Boomer's Buzz: Saturday, April 26, 2008

Posted April 26, 2008, 4:27 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Saturday, April 26, 2008. There are 249 days left in the year and 191 days left until Election Day.


Race For the White House:
Today on The Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
GOP Now Sees Obama As Liability for Ticket (NY Times)
Obama Presses on Gas Prices, Clinton Highlights Energy Bill (Yahoo)

Developing News:
Shark Kills 66-Year-Old Triathlete Off San Diego Coast (Seattle Times)
Bush Says Rebates Going Out Monday Will Boost Economy (AP)
"Scud Stud" Arthur Kent Sues Over Charlie Wilson's War Footage (Huffington Post)

Latest Health News:
Health Magazine Names Top Chain Restaurant Fare (CNN)
Wealth Helps to Ward Off Strokes -- But Only Until 65 (Times Online)
Stressed Out? Turmoil Takes A Toll on Diet and Exercise Routine (Yahoo News)

By the Numbers:
30 Electric Car Companies Ready to Take Over the Road (Venture Beat)
5 Mistakes Made by First-Timers in Japan (Gadling)

Pic of the Day: Volcano



Video of The Day: Korean Baby Sings Hey Jude





Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB member bonbetz! Click her name to send her a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actress and comedian Carol Burnett is 75. Rocker Duane Eddy is 70. R&B singer Maurice Williams is 70. Singer Bobby Rydell is 66. Rock singer Gary Wright is 65. Rock musician Roger Taylor is 48. Actress Joan Chen is 47. Actor Michael Damian is 46. Actor Jet Li is 45. Rock musician Jimmy Strafford is 44. Actor Kevin James ("King of Queens") is 43.

On This Date:
In 1865: John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, is surrounded and killed by federal troops near Bowling Green, Va.

In 1978: Ringo Starr's TV special, "Ringo," a musical version of "The Prince and the Pauper" airs on American television. Ringo plays both characters while George Harrison provides the narration.

In 1982: Rod Stewart is robbed of his $50,000 Porsche on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Stewart had recently released a remake of the 1975 hit by the band Ace, "How Long," which failed to crack the US Top 40.

In 1989: Actress and comedian Lucille Ball dies at age 77.

In 2000: Vermont Gov. Howard Dean signs the nation's first bill allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions.


Today's Thought:
"Love yourself first and everything falls into line."
-- Lucille Ball



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