Monday's Buzz: February 25, 2008

Posted February 25, 2008, 4:19 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Monday, February 25, 2008. There are 310 days left in the year and 252 days left until Election Day.
A-Block
Complete List of Oscar Winners (Oscar.org)
Coen Brothers' "No Country" Wins Four Oscars, Including Best Picture (ABC News)
Sarcasm Reigns as Hillary Attacks Obama Campaign (NY Daily News)
Nader Launches Third-Party Campaign for President (Reuters)
Cuba Names New President (AP)
Economists Survey: 2008 Recession More Likely (Bloomberg)

B-Block
Woman Dies During Flight After Airline Refuses Help (LA Times)
Tiger Wins Again, Passes Arnie and Closes in on Hogan (CNN)
Major League Basbeall Team Looking for Fat Guys (Yahoo News)
How to Tip Like a Gentleman (Just A Guy Thing)

C-Block (By The Numbers)
20 Amazing Firefox Shortcuts (seonoobs)

D-Block (Pic of the Day)
Oscar Red Carpet Arrivals (ABC News)

Video of The Day: Hilarious Field Sobriety Test From Reno 911


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

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Baseball hall-of-famer and GB Radio guest Monte Irvin is 89. To hear the conversation with Irvin, click here. Country singer Ralph Stanley is 81. Writer and producer for the TV show "M*A*S*H" Larry Gelbart is 80. Actress Diane Baker is 70. Actress Karen Grassle ("Little House on the Prairie") is 64. Actor Alexis Denisof ("Angel") is 42. Actress Tea Leoni ("Bad Boys") is 42. Comedian Carrot Top is 41.

On This Date:
In 1836: Inventor Samuel Colt patents his revolver.

In 1870: Hiram Revels, a Mississippi Republican, is sworn in as the first black member of the U.S. Senate.

In 1940: The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadians 6-2 at Madison Square Garden in the first televised hockey game.

In 1954: Gamal Abdul Nasser becomes the president of Egypt.

In 1964: Cassius Clay (who later changes his name to Muhammad Ali) becomes the world heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Sonny Liston in Miami Beach.

In 2006: The world grows bolder as the estimated population reaches 6.5 billion.

Today's Thought:
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
-- Leo Tolstoy



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