From this morning's Earlybird:

• "AARP thinks U.S. health care needs a sweeping overhaul. Problem is, a lot of its members don't agree," the Wall Street Journal reports. "That is putting the 40-million-strong organization of older Americans in a tight spot. It is fielding a flood of calls from worried seniors and battling rumors about" President Obama's "health push, which it supports."

• "The United Health Group, a major insurer seen as playing the politics of reform better than most, is denying a report that it directed its employees to attend tea parties opposing the Democratic plans," Politico reports. "The insurance giant, with about 75,000 employees, confirmed another element of the report, however: That its employees' talking points include opposition to a public option for health insurance."