Today's Buzz: January 17
Posted January 17, 2008, 5:50 am by Growing Bolder
News Brew Quick Reads:
House Passes $696 Billion Defense Bill (AP)
Clinton, Obama Battle for Upper Hand in Nevada (CNN)
Hillary Plays Flight Attendant in Campaign Plane Spoof (Reuters)
Republicans Ponder Deadlocked Convention (AP)
Bernanke Seems Open To Stimulus Package (AP)
Government Reports Biggest Drop in Home Construction in 27 Years(AP)
Cruise Scientology Video Hits Internet, Raising Eyebrows (Reuters)
Grandma Alert: FDA Says Cold Medicines Too Risky for Tots (AP)
Turning 62 Series: How Do You Make a Lump Sum of Your Life's Savings Last? (USA Today)
What's Going On Today?
- Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival kicks off in Park City, Utah.
- GOP presidential candidates stump in South Carolina ahead of Saturday's Republican primary.
Growing Bolder is sending a very happy birthday to members Marilyn M, Laura C., rbp1018 and jimmie. Click on their names to send your birthday greetings!
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actress Betty White is 86. Actress/singer Eartha Kitt is 81. Hair care tycoon Vidal Sassoon is 80. Actor James Earl Jones is 77. Baseball coach Don Zimmer is 77. Talk show host Maury Povich is 69. Boxer Muhammad Ali is 66. The Rolling Stones' Mick Taylor is 60. Environmental activist Robert Kennedy Jr. is 54. Actor and radio show host Steve Harvey is 51. Former Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs is 49. Actor Jim Carrey is 46. Journalist and author Sebastian Junger is 46. Michelle Obama, Barack Obama's wife, is 44. "Lost" actor Naveen Andrews is 39. Singer Kid Rock is 37.
On This Day:
In 1706: Benjamin Franklin is born in Boston, the 15th of 17th children. The future printer, scientist and statesman dedicated his life to improving the everyday lives of people.
In 1929: The cartoon Popeye the Sailor Man makes his debut in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
In 1949: America's first sitcom, "The Goldbergs," premieres.
In 1949: Entertainer and actor Andy Kaufman is born. He rose to fame through his frequent appearances on "Saturday Night Live" and his role on "Taxi." He died of cancer in 1984 at the age of 35.
In 1956: Beat poet Allen Ginsberg writes his poem "America."
In 1998: On the day that President Bill Clinton gives his deposition in Paula Jones' sexual harassment lawsuit and denies a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monika Lewinsky, Matt Drudge breaks the story of the president's affair with Lewinsky.
Thought for Today:
"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."
-- Muhammad Ali
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