LIVE AT FIVE: 03.04.13
Posted on | March 4, 2013 | Comments Off on LIVE AT FIVE: 03.04.13
— compiled by Wombat-socho
TOP NEWS
White House Backs Down From Sequester Apocalypse Ranting
GOP still to blame for as-yet-unseen horrors, though
Related: Sperling and Woodward agree to move on
Cardinals Weigh Future Pope
Well, he weighs more than a duck, so that’s good.
Baby Born With HIV Cured
Aggressive drug treatment seems to have done it
POLITICS
McConnell & Boehner: Republicans United On Sequester
Leadership vows no more tax hikes
Walmart Foundation Head Burrell Tapped For Head of Budget Office
California GOP Rebuilding From The Grass Roots
Mitt Romney Talks Campaign Mistakes, Political Future (Video)
Sorority Re-Enacts Suffragettes’ 1913 Voting Rights March
Giffords’ Husband To Testify In Favor Of Colorado Gun Bill
E-Cigarettes Fire Up Controversy In St. Paul
Court To Review Speedy Approval Of NY Gun Law
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Prices Sag In Asian Trade: NYMEX $90.62, Brent $110.53
Bank Of Japan Nominee Kuroda Pledges Bolder Action
Asian Stocks Fall On PRC Property Drop; Yen, Metals Advance
Federal Lawsuit Accuses Anheuser-Busch Of Watering Beer
Warren Buffett Sees Greater Opportunity In 2013
Las Vegas Sands Admits It May Have Violated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Devil Is In The Details As Swiss Vote To Curtail CEO Pay
Groupon’s Next CEO Must Choose Which Business It’s Really In
Evernote Says Security Breached By Hackers
BigDog Robot Can Now Hurl Cinder Blocks
Apple, Samsung And Google Under Fire At Mobile World Congress
Router Crash Downs CloudFlare Services
FCC To Probe Cell Phone Unlocking Ban
Are Video Games Like “Assassin’s Creed” Rewriting History?
“Mass Effect: Foundation” Expands Shepard’s Universe
“Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance” – Exhilarating
Capcom Wants “Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate” To Take Off In The U.S.
SPORTS
Carl Edwards Snaps Long Drought To Prevail At Phoenix
First win in two years, 70 races
Blackhawks Extend Record Streak With Shootout Win In Detroit
Lakers Back to .500 With 98-99 Defeat Of Hawks
Rangers Beat Sabres 3-2 After Sabres’ Kaleta Blindsides Richards
Mavericks Embarrassed By Rockets 136-103
Blue Jackets Edge Avs 2-1 In Overtime
Pacers Hold Off Late Bulls Rally For 97-92 Win
Andruw Jones, Roger Bernadina Spark Dutch To Shocking 5-0 Upset Of ROKs At WBC
FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Charlie Sheen: I Can Save Lindsay Lohan
“(She) clearly needs a mentor…”
Heidi Klum Joins “America’s Got Talent” As Fourth Judge
“Jack” Opens To Potentially Disastrous $28 Million In North America
Justin Bieber’s “Worst Birthday”
“Fresh Prince” Theme Mistaken For Mass Shooting Threat
James Bond Bosses Want Adele To Sing Next Bond Theme
Kelly Brooks’ Ex Is Dating Her Boyfriend’s Ex
“I Will Have A Child”: Rihanna Reveals Baby Plans With Chris Brown
NBC Discussing Jay Leno Exit Plan
SNL Wakes Up, Mocks President Obama
“Oldboy” Director Makes Visually Stunning, Dramatically Drab U.S. Debut With “Stoker”
FOREIGNERS
Four Policemen Butchered As Kenyans Go To The Polls
Death Toll From Karachi Car Bombing Reaches 45
Dennis Rodman Says Kim Jong Eun Wants Obama To Call
Syria, Iran Assail U.S. On Aid To Syrian Rebels
Chadian Soldiers Fighting In Mali Claim Kills Of Two Jihadi Leaders
Fighting Continues In Sabah; Tensions Rising Between Malaysia, Philippines
Kerry Announces $250 Million In Aid For Egypt
Chief Minister Modi’s Address At Wharton Cancelled
BLOGS & STUFF
American Power: P-CPAC – Pamela Geller Banned From CPAC
Atlas Shrugs: Obama Goon Administration Bullies Young Female Reporter
Ed Driscoll: War On Women – Obama Aide Calls Female Journalist “B***h, C**t, A*****e”
Weekly Standard Blog: Sperling Admits Obama Misled In Debate, Did Propose Sequester
Legal Insurrection: Obama Apparently Doesn’t Regret Staking Out That (Misleading) Claim About The Sequester
Scared Monkeys: Rodman Says Obama And Kim Jong Un Could Bond If They Shot Some Baskets
Weasel Zippers: Obama Admin Rewarding Egypt With $190 Million In Aid
Gateway Pundit: Millions Of Aid To Egypt Announced As Salafists Unleash Morality Police
NRO Corner: Former Obama Adviser Romer Says Raise EITC, Not Minimum Wage
Protein Wisdom: Kagan, Sotomayor Browbeat Scalia Over Voting Rights Act
Jawa Report: Students Tackle Gunman, Get Suspended From School
Clayton Cramer: More Evidence That Idiots Have Taken Over Some Public Schools