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Today is Sen. John McCain's birthday.

Lost in the frenzy of Barack Obama’s speech and John McCain’s vice presidential pick is another big milestone: the Republican presidential candidate’s 72nd birthday Friday. The McCain campaign is hoping to bury the news in the announcement of his running mate — but the Democrats have a different way of marking the big day, Washington Wire has learned. They plan to celebrate with the septuagenarian all weekend, accusing him of being close with President Bush by throwing “More of the Same” birthday parties on Friday and Saturday in key states like Ohio and Pennsylvania. A Democratic Party insider said local...

The thing about Sidney Crosby is that he became so good, so fast – and handled it all so well -- people forgot how young he was. Even now, people forget how young he … is. Sid turns 21 today. Twenty one. In another life, he might be entering his senior year of college, getting ready to earn his degree and send out resumes, looking for a job to chart his place in the world. Instead, he is on the cusp of his fourth National Hockey League season, captain and leader of the hottest young team in hockey, trailblazing scorer...

Barack Obama had a birthday party, and Dave Letterman managed to get the top ten things that were overheard...

    SERVING THE BEST TROOPS IN THE WORLD This week we celebrate the birthday of The United States Coast Guard! August 4 is celebrated as Coast Guard Day to honor the establishment on that day in 1790 of the Revenue Cutter Service, forbearer of today's Coast Guard. The United States Coast Guard is this nation's oldest maritime agency. SEATTLE - A Maritime Safety and Security Team member conducts a vertical insertion demonstration from an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Astoria, Ore., during Seattle Seafair on Lake Washington. Seafair is one of the Pacific Northwest's largest maritime festivals....

8/4/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- The following birthday message is sent to the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard from Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: On this, the 218th birthday of the United States Coast Guard, our nation pauses to say thanks to you, our guardians of the sea. For more than two centuries, you and your families have stood, always ready for the call, in light or darkness, with sunny skies or through howling gales, to respond to crises and to fight in every one of our nation's armed conflicts. Today,...

After graduating from Wayne University, Thomas went to Washington, DC. In 1943 she began working for United Press International, (UPI), a news wire service providing articles to newspapers around the country. Thomas was hired to write stories of interest to women. She broke into political reporting in 1961, when she began filing stories about the Kennedy administration. Since then, she has covered eight presidents. In 1970 she became UPI's White House correspondent. In 1972 she was the only print journalist to go on President Nixon's historic trip to China. She also traveled with presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Bush, and...

The Ticket needs to apologize because apparently we missed something -- like the next three months and election day. Sen. Barack Obama walked into a town hall meeting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, last week. The crowd was enthusiastic, ready to see and cheer him. But, before listening to his usual stump speech, the crowd, perhaps spontaneously, had something to do for their guy, according to the From the Road blog of CBS News' Allison O'Keefe. The nominee-to-be's fans sang "Happy Birthday." On Monday, Obama will turn 47. But the happy crowd did not sing "Happy birthday, Sen. Obama." It confidently...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLEGRA!!! LOVE YOU!

Mick Jagger, the snake-hipped, rubber-lipped frontman of the Rolling Stones, celebrates his 65th birthday Saturday but shows no signs of slowing down, despite officially becoming an old age pensioner. At an age when most British men are retiring from work and claiming state pensions, Jagger is dating a woman some 25 years his junior -- stylist L'Wren Scott -- counting his millions after the Stones' record-grossing "Bigger Bang" tour and branching out into film production. His behaviour may not be as hellraising as that of fellow Stone Ronnie Wood, who last week entered rehab to receive treatment for alcohol abuse...

This is just one link I found out of many that says muslims don't celebrate birthdays and it was reported here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/2460299/Barack-Obama-does-not-give-birthday-presents-to-children.html that Obama does not buy his children birthday gifts.

FROM this morning MICK JAGGER will be able to get the bus from his house in Barnes to bandmate RONNIE WOOD’s in nearby Kingston – for FREE. The pouting, hip-thrusting rock ’n’ roll god reaches the grand old age of 65 today – bringing Sir Mick the Satisfaction of a free bus pass. THE ROLLING STONES frontman officially becomes a pensioner after a remarkable career spanning his entire adult life. And despite his personal fortune – around the £225million mark – he will be entitled to a basic state pension just shy of £91 a week. That’s almost enough for...

Mick Jagger, the snake-hipped, rubber-lipped frontman of the Rolling Stones, celebrates his 65th birthday Saturday but shows no signs of slowing down, despite officially becoming an old age pensioner. At an age when most British men are retiring from work and claiming state pensions, Jagger is dating a woman some 25 years his junior -- stylist L'Wren Scott -- counting his millions after the Stones' record-grossing "Bigger Bang" tour and branching out into film production. His behaviour may not be as hellraising as that of fellow Stone Ronnie Wood, who last week entered rehab to receive treatment for alcohol abuse...

In a magazine interview Obama and his wife Michelle revealed that one of their steadfast house rules is not giving Christmas or birthday presents to Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven. The couple explained that they spend "hundreds" on birthday slumber parties and want to "teach some limits". Santa Claus is still permitted to deliver seasonal gifts however. The girls are also given an allowance of just $1 (50p) a week for performing household chores, according to People magazine. Those chores include making their own bed, setting and clearing the dinner table and putting themselves to bed by 8.30pm. On the...

Yes, there’s cake, and true to the degenerate spirit of the event, it’s cut with a scimitar. Israel’s planning to hit the local bureau of AJ with sanctions as punishment, but I don’t see why. Israel made this possible. Olmert might as well have been named on the invitations as an honorary co-host.Say this much for the decision to free him, though: Outside of Hamas’s kiddie death-porn pageants, you won’t find a neater example of jihadists and their “moderate� Arab sympathizers reveling in their own cretinism than the celebrations they’re having for this turd. It’s propaganda gold, albeit at an...

LONDON (AFP) - The birth of Louise Brown, the world's first IVF baby, hit headlines around the globe three decades ago -- but the married mother-of-one wants to keep her 30th birthday Friday low-key by contrast. Brown -- who lives in Bristol, south-west England, with husband Wesley Mullinder and 18-month-old son Cameron, working as a shipping company administrator -- remains reluctantly in the public eye despite her modest lifestyle. Although her birth opened the door for millions of infertile couples worldwide to give birth to IVF (in vitro fertilisation) or test tube babies, Brown has no big plans to celebrate...

A smoker who has 10 cigars day and enjoys a whisky with his morning tea has celebrated his 100th birthday.Mr Priestly began smoking at the age of nine, he has since smoked 153,000 cigars and 715,400 cigarettes Jack Priestly claims he has suffered no serious health problems related to his tobacco and alcohol habit. Mr Priestly, a widower and former baker, began smoking cigarettes when he was nine and claims to have smoked every day since. He changed to cigars in 1966 after he said he was told they were "healthier" and celebrated his century last Saturday.

HOKKAIDO, Japan, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush was treated to a surprise 62nd birthday party aboard Air Force One en route to the Group of Eight summit in Japan. Bush and his contingent were nearing Japan when First Lady Laura Bush and senior White House staff gathered in the plane's conference room. There, a steward put a single candle on a coconut cake, the lights were dimmed, and when Bush entered the room, the group yelled, "Surprise," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY INDIGO!!! Indigo and his Mother, AnnaZ at the Treasure Island hotel in Las Vegas (for the FRiva conference, August 2002) Indigo and his older brother Hamlet

What else is there to do on Thursdays besides FReep and listen to TSN?! C'mon, eat, drink, breathe SAVAGE? Especially on 4th of July eve?!?!Savage’s websiteLOTS of links to listen to the Savage radio show here!!!

The oldest living former Major League Baseball player, Billy Werber, celebrates his 100th birthday Friday, but you would never know it by his quick wit. As he is fond of saying about the leg he lost to .diabetes, "They cut off my leg but not my head." Werber is the sole surviving teammate of Babe Ruth, having played third base for the Yankees in 1930 and 1933. He also played with the New York Giants in his final season, 1942, and the Boston Red Sox (1933-1936), Philadelphia Athletics (1937-1938) and Cincinnati Reds (1939-1941), which won the World Series in 1940....

The oldest surviving veteran of World War I's trench warfare is celebrating his 110th birthday. Harry Patch, who was born in Combe Down, Somerset, was a plumber by trade before being called up. He was a private at the Battle of Passchendaele. A party is planned at the care home in Wells, where he now lives. Mr Patch attributes his long life to clean living, avoiding what he describes as the "three sins" of smoking, drinking and gambling. "For many years in Shropshire, I lived quite close to the Welsh mountains," he said. "Fresh air, no petrol and no cars,...

FORT HUACHUCA — For more than two centuries, the U.S. Army has fought and won the nation’s wars. But during the 233 years, America’s senior service also has saved lives, delivered clean food and water to refugees, and upheld “democracy in Iraq and ensuring peace in Afghanistan,” the fort’s senior officer said on Friday. “Whatever the mission, America turns to her Army for help during times of crises, and the Army always delivers success,” said Maj. Gen. John Custer, looking across Chaffee Parade Field with a large representation of soldiers from a number of units in front of him. Those...

I send greetings to all those celebrating the 233rd birthday of the United States Army. Since 1775, when General George Washington first lead soldiers into battle, the brave men and women of the United States Army have served a cause that is good, just and noble. Today, the Army is helping to defeat the ideology of tyrants and terrorists. With unwavering courage in the face of danger, members of the United States Army have made America more secure and earned the respect and admiration of a grateful Nation. I commend soldiers both past and present for your sacrifices in defence...

Most U.S. school children grow up knowing the story of Betsy Ross, who may or may not have sewn the first American flag, based on a sketch given to her by George Washington. But what about Francis Hopkinson, Mary Pickersgill or Samuel Reid, all of whom played roles in the history of the flag? Or Bernard Cigrand, who may have been the first to celebrate the birthday of the flag and led the movement to make Flag Day, June 14, a national observance? In her lifetime, Ross herself never claimed to have sewn the first flag. Only in 1870 did...

Henry Allingham, who was born in London on 6 June 1896, is also the last surviving original member of the Royal Air Force - formed 90 years ago... Now partially deaf and almost blind, Mr Allingham, who was born in Clapham, London, now lives at St Dunstan's home for blind ex-servicemen, in Ovingdean. His life has spanned six monarchs and has taken in 21 prime ministers. Mr Allingham is the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland in 1916, and also fought at the Somme and Ypres where he was bombed and shelled. He joined the Royal Air Force when...

Please join me in wishing Tony Snow a Happy Birthday!

Duncan Lee Hunter, born May 31, 1948 to Lola L. Young and Robert Olin Hunter. Thank you for your service in Vietnam and in Congress.

NEW YORK - The Brooklyn Bridge is 125 years old this month and New York City is getting ready to celebrate. The city on Monday announced an array of activities including a special bridge lighting, concerts, lectures, film series and family events. The five-day festivities will kick off on May 22 with a performance by the Brooklyn Philharmonic at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park in Brooklyn, and a Grucci fireworks presentation. The bridge connects Brooklyn and Manhattan across the East River, and is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the country. It will be lit up in an array...

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3297686,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf Today is the centennial of Oskar Schindler's birth.

Put Your Face in this Movie Lame birthday eCards and birthday greetings can really stink but our hilarious JibJab Starring You! Greetings are a breath of fresh air! In this funny video, an office full of flatulent co-workers sing “Happy Birthday” – with their blowholes! Upload up to six faces into this funny video greeting and watch the farts fly! Forget Happy Birthday eCards. This hilarious JibJab Starring You! birthday greeting is a gas, so go ahead and let ‘er rip!

In the courtyard of a low-slung convalescent hospital west of USC, Gertrude Baines was inaugurated Sunday into one of the world's most exclusive sororities. She turned 114 years old. There was cake. Singing. Proclamations. Superlatives. Because only two other people in the world are 114. There is no one older. A former college maid with a fondness for hats, bacon and Scripture, Baines is the third-oldest person on Earth, according to the Gerontology Research Group, which validates claims of extreme old age. A year ago she was No. 9. It's not hard to figure out what happened in the interim.

SANFORD, Mich. -- At her seventh birthday party, Amber Birdsall thought the huge gift box wrapped in pink paper likely hid a pair of bicycles. She was wrong. Inside was something she wanted even more -- her stepfather, a soldier who had been deployed overseas. "This is way better than bikes," Amber said. The surprise began a few weeks ago when Amber told her inquiring mother that all she wanted for her birthday was to have her stepfather return home from serving 10 months in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Her mother, Trisha Johnson, 34, relayed Amber's wish to her 39-year-old husband...

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February 22 is the birthday of George Washington, the man who, more than any other, made possible our republican form of government. The third Monday in February has come to be known - wrongly - as President's Day. America's political leaders should take this occasion to remember Washington's deeds, recollect his advice, and once again call the holiday celebrating him by its legal name: Washington's Birthday. James Flexner, George Washington's greatest biographer, called him the "indispensable man" of the American Founding. Without Washington, America would never have won our War of Independence. He played the central role in the Constitutional...

Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies militaryand the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Happy 98th Birthday, Boy Scouts of America The Value of Scouting What Is Cub Scouting? Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly.

A Ronald Reagan radio address from 1975 addresses the topics of abortion and adoption. This comes from a collection of audio commentaries titled "Reagan in His Own Voice." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo7WTBlo86s

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's William Pickering, University of Iowa physicist James Van Allen and rocket scientist Wernher von Braun hold up a model of Explorer 1 at a news conference after hearing the satellite had reached orbit on Jan. 31, 1958. Click on the image to watch a newsreel report on the launch. Carl Raggio still remembers how tense he felt exactly 50 years ago, on the night America entered the Space Age.He and his fellow engineers were playing gin rummy at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. - but their minds weren't fully on the game. They were...

A little levity and a pleasant break from all the primary politics. A beautiful tribute to a man's man. No metrosexuals here. Enjoy.

Via Bettnet we learn the following from the Tolkien Society: On the 3rd January 1892 JRR Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. To celebrate this event, on this day each year Tolkien fans around the world are invited to raise a glass and toast the birthday of this much loved author. The toast is "The Professor". To make the Birthday Toast, you stand, raise a glass of your choice of drink (not necessarily alcoholic), and say the words ‘The Professor’ before taking a sip (or swig, if that’s more appropriate for your drink). Sit and enjoy the rest of...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARL CHRISTIAN ROVE!!! Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) was Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush until his resignation on 31 August 2007. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rove

Hanoi Jane Fonda looking through anti-aircraft gunsights used to shoot down US pilots Jane Fonda, the darling of the looney left, turned 70 today. Rad-libs are offering their tributes. For example, Rosie O'Donnell wrote the following wonderful poem: oh what a night truly it was somehow what i thought show biz would b and look in the end it turns out it is my loud off key voice is too close to the flip when bonnie sings who knew jane fonda 70 and fantastic i love her so As loyal Americans and creative conservatives, we can do better than that....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANN COULTER!!! Ann Hart Coulter (born December 8, 1961) is an American attorney, conservative columnist, political commentator and best-selling author, known for her biting satire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter

One would be hard-pressed to name a living scholar who has been more widely or more justly celebrated than Jacques Barzun. On the occasion of his centennial, his many students, readers and friends celebrate his life and work once again, not because he needs yet another accolade, but because the world needs the example that he presents to us of a life devoted to learning and teaching, to honesty and tenacity, to beauty and wit, to conversation and friendship. Even more important than these personal and academic qualities is the wisdom underlying the great themes that run throughout his work....

U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd turns 90 Tuesday.Byrd spokesman Jesse Jacobs says Byrd plans to spend his birthday quietly reading the hundreds of birthday wishes that have flooded his offices. Byrd also had lunch with his staff and to visit with his seven great-grandchildren.A surprise 90th birthday party was held Thursday in the ballroom of the Capitol Hill hotel. More than 300 people attended, including West Virginia's entire congressional delegation and Governor Manchin.Manchin presented Byrd with a West Virginia Living Legend Award, which the governor created as a tribute to renowned West Virginians. The award has been given to only...

Byrd spokesman Jesse Jacobs says Byrd plans to spend his birthday quietly reading the hundreds of birthday wishes that have flooded his offices. Byrd also expects to have lunch with his staff and to visit with his seven great-grandchildren. A surprise 90th birthday party was held Thursday in the ballroom of the Capitol Hill hotel. More than 300 people attended, including West Virginia's entire congressional delegation and Governor Manchin. Manchin presented Byrd with a West Virginia Living Legend Award, which the governor created as a tribute to renowned West Virginians. The award has been given to only two other people:...

Rank and organization: First Lieutenant (then 2d Lt.), U.S. Army, Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). place and date: Vicinity of la Drang Valley, Republic of Vietnam, 14 November 1965. Entered service at: Pittsburgh, pa. Born: 20 November 1941, Washington, pa. G.O. No.: 7, 15 February 1967. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. As a platoon leader in the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), 1st Lt. Marm demonstrated indomitable courage during a combat operation. His company was moving through the valley to relieve a friendly...

Sen. Robert Byrd, the Senate's oldest member and longest-serving member, is celebrating his 90th birthday today. The senator had a party last week and plans to spend time with family and friends today.U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd plans to spend his 90th birthday quietly by reading the hundreds of birthday wishes that have flooded his offices. The legendary senator turned 90 today. Byrd spokesman Jesse Jacobs said birthday greetings have poured into the senator's West Virginia offices and have been forwarded to him in Washington, D.C., where he plans to spend most of his Thanksgiving break. Also on tap for Byrd's...

Happy Birthday, and thanks for the service to our Nation.

United States Marine Corps Press Release Public Affairs Office DIV PUBLIC AFFAIRS; HQMC, WASHINGTON, D.C. 703-614-4309 Contact: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release # 1105-07-0926 USMC to celebrate birthday with two public events Nov. 5, 2007 WASHINGTON -- The Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway will commemorate the 232nd birthday of the United States Marine Corps with a wreath laying ceremony at 10 a.m. on Nov. 10, at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va. There will also be a Marine Corps Worship Service to celebrate the birthday at 4 p.m., Nov. 11, at Washington National Cathedral located at the...