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LIVE AT FIVE – 2.21.11

Posted on | February 21, 2011 | 1 Comment

TOP NEWS
Libyan Protesters Brave Bullets To Close In On Qaddafi

Libyan dictator Moammar Qaddafi

Hundreds reported dead; “Thunderbolt” division rumored to have defected

Gov. Walker Predicts Fugitive Senators Will Return

Demonstrations continue into 2nd week

PRC Cracks Down Hard On Call For “Jasmine Revolution”
Police out in force, activists detained, massive efforts online to suppress calls for protests



POLITICS
House GOP Spares No Pet Projects In Slashing Budget

Speaker of the House John Boehner

Not only traditional spending targets but defense and homeland security come under the budgetary chainsaw

Senators Ask Florida To End “Flamingo Express”


Obama’s Kind Words For Emanuel Hard For Former Supporters To Hear

Soros: Obama Has Lost Control Of Economic Agenda



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asia Stocks Tumble On Mideast Tensions; Oil Rises
Borders Bankruptcy Spells Trouble For DC Landlords
Obama Administration Proposes To Wind Down Fannie & Freddie; Minorities, Women Hardest Hit
Why Apple Doesn’t Need An IPad2
As Violence Escalates, Libya Shuts Off Internet
Google OnePass Balances Aggressive Apple’s Subscription Model



SPORTS
Trevor Bayne Becomes Youngest Driver To Win Daytona 500

Trevor Bayne celebrates his victory

Despite changes, race still decided in final laps

Knicks Deny Dissension In Pursuit Of Carmelo Anthony

Duke Proves Too Much For Georgia Tech

#9 Bruins Can’t Hold On Against #3 Stanford Women

Stewart Move Could Hurt Avs

Rainbow Cock Fight Encampment Under Investigation



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
A Very Royal Wedding

Hey! It's an invite to Kate & Wills' Wedding!

Over 40 crowned heads invited to the royals’ wedding

No invite for Mum?

Lindsay Lohan Lines Up First Post-Rehab Role

Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” Reviewed By People Magazine


Baz Luhrman To Shoot “Great Gatsby” In 3D

Camille Grammer Lands New Job With CNN



FOREIGNERS
Israel Monitors Suez-Bound Iranian Ships
Tunisia Seeks Ben Ali’s Extradition
Uganda Opposition Rejects Museveni Reelection
Fire In Estonian Disabled Childrens’ Home Kills 10
Merkel’s CDU Loses Three Seats In Hamburg By-Election



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: SEIU Announces Purple Army’s Nationwide Protest Schedule; Meanwhile, Teachers’ Unions Pressure Members To Show Solidarity
Confederate Yankee: Obama’s Allies Calling For Unionists To “Bloody” Tea Party Protesters?
Jawa Report: “Hero’s Welcome” – Wounded Iraq Vet Jeered At Columbia
Legal Insurrection: The Yuppie Revolution In Egypt Is Over, the Islamist Revolution has Begun
Jihad Watch: UK Islamic Supremacists To Hold White House Rally
Moe Lane: Buckwheat
POWIP: Biebernomics
LibertySF: Protecting The Rights Of The Rich

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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