1.   Also to be determined is whether the retirement age should be raised.

2.   Bradley has equivocated on raising the age, saying that all options should be on the table.

3.   A majority on the council wants to accelerate the increase, then raise the age automatically to reflect increases in life expectancy.

4.   But for some reason, the proposal stops short of also raising the age for handgun possession.

5.   Early this week, Hastert announced support for raising the age for purchases, but not possession.

6.   For example, the Senate plan would raise the age of Medicare eligibility in parallel with already approved hikes in the age of Social Security eligibility.

7.   House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert of Illinois early this week indicated support for raising the age for purchases, though not possession.

8.   How much should it raise retirement age?

9.   In fact, several states have raised the age.

10.   In the end, raising the age at which a child can fight may be an empty gesture.