Boomer's Buzz: Monday, March 31, 2008

Posted March 31, 2008, 4:28 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Monday, March 31, 2008. There are 275 days left in the year and 217 days left until Election Day.


Race For the White House:
Gallup Poll: Obama Extends Lead Over Clinton to 10 Percent (ModerateVoice)
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
New Backing for Obama as Party Seeks Unity (WSJ)

Developing News:
U.S. Treasury Set to Announce Regulatory Overhaul (Reuters)
U.S. Housing Secretary to Resign Under Pressure (Reuters)
Final 4 Set: Little Guys Are Gone (SI)
President Bush Throws Out First Pitch At Nationals Park: Cheered and Jeered



Latest Health News:
Doctors Leery of Cholesterol Drugs Zetia, Vytorin After Key Study Flops (BusinessWeek)
Baby Boomers Have Options in Starting Social Security Benefits (OCRegister)
Top Neurosurgeon Warns of Brain Cancer Risk With Mobile Phones (News-Medical)
Study: Pesticide Use Associated With Parkinson's Risk (Washington Post)

By the Numbers:
10 Best April Fools Gags (Wired)

Video of The Day: Strong Bodies, Strong Family




Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members Karen Torres, med267 and Tea! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actress Peggy Rea is 88. Actor William Daniels is 82. Hockey hall-of-famer Gordie Howe is 81. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 75. Actress Shirley Jones ("The Partridge Family") is 75. Actor Christopher Walken is 66. Actor Gabe Kaplan ("Welcome Back Kotter") is 64. Actress Rhea Perlman ("Cheers") is 61. Former Vice President Al Gore is 60. Actor William McNamara is 44.

On This Date:
In 1943: The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!" opens on Broadway.

In 1964: The Beatles set a recording industry record by holding the top five positions on the U.S. singles chart with "Can't Buy Me Love" at No. 1, "Twist and Shout" at No. 2, "She Loves You" at No. 3, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at No. 4 and "Please Please Me" at No. 5. In Canada, they have nine of the top 10 singles, while the Australian charts seees them occupying the first six places.

In 1968: President Johnson stuns the country by announcing he would not run for another term of office.

In 1995: Singer Selena, 23, is shot to death in Corpus Christi, Texas, by the founder of her fan club.

In 2004: Air America, a liberal alternative to conservative talk radio, debuts on five stations.


Today's Thought:
"One's best success comes after their greatest disappointments."
-- Henry Ward Beecher



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