In November 2009, Mr. Rother declined a White House request to have an AARP person take part in a roundtable.

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If you're not able to attend in person, you can still take part.

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He was only the third person in its history to refuse to take part after family and friends had gathered in a studio.

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The prize: to take part in the Olympic games, as the coxswain or "cox" for the eight-person rowing team.

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