Today there will be news reports on the outcome of Senator Ted Kennedy’s brain surgery. He was scheduled to undergo brain surgery this morning at 9 am. Then he will be in the hospital for approximately 1 week. After the surgery he will be undergoing radiation and chemotherapy soon to treat the cancer. We wish him and his family well.
Also, it was announced that actress Tatum O’Neal was allegedly arrested in a drug bust over the weekend. She had been a competitor on an earlier season of Dancing with the Stars. She has admitted a past drug usage that played a part in her divorce from tennis star John McEnroe and custody of her children. This last couple of weeks has seemed volatile in the news.
Today, a music icon, Bo Diddley passed away at his home in florida from heart failure. He contributed much to the music scene in the early years of the rock and roll beat.
Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent died…he had been ill for some time. He was 71 years old and is credited with making it fashionable for women to wear pant suits.
History was made in the allotment of delagates for Michigan and Florida. There was much brouhaha about who would get the opportunity to cast their votes. All of the delagates will get to vote however, their votes will each only count for half. No one is satisfied with this agreement…however, the only other obvious solution was being touted was to throw out their votes…that too, was unacceptable. So, the democratic convention is penalizing Michigan and Florida for having their primaries earlier than the democratic party condoned.
This week proves to be no less traumatic than last week. Stay tuned!
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