LIVE AT FIVE – 06.14.11
Posted on | June 14, 2011 | 2 Comments
TOP NEWS
GOP Contenders Pile On President, Spare Romney
United in criticism of Obama, differing only in how to clean up his mess
Obama On Weiner: “If It Was Me, I’d Resign”
Hoyer: Weiner’s behavior “bizarre and unacceptable”
Obama Tries To Goose Economy Without Congress
Trying to make nerdy cool from the bully pulpit
POLITICS
Breaking: Still No News Whatsoever From Palin E-mails
C4P encourages supporters to sift through e-mails and spotlight the good job Palin did as governor
Jury Weighs Charges Against Former Mass. House Speaker
Bribery case now in hands of jury
Busted For PDA In Mass. House?
Gay Judge’s Relationship Key To Prop 8 Ruling?
Even The UN Hates Ethanol
Coburn may have votes to kill subsidy and import tariff both
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
IMF Rules Out Stanley Fischer On Age Grounds
Facebook IPO Likely In 1Q 2012
Wendy’s Agrees To Sell Arby’s To Equity Firm
Greek Debt Hits New Low As S&P Hands Down Triple-C Rating
Nikkei Index Ends Down As Weal Toyota View Hits Auto-Linked Shares
PRC Food Costs Push Inflation To Three-Year High
HP Pares Down Executive Team In New Shakeup
Duke Nukem Back With A Bang
Google Pulls More Malware From Android Market
SPORTS
Three Bruins Routs May Not Be Enough For Cup
Bruins win game six 5-2, final game to be fought in Vancouver
Mavericks Celebrate Victory Of Castoffs Over Star Power
Jeter Limps Off In Fifth, Tribe Tips Yanks
Two Homers Boost Reds Over Dodgers
Braves’ Six-Game Streak Ends With Loss To Lowly Astros
Mets Reach For .500 Thwarted By Pirates
Dodgers’ June 30 Payroll Looms Large In McCourt Case
Vendors Giddy Over LeBron’s Failure
Montero Doubles Down In Snakes Victory Over Marlins
Ohio Governor Kasich Proclaims Dallas Mavericks “Honorary Ohioans”
FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Tori Spelling Crashes Into Kids’ School
Pursued by paparazzi, driven to distraction
Charlie Sheen Negotiating For New Sitcom
Pippa Middleton & Boyfriend Split?
Former CSI Star Busted For Ecstasy Possession
Selena Gomez: I Was Malnourished And Exhausted
Angelina Jolie Poses For Louis Vuitton’s “Core Values” Campaign
Jessica Simpson’s Billion-Dollar Fashion Sense Coming To Reality TV
Lindsay Lohan’s House Arrest Roof Party
Movie Studios Reassess Comic Con
FOREIGNERS
Libyan Rebels Crack Siege, Move On Tripoli
Yemen Opposition Meets With Government Officials
Berlusconi’s Referendum Defeat: Beginning Of The End?
Is PM Erdogan Turkey’s New Strongman?
Lebanon Gets Hezbollah-Led Cabinet
PRC Calls For Increased Efforts Toward Peace & Stability In South China Sea
Goodyear Blimp Pilot Saves Passengers Before Dying In Fiery Crash
BLOGS & STUFF
Washington Examiner: Romney, Bachmann And Perry Winners Of NH Debate
Gateway Pundit: Obama Says “If You’re Looking For Partisan Rhetoric, I’m Not Your Guy”
Lonely Conservative: Wisconsin Democrat Wants To “Smack Around” Constituent
Weasel Zippers: US In Worse Shape Than Greece, On Hook For $100 Trillion
Don Surber: Questions Nobody Is Asking
Professor Bainbridge: Bruce Bartlett On How To Grow The Economy
Atlas Shrugs: “Praise Allah, I’m Going To Kill The World”
Power Line: Kings Of Comedy
— compiled by Wombat-socho