Boomer's Buzz: Monday, April 21, 2008

Posted April 21, 2008, 4:47 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Monday, April 21, 2008. There are 254 days left in the year and 196 days left until Election Day.


Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
Obama and Clinton Step Up Attacks Before Pennsylvania Primary (LA Times)
Clinton Needs Record Margins, Turnout to Catch Obama (Yahoo News)
Top10 Celebrity Endorsers For Obama and For Clinton (Huffington Post)
McCain: Cutting Taxes More Important Than Balanced Budget (AP)

Today's Campaign Video: Hot for Hil




Developing News:
Executive Morning Briefing (AP)
Comics Go Green Tomorrow for Earth Day (USA Today)
112th Boston Marathon Is Today (Bloomberg)
U.S. Hybrid Sales Up 38 Percent, Prius Leads the Pack (AP)
Viacom, 5 Hollywood Studios to Create New TV Channel (Yahoo News)

Latest Health News:
Why The Flu Vaccine Fizzled (NY Times)

By the Numbers:
7 Easy Ways to Make More Money Working Less (kyletully)

Pic of the Day: The legendary 1951 Buick LeSabre concept car designed by Harley J. Earl's studio.



Video of The Day: Base Jumping -- Flying




Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members Runnin Nekkid and Bob B.! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is 82. Actress and writer Elaine May is 76. Actor Charles Grodin is 73. Rock musician Iggy Pop is 61. Singer, songwriter Paul Davis is 60. Actor Tony Danza ("Taxi") is 57. Actress Andie MacDowell is 50. Rock musician Robert Smith is 49. Actress Nicole Sullivan ("King of Queens") is 38.

On This Date:
In 1789: John Adams is sworn in as the first vice president of the United States.

In 1910: Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, dies in Redding, Conn.

In 1977: The musical "Annie" opens on Broadway.

In 1980: Rosie Ruiz, the first woman to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon, is disqualified when officials discover she jumped into the race about a mile from the finish.

Today's Thought:
"None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm."
-- Henry David Thoreau



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