Morning Buzz: Sunday, Jan. 27
Posted January 27, 2008, 5:30 am by Growing Bolder
What's Going on Today?
- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are meeting to discuss plans to push forward with peace talks.
- Tiger Woods will have to fend off some of the world's best golfers if he wants to win his fourth-straight Buick Invitational.
Look for fierce competition during today's final round.
A Block
Obama Claims Big Win in South Carolina (CNN)
Troubled Son of Marlon Brando Dies (ABC News)
Retired Police Chief, 69, Nabs Online Predators (MSNBC)
Bush to Make Final State of the Union Address Monday (Wall Street Journal)
B Block
ABC Faces Indecency Fine For 2003 'NYPD Blue' Episode (Washington Post)
College Publishes Famed Killer's Diary; Case Inspired 1951 Oscar-Winning Movie (Yahoo)
Winning Super Bowl Fans to Receive Free Skiing (Marketwire)
Stevie Wonder to Play New Orleans Festival (Yahoo)
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
American actor James Cromwell ("L.A. Confidential," "The Queen," "General Hospital") is 68. English musician Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) is 64. Russian dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov is 60. Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts is 53. American actress Mimi Rogers ("Someone To Watch Over Me") is 52. American TV personality Keith Olbermann is 49, as is former football player and current TV personality Cris Collinsworth.
Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy Birthday to GB members Peggy Hartzog, dj, Wendy L and GB Director of Web Content Jackie Carlin! Click on the links to send them a birthday greeting.
On This Day:
In 1943: Future President Ronald Reagan is on active-duty assignment with the Army's First Motion Picture Unit. He stars in the motion picture documentary "Air Force," which will later be renamed "Beyond the Line of Duty" and win an Academy Award.
In 1976: "Happy Days" spin-off "Laverne and Shirley" premieres, featuring two women who work on a brewery assembly line. The show stars Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams.
In 1984: Carl Lewis beats his own indoor world long jump record by 9 1/4 inches when he leaps 28 feet, 10 1/4 inches. Lewis is Growing Bolder to this day -- the Olympian's track career spanned from 1979 to 1996, and he is now pursuing an acting career in Los Angeles.
In 1968: Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is released, seven weeks after the singer's death in a plane crash. It becomes his only #1 hit, and will stay in the top spot for a month.
Today's Thought:
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
--Anonymous
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