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LIVE AT FIVE – 05.19.11

Posted on | May 19, 2011 | 4 Comments

TOP NEWS
French Aghast At Treatment Of IMF Chief

Dominique Strauss-Kahn: no closed door treatment here

tl;dr: read Iowahawk instead
New Strauss-Kahn Bail Hearing  Set For Thursday

Gates Says Pakistani Leaders Didn’t Know About Bin Laden
ISI finally shedding its terrorist ties?

Assad Concedes “Mistakes” In Handling Protests
No, really?
US Slaps Sanctions On Assad, Top Aides
US, EU Plan New Steps On Syria



Bin Laden Praises Arab Spring In Posthumous Tape
Predicts spread of revolutions across Muslim world



POLITICS
Major Changes Urged For Mississippi Flood Control

Highway 61 north of Natchez, closed due to flooding

Environmentalists call for an end to levees, flood control systems

Obama Tells Boston Crowd: We’ve Got More Work To Do

Can Reid Get Seven Republicans To Vote For Cloture On Liu Filibuster?

Male Circumcision Ban On November Ballot In San Francisco

Senate Rejects Accelerated Drilling Approval Bill

Huntsman Picks Florida For Campaign HQ

Limited Off-Sales For Texas Microbreweries Closer To Legality

Boston Herald: Was It Something We Said, Barry?



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Strauss-Kahn Resigns From IMF
Asia Stocks Gain As Yen, Dollar Slide
Japanese Economy Shrinks In First Quarter
United Swaps Tulip For Continental Globe
Wall Street Climbs On Commodities, Tech Earnings
Google Moves Fast To Plug Android Wi-Fi Data Leaks
Apple Signs EMI To Cloud-Music Licensing Agreement



SPORTS
Haslem Makes The Difference For The Heat

Udonis who?

Role-player rises to the occasion, sparks Game 2 win for Heat over Bulls

Sharks Get Hammered 7-3, Canucks Take 2-0 Lead

Bruins’ Seguin Stays Grounded



Holliday, Berkman Leave With Injuries; Cards Win Anyway 5-1

Wasted Opportunities Take Toll As Fish Fall To Cubs

When Cheering For The Home Team Means Rooting For Jamie McCourt



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
First Look At Jennifer Lawrence As “The Hunger Games” Heroine

This week's EW cover featuring Jennifer Lawrence

Elation and anxiety at landing star role in movie version of dystopian best-seller

Patricia Heaton: I’ve Lost Roles Due To My Politics

More Crap Than You Can Possibly Imagine About Arnold’s Bastard Child; Also, Maria Shriver On Oprah

Lars Von Trier Admits To Being A Nazi

Jeff Conaway Of “Grease”, “Taxi” In Critical Condition From Apparent Overdose

Ashton Kutcher: I Am Surrounded By The Best

Britney Spears Reveals Tour-Ready Abs

Zsa Zsa Gabor Falls Into Coma

Ralph Macchio Unsurprised By DWTS Elimination



FOREIGNERS
Libya: Four Journalists To Be Sentenced, Released
For Irish WW2 Vets, Royal Visit Fulfills Hope For Reconciliation
Medvedev May Want Second Term, But Putin Will Decide
Egyptian Army Denies Plans To Pardon Mubarak
Singapore’s Founding Father Lee Kwan Yew Retires From Cabinet
Canadian PM Harper Reshuffles Cabinet



BLOGS & STUFF
Legal Insurrection: Big Name Pol Splits With Party On Mandate, 2012 Ads To Follow
James Taranto: How Not To Write Satire
The Camp Of The Saints: The Right Of The Feudal Lord
JammieWearingFool: Peter Fonda E-mails Obama – “You Are A F*cking Traitor”
iOwnTheWorld.com: Train/Cell Phone Incident Update
American Digest: The Democrat-Socialist Animal Farm Party Continues
Verum Serum: Millionaire Game Show Winner Still On Food Stamps In Michigan
The Volokh Conspiracy: Obama Nominates Palin Pick To Ninth Circuit
Allahpundit: Documents Reveal Kagan May Have Helped Craft Legal Defense Of Obamacare
PJ Tatler: Taxpayers Footing Bill For 350-Pound, Diaper-Wearing Adult Role-Playing As Baby


— compiled by Wombat-socho

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