Boomer's Buzz: Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Posted April 15, 2008, 4:39 am by Growing Bolder

Today is Tuesday, April 15, 2008. There are 260 days left in the year and 202 days left until Election Day.

Boomer's Daily Buzz
Freedom lies in being bold. ~Robert Frost

Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
Clinton, Obama Look for Blue-Collar Support (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Dems Sue Over McCain Campaign Financing (LA Times)

Developing News:
Delta, Northwest Merge to Form World's Largest Carrier (LA Times)
Marilyn Monroe Sex Tape Sold for $1.5M -- Will be Kept Private (Reuters)
Is Buster a Fraud? How Do Record Runners Prove Their Age? (BBC)
Pope Arrives in U.S. Today (AFP)

Latest Health News:
Dash Diet Reduces Heart Attacks, Strokes (AP)
Study: Boomers to Flood Medical System (AP)
High Blood Presssure May Buffer Headaches (Washingotn Post)

By the Numbers:
8 Famous Songs Inspired by Real Women (MentalFloss)
The 10 Most Dangerous Places on Earth (ListUniverse)

Pic of the Day: What is This Animal?

Video of The Day: Will Ferrell Brings Back Bush Impersonation

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actor Michael Ansara is 86. Country musician Roy Clark is 75. Rock musician Dave Edmunds is 64. Actress Lois Chiles is 61. Actress Amy Wright is 58. Actress Emma Thompson is 49. Singer Samantha Fox is 42. Actor Flex Alexander is 38.

On This Date:
In 1912: The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg two and a half hours earlier the previous day, killing 1,500 people.

In 1947: Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, breaking that sport's color line.

In 1966: The Rolling Stones release "Aftermath," their first record to feature all original material.

In 1981: Washington Post reporter Janet Cooke relinquishes the Pulitzer Prize she had received two days earlier for a feature about an 8-year-old heroin addict after admitting she had fabricated the story.

Today's Thought:
"Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success."
-- Unknown

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Jill M
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Posted 6:37 pm April 15th, 2008

Yes, I believe your correct Mrs. Frank Sinatra. I looked it up too. I think it is a white face Saki Monkey. Who knew there was such an animal! He's a cutie.

Thanks for checking it out!
mrsFRANKsinatra
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Posted 1:48 pm April 15th, 2008

The pic of the day, I believe, is a white face Saki Monkey. It lives in South America and eats fruits, leaves, flowers and small birds. It lives in trees and is pretty shy.

Jill