distinguished researchers share recent advances in combating the dreaded disease. Inside the state-of-the-art lecture hall most sat in upholstered stadium seating while some folks leaned casually against the back wall. It was a comfortable place to learn about some uncomfortable facts.
Shadows of Alzheimer's Disease were vivid on the worn faces of middle aged men in blue button-downs, 40-year-olds wearing pastel cashmeres, grey hairs in barracuda jackets and 20-somethings in fleece pullovers. White lab coats clustered quietly in rows all over the auditorium. The dark disease sat shoulder to shoulder with every solemn soul — 5.3 million Americans suffer from this degenerative progressive condition. The panel estimated that the number will increase by 40 percent to nearly 14 million people within 10 years. Alzheimer's Disease echoes beyond the patient into families, changing their living situations, employment options, and the community.
