LIVE AT FIVE – 07.25.11
Posted on | July 25, 2011 | 1 Comment
— compiled by Wombat-socho
TOP NEWS
As Debt Deadline Looms, Both Parties Prepare Separate Solutions
Boehner & Reid craft separate plans to raise debt limit, President threatens veto, Coburn calls threatened veto “ridiculous”.
Analysts Say Little Danger Of Market Panic
Inside The Mind Of The Oslo Murderer
Bruce Bawer examines the motivations of Anders Behring Breivik
Hotel Maid Goes Public With Accusations Against Former IMF Chief
Nafissatou Diallo does interviews with Newsweek, ABC News
POLITICS
Pelosi Seeks Ethics Investigation Of Oregon Democrat Wu
Congressman accused of rape by teenage daughter of campaign donor
Same-Sex Marriages Begin In New York
Top Recipient Of Texas Donations So Far? President Obama
First Lady, Jill Biden Urge Support For Military Families
Chris Christie – Not Candidate, But Kingmaker?
Eyeing Iowa, Bachmann Slams Pawlenty On Credentials
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Greece Debt Rating Cut Three Levels By Moody’s
Asian Stocks Slip On US Debt Deal Delay
Drug Prices To Plummet In Wave Of Expiring Patents
Dollar Dips With US Debt Ceiling Talks Deadlock
Asian Oil Lower On US Debt Default Concerns
Fake Apple Stores Spur PRC Officials To Inspect Electronics Retailers
Judge Tells Oracle To Rethink $2.6 Billion Claim Against Google; Is Google Willing To Settle?
AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Confronted By Angry Customers
“Some People Get A Droid Because They Want A Phone, Not A Religion”
Toshiba Thrive Tablet Mostly For Work, With Some Play
SPORTS
Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven, Pat Gillick Gracefully Enter Hall Of Fame
Alomar: “My heart is half Puerto Rican and half Canadian”
NFL Lockout Could End Today If Players Approve Deal
Nationals’ Fast Start Brings False Hope In LA
Tigers Talking With Dodgers About Hiroki Kuroda?
Sources Say Favre To Eagles Unlikely
Stubbs Sayonara Homer Puts Reds Ahead Of Braves For 4-3 Win
Paraguay’s Justo Villar: Uruguay Deserved To Win Copa America
ACC’s Swofford Likes League’s Potential, Acknowledges Shortcomings
All-Time Record Wreck: Mariners Set Team Record With 15th Loss In A Row
FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Sordid Final Hours Of A Troubled Star
Amy Winehouse, 1983-2011 RIP
Russell Brand: For Amy
Kristin Cavallari And Jay Cutler Call Off Engagement
First Photos From “Snow White And The Huntsman”
“Glee” Boss: Colfer, Monteith, Michele Staying, But Sam Won’t Be Back
“Captain America” Opens At $65.8 Million
“Amazing Spider-Man” Villain Rhys Ifans Arrested for Misdemeanor At Comic-Con
News Orgs Deny Offering Money For Casey Anthony Interview
FOREIGNERS
Bullet Train Crash Raises Questions About PRC’s Rail Plans
US Struggles To Free Money For Libyan Rebels
UN Food Agency Hosts Emergency Talks On East African Drought
Nork Diplomat Invited To US For Nuke Talks
Australia, Malaysia Sign Refugee Swap Deal
BLOGS & STUFF
Babalu: “They Tried To Make Me Go To Rehab But I Said ‘No, No, No'”
Human Events: Barack The Mad
RedState: What About Paul Ryan’s Budget?
Moe Lane: Reading Paul Krugman So That You Don’t Have To
Gateway Pundit: Boehner Says “I Know The President Is Worried About The Next Election, But My God, Shouldn’t He Be Worried About The Country?” (Video)
Lonely Conservative: Democrats Could Have Raised The Debt Ceiling Last Year
Weasel Zippers: Wu Won’t Resign, Says He’ll Serve Out Term And Retire In 2012
Gates Of Vienna: What Do We Know?
Marginal Revolution: Means-Testing Medicare Is A Marginal Tax Increase
Michelle Malkin: No, James Fallows, The Washington Post Doesn’t Owe The World An Apology
Power Line: Someone Is Putting Words In Jen Rubin’s Mouth
American Thinker: Will The Hard Left Primary Obama?