Boomer's Buzz: Saturday, April 12, 2008

Posted April 12, 2008, 5:01 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Saturday, April 12, 2008. There are 263 days left in the year and 205 days left until Election Day.


Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
Obama Under Fire After Fundraiser Remarks (Reuters)
Clinton Promises Anti-Crime Initiative (AP)

Developing News:
American Airlines: 'Nightmare Over Tonight' (NYDailyNews)
26-Year-Old Crystle Stewart Crowned Miss USA (AP)
Stocks Fall Sharply After GE Results (AP)
One-Under Leaves Tiger Seven Back (USA Today)
Legally Blind Golfer, 85, Gets Ace (Yahoo News)

Latest Health News:
Soy Compound Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk (Reuters)
Transfat Linked to Breast Cancer in Study (Reuters)
Drug Companies to Reveal Grant Practices (AP)

By the Numbers:
5 Extraordinary Uses of Caves (environmentalgraffiti)
10 Ways to Get the Best Airplane Seats (MSNBC)

Pic of the Day:



Video of The Day: Tom Rush Remember Song



Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members jmts, Mark and Sean McNicholas! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Country singer Ned Miller is 83. Actress Jane Withers is 82. Actor Charles Napier is 72. Jazz musician Herbie Hancock is 68. Actor Frank Bank ("Leave it to Beaver") is 66. Actor Ed O'Neil ("Married With Children") is 62. Author Tom Clancy is 61. "The Wonder Years" actor Dan Lauria is 61. Comedian and talk show host David Letterman is 61. Actor and singer David Cassidy ("The Partridge Family") is 58. Actor Andy Garcia is 52. Country musician is 51.

On This Date:
In 1945: President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 63. Vice president Harry S. Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President of the United States.

In 1981: The space shuttle Columbia blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on its first test flight.

In 1988: Sonny Bono is elected Mayor of Palm Springs, California.

In 1992: The mouse goes global as the $4 billion theme park Euro Disneyland Resort Paris opens in Marne-La Vallee, France and is the second international Disney resort property.

In 2004: Barry Bonds hits his 660th home run to tie Willie Mays for third on baseball's career list.

Today's Thought:
"All right Mister, let me tell you what winning means… you're willing to go longer, work harder, give more than anyone else."
-- Vince Lombardi



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