Boomer's Buzz: Thursday, May 1, 2008

Posted May 1, 2008, 5:03 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Thursday, May 1, 2008. There are 244 days left in the year and 186 days left until Election Day.


Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Trail (AP)
Former Democratic Leader Switches to Obama (AP)
McCain Proposes Tax Credits to Help Buy Health Insurance (Boston Globe)

Hillary Rap: "I'm Taking Back the White House"


Developing News:
25% of All U.S. Children Younger Than Five are Latino, Census Says (WashingtonPost)
Fed Cuts Rates by a Quarter-Point (BusinessWeek)
Brooke White Sings Her Farewell on 'Idol' (AP)
Man Arrested for Trying to Cash $360 Billion Check from 'Girlfriends Mother' (DallasMorningNews)

Latest Health News:
Aspirin Seen Cutting Risk of Type of Breast Cancer (Reuters)

By the Numbers:
10 Commandments for Dropping 10 Pounds in 10 Years (DLM)
10 Things Your Body Can Do After You Die (MentalFloss)

Pic of the Day: Turtle in Hawaii



Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members Mary Smith, Joe Lynch and bmcleod78! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Football Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik is 83. Former astronaut Scott Carpenter is 83. Country singer Sonny James is 79. Folk singer Judy Collins is 69. Actor Stephen Macht is 66. Singer Rita Coolidge is 63. Actor and director Douglas Barr is 59. Actor Dann Florek ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit") is 58. R&B singer Ray Parker Jr. is 54. Rocker Johnny Colt is 42. Country singer Tim McGraw is 41.

On This Date:
In 1931: The 102-story Empire State Building in New York City is dedicated.

In 1967: Singer Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas.

In 1971: Amtrak goes into service, combining and streamlining the operations of 18 intercity passenger railroads.

In 1989: Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida. In 2007, the park's name changed to Disney's Hollywood Studios.

In 1999: The Mercury space capsule Liberty Bell 7 that Gus Grissom flew in 1961 is found in the Atlantic Ocean 300 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Today's Thought:
"There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning."
-- Christopher Morley



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