Morning Buzz: Saturday, February 9, 2008

Posted February 9, 2008, 4:22 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Saturday, February 9, 2008. There are 326 days left in the year and 269 days left until Election Day.

GBNEWS
A-Block
Dems Stump Hard, McCain Talks Running Mate (SF Gate)
Chelsea Being "Pimped Out?" Clinton May Spurn Debate After Remark (LA Times)
McNamee Says He Injected Clemens' Wife (Washington Post)

B-Block
Producers Say Writers Could Return on Monday (NY Times)
Are Bio-Identical Hormones Safe? (Newsweek)
--After you read the article, listen to GB Radio Show guest Dr. Sangeeta Pati's take on hormones and staying young!
Half of UK Men Would Swap Sex for a 50-inch TV (Reuters)

C-Block (By the Numbers)
10 Simple Diet Tips For Your Soul (Social Packs)

D-Block (Pics of the Day)
Swimming at the Edge of Victoria Falls (Fogonazos)
Twisted Balloons Fashion (SecondDose)


Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actress Kathryn Grayson ("Show Boat") is 86. Singer Carole King is 66. Singer and songwriter Barbara Lewis is 65. Actor Joe Pesci ("Goodfellas") is 65. Actress Mia Farrow ("Purple Rose of Cairo") is 63. Football player Vince Papale is 62.

On This Date:
In 1942: Time literally speeds up as Daylight Saving Time goes into effect in the United States and clocks move forward one hour.

In 1950: Sen. Joseph McCarthy's hunt for Communists continues. During a speech in West Virginia, he charges that the State Department is filled with Communists.

In 1960: Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In 1964: The Beatles make their first live American television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a record audience of 73 million viewers.

Today's Thought:
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
-- Abraham Lincoln



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