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LIVE AT FIVE: 05.29.13

Posted on | May 29, 2013 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Syrian Loyalists Accused Of New Chemical Attacks

A rebel fighter, allegedly suffering from chem weapon effects, in an Aleppo hospital

A rebel fighter, allegedly suffering from chem weapon effects, in an Aleppo hospital

Le Monde photographer suffered effects of one attack

No Injuries In Dry-Ice Disneyland “Blast”
Dry ice in a plastic bottle in a trashcan leads to Toontown evacuation


Freight Train Derails Near Baltimore
Fire, explosions ensue; one hurt, several buildings damaged



POLITICS
Issa Subpoenas State Department’s Benghazi Documents

Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA)

Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA)

Accuses State Department of withholding documents

LulzSec Hacker Pleads Guilty, Could Get 10 Years

Harvard E-Mail Snoop Dean To Resign

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Indiana Planned Parenthood Appeal

Massachusetts Auditor Finds More Than 1,000 Dead People Collecting Welfare

Weiner Seizes Spotlight At Education Forum

Paula Broadwell Apologizes For Petraeus Affair

Sen. Boxer Denounces Southern California Edison, Operator Of San Onofre Nuke Plant



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Breaks $95 On Equity Rise, Mideast Tension: NYMEX $95.01, Brent $104.23
Home Price Jump More Rebound Than Bubble
Liberty Reserve Indicted In Epic Money Laundering Scheme
Walmart Fined $81 Million For Dumping Hazardous Waste
Citibank Settles US Suit Over $3.5 Billion In Mortgage Securities
Corn Trades Near Three-Week High As Rains Extend Planting Delays
Treasuries Fall Before Auctions As Traders Consider End To QE
Asian Stocks Rise On US Economic Data
Apple CEO Sees More “Gamechangers”, Hints At Wearable Devices
PC Market Hasn’t Hit Rock Bottom Yet
Facebook Gives Way To Campaign Against Hate Speech
Google Faces EU Antitrust Probe Demand
Opera Launches Chromium-Based “Next” Browser For Windows, Macs
Chrome Experiments Bring Skee Ball, Slot-Car Racing To The Browser



SPORTS
LeBron Fouls Out As Pacers Beat The Heat In Game Four

David West takes a shot

David West takes a shot

Pacers even the series with 99-92 win

Kings Win Battle Of California, Head To Finals With 2-1 Victory Against Sharks

Does Rutgers Even Know How To Run An Athletic Department?

Nike Cuts Ties With Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong Brand

Indy 500 Ratings Hit Record Low

Tony Stewart Has Had It With Ricky Stenhouse And Other NASCAR Rookies

Big Three Give WNBA One Big Day

Red-Hot Reds Crush Tribe 8-2

Bucs End Pitching Duel With Dinger, Beat Tigers 1-0 In 11

Nats’ Bats Wake Up For 9-3 Flogging Of Orioles



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Apparently Justin Bieber Is The Worst Neighbor Ever

Faked but allegedly accurate

Faked but allegedly accurate

Segway riding. Pot smoking. Getting chased down in his Ferrari by a Prius-driving football player. Is there no end to his iniquity?

NYPD: No, We Didn’t Grope Amanda Bynes

Katy Perry & John Mayer Reunite And Flirt At Her Memorial Day Party

Dan Harmon Exploring Possible Return To “Community”


Adam Levine Dating Nina Agdal After Behati Prinsloo Split

Some Rapper Busted For Doing 110 In A 55 Zone

“Behind The Candelabra” Debuts With 2.4 Million Viewers

Rob Lowe Cast As JFK In National Geographic’s “Kiling Kennedy”

“Man Of Steel” Star Henry Cavill Eyes Lead In W.B.’s “Man From U.N.C.L.E.”

LeAnn Rimes Depressed, Felt Pathetic After Eddie Cibrian Affair



FOREIGNERS
Canada, EU At Odds Over Arming Syrian Rebels
Muslims, Buddhists Clash In Burma’s Shan State
Baby Rescued From Sewage Pipe In PRC
Australian MP Confirms Chicoms Hacked New ASIO HQ
EDL Rally After Woolwich Murder Attracts Estimated 2000 Marchers
Pussy Riot Member On Hunger Strike Taken To Hospital
PRC Divides EU In Fight Over solar Panel Tariffs
Online Hunt Ends In Parents’ Apology For Teen’s Egyptian Vandalism
France, Germany Seek “New Deal” For European Youth
Honduran Street Gangs Call Truce



BLOGS & STUFF
Allahpundit: House Committee Investigating Whether Holder Perjured Himself On DOJ Leak Probes
Protein Wisdom: “Did Eric Holder Lie Under Oath?”
Power Line: Mr. Holder Regrets
Jennifer Rubin: Holder In Trouble – Why Can’t They Just Tell The Truth?
Stephen Kruiser: Walter Pincus Wants To Know Why The Press Is Whining About The First Amendment
Kerry Picket: Bob Dole Has Some Nerve
Weasel Zippers: Shocking – RINO Olympia Snowe Agrees With Bob Dole
NRO Corner: White House Asks Pentagon To Prepare Syrian No-Fly Zone
Breitbart: Vatican Says 100,000 Christians Die For Their Faith Every Year
Jammie Wearing Fools: Democrat Anti-Gun Nuts Facing Recall In Colorado
Lonely Conservative: Aw, Senate Republicans Feeling Jilted By Obama


Comments

4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 05.29.13”

  1. marilynwhoolery
    May 29th, 2013 @ 5:01 am

    RT @smitty_one_each: TOM LIVE AT FIVE: 05.29.13 http://t.co/yVctMTCUlP #TCOT

  2. richard mcenroe
    May 29th, 2013 @ 11:41 am

    Sacked Harvard Dean put in charge of “race and gender in medicine and science” progam. Shorter Ivy League: “You’re dishonest; you’re incompetent; you’re in charge.”

  3. Matt Knowles
    May 29th, 2013 @ 2:59 pm

    What’s with the auto-play video ad? I just shut the page down when I encountered it yesterday. I was seriously surprised to see it again today. I guess it was worth it to me to try to find it and stop it instead of just shutting the page again today.

  4. richard mcenroe
    May 29th, 2013 @ 3:07 pm

    I’ve just been locking down my audio.