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LIVE AT FIVENINE: 10.18.12

Posted on | October 18, 2012 | Comments Off on LIVE AT FIVENINE: 10.18.12

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TOP NEWS
Obama, Romney Hit Campaign Trail After Biting Debate

Candidates on the stump

Both candidates appealing to women after Tuesday’s debate

Lance Armstrong Gets Dumped
Nike, Radio Shack, others drop superstar cyclist after doping evidence surfaces

Bangladeshi National Busted For NY Fed Bomb Plot
Another wannabee jihadi gets suckered by FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force



POLITICS
“Binders Full Of Women” Replaces Big Bird As Latest Seinfeld Moment For Obama Campaign

This may be the only man in America who can legitimately say this.

Bloggers, President completely miss the point again

Larry King To Moderate Third-Party Debate; Will Be Streamed On Internet

Obama Picks Chicago’s McCormick Plaza For Election Night Rally

Push To Speed Up $1 Billion In Infrastructure Repairs Could Save NYC $200 Million

Long, Gillibrand Clash On Fracking, Abortion

LA County Assessor Arrested In Corruption Probe

DNC Comes Up Short In Paying For Convention Despite Accepting Corporate Money

DOJ Says Violent Crime Spiked 17% Last Year



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Drops On Increased US Inventory: NYMEX $92.02, Brent $113.20
PRC Growth Continues Slide, But Retail Sales Up In Sign Of Recovery
Bank Of America Ekes Out $340 Million Profit
Housing Starts Surge 15% To Four-Year High
Dow Rises For Fourth Straight Day
Chances Of Going Over Fiscal Cliff May Be Higher Than Experts Think
Microsoft Sells Out Of $500 Surface RT Tablet Pre-Orders On First Day
Will Apple Acquired Troubled Startup Color Labs?
Amazon Pushes Kindles For Classrooms
Aereo Opens Its Streaming TV To Mac, Windows Web Browsers
Nokia Expected To Slide Further In Q3
Amazon Reportedly Looking To Buy TI Chipmaker At Heart Of Kindle Fire



SPORTS
Cardinals Take 2-1 Lead In NLCS, Win After Rain Delay

Motte and Molina celebrate after Cards’ win

Matt Carpenter slugs two-run homer, Motte gets two-inning save after 3.5 hour rain delay in 7th inning


ALCS Game 4 Postponed Due To Threat Of Rain

Kevin Love Breaks Hand, Timbermutts’ Woes Continue

Hockey Night In Canada: Time To Put Grudges Aside In NHL Lockout
Don Cherry Sympathizes With Both Sides

Lynx Shake Fever 83-71, Tie WNBA Finals

Syracuse, Pitt Hope To Turn Final Big East Season Into Victory Tour

Yankees Deny Rumors of Trade Sending A-Rod To The Fish



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
It’s a Boy For Megan Fox And Austin Green

Megan and Brian spending quality time with the baby-to-be

Noah Shannon Green born September 27

Flavor Flav Busted For Assault, Domestic Violence In Vegas

Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel To Wed In Italy This Week

Demi Moore “Frustrated, Annoyed” By Ashton Kutcher’s Dalliance With Mila Kunis

John Mayer And Katy Perry Celebrate His 35th Birthday In New York City

Just When You Thought The Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Story Couldn’t Get Any More Disgusting…

Courtney Stodden Certified 100% Natural After Examination

Mark Ballas: Bristol Palin Wouldn’t Step Out Of The Box On DWTS



FOREIGNERS
UN Envoy Says Syrian War Threatens To Set Region Ablaze
Accused 9/11 Mastermind Uses “NO U” Defense At Military Tribunal
Pakistanis Divided On Launching Army Offensive Into Jihadi Sanctuary
India, Australia To Discuss Nuclear Pact
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Visits Yasukuni Shrine, PRC Predictably Butthurt
Israel Targeting Salafists In Gaza
Uganda Denies Backing Congolese Rebels
Russia Arrests Opposition Leader, Threatens Terror Charges
Sudan Approves Oil & Peace Deal With South Sudan
Iranian-American Cops To Assassination Plot Aimed At Saudi Ambassador
Blind Man Tasered By Scottish Cops; They Mistook His White Cane For Samurai Sword



BLOGS & STUFF
WyBlog: Your “Barack Obama Economic Illiteracy” Blog Post Of The Day
Twitchy: Obama Campaign Co-Chair Eva Longoria Deletes Tweet Calling Women And Minorities “Stupid” For Supporting Romney
Sarah Hoyt: Big Brother Reads Minority Report
Riehl World View: Obama Admits To Questioner After Debate He Did Mislead America
Conservative Commune: About The Benghazi “Terror” Statement In The Second Debate
Conservatives4Palin: Media Tries To Manufacture Momentum For Obama
Jammie Wearing Fools: On September 20, White House Denied Calling Benghazi A Terror Attack
Weasel Zippers: In Full-Page Newspaper Ad, 13 Iowa Voters Apologize For Supporting Obama In 2008
Allahpundit: Quotes Of The Day
Gateway Pundit: Karl Rove Says No Candidate Has Ever Lost With Numbers Like Mitt Romney’s Today
Jim Geraghty: Obama’s New Firewall? Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire And Nevada
The DiploMad 2.0: An Aside On Those Unemployed College Grads
Althouse: Tommy 46%, Tammy 45%
Wall Street Journal: A President Without A Plan
Protein Wisdom: Happy Coincidence 2! The Unemployment Rate Is Collapsing!

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