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LIVE AT FIVE 09.07.11

Posted on | September 7, 2011 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Obama To Announce $300 Billion Jobs Package

Months of bad economic news damage confidence in his economic ability

Money to be raised by budget cuts, according to “sources cited by CNN” as Obama seeks to mollify GOP budget hawks

Gunman Kills Five, Self In  IHOP Rampage
Dead include three National Guards


Texas Fire Toll Up To 1000 Homes
1200 firefighters battle blaze, many from out of state



POLITICS
California Supremes Side With Prop 8 Backers?

California Supreme Court justices, now including Goodwin Liu

Backers of gay marriage ban proposition may have standing to defend Prop 8 in court if state declines

Undeclared Warren Lags Scott Brown By 9 Points



Romney Lays Out “Believe In America” Plan; Would Create 11.5 Million Jobs

Big Sis Says Shoes-On Screening May Be Coming

John Edwards Seeks Dismissal Of Criminal Charges

Senate GOP Blocks Cordray’s Appointment To Consumer ProtectionBureau

Starbucks CEO Campaigns To End Washington Gridlock



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Yahoo Fires Carol Bartz Over The Phone; Former CEO Blindsided By Firing
Asia Stocks Rebound From Three-Day Drop As Aussie Dollar Rises And Gold Falls
White House Proposes Plan To Save Postal Service
Groupon IPO Plans In Flux
Treasury 10-Year Yields Rise As Stocks Advance
Chevron Strikes Oil In Deepwater Gulf Site
Crude Gains On Expected Storm-Induced Stockpile Drop
TechCrunch Can’t Live With Or Without You, Michael Arrington
Sprint Files Lawsuit To Block AT&T, T-Mobile Merger
Microsoft Flips “Kill Switch” On Hacked SSL Certificates With Windows Update
ROK Regulators Raid Google’s Seoul Offices
Dell To Make Baidu Smartphones For PRC Market
Judge Says Apple May Have To Show iPad Sales To Bar Samsung Tablets From Australia



SPORTS
Strasburg Comes Back Big, But So Do Dodgers In 7-3 Win

Stephen Strasburg returns to the major leagues

Nats’ bullpen fails to hold 3-0 lead

Jeff Gordon Holds On In Atlanta For 85th Win

16-Team College Conferences Come With Baggage

Jaguars Release QB Garrard

NBA, Players Union Set Meeting For Today

Reds Need 13 Innings To Beat Cubs

Red Sox Return To Form With 14-0 Thrashing Of Toronto



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
The Grotesque “Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills” Premiere

Taylor Armstrong

Suicide and a very awkward dinner

It’s Official: Eddie Murphy To Host 84th Annual Academy Awards

Four Actors Sign To Online “One Life To Live”, Lucci Turns Down Offer For Revived “All My Children”

“Expendables 2” Shoots For Encore As Schwarzenegger, Willis Join Stallone

Miley Cyrus Thanks Joan Jett For Never Apologizing

Soulja Boy Apologizes For Dissing The Troops

Carol Burnett Returns To “All My Children”

Lindsay Lohan Taking Shoplifting Classes; Community Service, Not So Much

Miss Colombia Called Out For Going Commando In Miss Universe Appearances



FOREIGNERS
Nine Killed, 47 Injured In Delhi Attack
Obama Calls On Libya’s Neighbors To Detain Fleeing Qaddafi Loyalists
Plan Would Keep Small Force In Iraq Past Deadline
Suicide Bombers Target Top Pakistani Security Official
Amid Tensions With Israel, Turkey Threatens Increased Naval Presence



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: How Obama Protects The Teamsters
Maggie’s Notebook: Surprise! Obama Popular In Texas
Weasel Zippers: Propaganda Minister Jay Carney Says Obama’s Ratings Are Tanking Because Of Washington
Bill McGurn: The President’s Speech Impediment
Victor Davis Hanson: Credibility On The Decline
Lonely Conservative: SanFran Wants Nudists To Use A Towel When They Sit
Verum Serum: Brad Friedman, Mother Jones, Alternet Falsely Claim Charles Koch Called Obama “Saddam Hussein”
JammieWearingFool: Illinois To Lay Off Thousands Of State Workers
Jonah Goldberg: Now That’s Grade-A Hack Work
Ed Driscoll: Guerrilla Warriors In The Mist
Bob Owens: Gunwalker Explodes Into The Heartland
AmSpecBlog: Stimulus No More
Via Media: In Defense Of Angela Merkel
Cafe Hayek: The Curious Task


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4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE 09.07.11”

  1. Cartoon of the day « Don Surber
    September 7th, 2011 @ 7:25 am

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  2. Anamika
    September 7th, 2011 @ 11:48 am

    GOP operative tells all… ugly!

    It is just as bad as we thought:

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/05/congressional-staffer-mike-lofgren-turns-on-his-fellow-republicans.html

    You know the ‘gator roll’ tactic? That is when the ‘gator clamps his jaws on its prey and then flips around, rolling in such a manner as to completely disorient and fatally damage the hapless prey…

    Yes, this is the GOP in all of its sociopathic glory. They have succeeded in their goals, so far; they have given rise to the ‘tea party’, and their hateful rhetoric has led to the breakdown of many needed social institutions, such as unions and charitable organizations.

    It is ‘1984’ all over again, with newspeak in charge.

  3. Bob Belvedere
    September 7th, 2011 @ 12:08 pm

    If anyone’s interested, I take Victor Davis Hanson to task for the comments he makes in the post that Wombat links above.

  4. Anonymous
    September 7th, 2011 @ 6:25 pm

    Major cuts to start January 2032!