Boomer's Buzz: Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Posted April 16, 2008, 4:52 am by Growing Bolder




Race For the White House:
On the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
McCain Proposes Summer Long Gas Tax Holiday (AP)
Clinton Sketches First 100 Days, Obama Vows the Help Workers (AP)
ABC-Washington Post Poll: Americans Losing Trust in Clinton (AllHeadlineNews)

New: White Haired Women For Obama





Developing News:
Pope 'Deeply Ashamed' and Vows to Fight Pedophile Priests (AP)
Group Finds 6 Million Pounds of Trash on World's Beaches (AP)
Last of Walt Disney's 'Nine Old Men' Dies (Reuters)
Tiger Woods Has Knee Surgery -- Out for a Month (AP)
Angry Wife Tries Divorce by YouTube (AP)
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Latest Health News:
Chemical in Plastic May Harm Human Growth (LA Times)
Merck Accused of Deception in Vioxx Marketing (Washington Post)
Specter Says Cancer Has Returned (WashingtonPost)

By the Numbers:
11 Odd but Simple Ways to Improve Your Health (DumbLittleMan)

Pic of the Day:
Stars' Dramatic Weight Changes (ABC News)

Video of The Day: Middle Aging Man




Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members Maria D., cyngus, Bonnie Smith, STUART and BeachBill! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Pope Benedict XVI is 81. Actor Peter Mark Richman is 81. Actress Edie Adams is 79. Singer Bobby Vinton is 73. Basketball hall-of-famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 61. Rock singer Gerry Rafferty is 61. Actress Ellen Barkin is 54. Football coach Bill Belichick is 56. Singer Jimmy Osmond is 45. Actor Jon Cryer ("Two and a Half Men") is 43. Martin Lawrence is 43.

On This Date:
In 1889: Sir Charlie Chaplin, the British-born actor and director who became internationally famous for his role in American silent movies, is born.

In 1947: America's worst harbor explosion occurs in Texas City, Texas, when a ship caught fire and blew up, devastating the town. Another ship exploded the following day. The explosions and resulting fires killed more than 500 people and left 200 others missing.

In 1962: Walter Cronkite succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News."

In 1964: The Rolling Stones debut album is released and sold over 200,000 copies. It hit No. 1 in the UK two weeks later and was the first non-Beatles album to reach the top in over a year.

In 2003: Michael Jordan plays his last NBA game as his Washington Wizards ended their season with a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Today's Thought:
"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success."
-- Henry Ford






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