An Afghan man watches over caged fighting partridges as he waits for an early morning match at the Central Park in Kabul on Aug. 27, 2010. Election fever has taken over the capital, with fears of violence ahead of the September 18 parliamentary poll.

AARP members at a Kupuna Care rally at the State Capitol in May. For the Congressional race, over-50 voters are eyeing Social Security’s future, Medicare fraud, and economic security for older workers.