LIVE AT FIVE: 05.30.13

Posted on | May 30, 2013 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

TOP NEWS
In Calling It Quits, Bachmann Calls Her Future “Limitless”

Rep. Bachmann speaks at a press conference on the second anniversary of Obamacare's passage

Rep. Bachmann speaks at a press conference on the second anniversary of Obamacare’s passage

Announcement stuns supporters and detractors

SSG Bales To Plead Guilty In Afghan Killings
Plea deal with military prosecutors to avoid death penalty

Syrian Loyalists Take Airbase Near Qusair
One of several setbacks deal to the rebel forces

POLITICS
Obama To Name Former Bush Official As FBI Director

Then-Deputy Attorney General Comey testifying in 2005

Then-Deputy Attorney General Comey testifying in 2005

James B. Comey served from 2003-2005

Letters Threatening Mayor Bloomberg Test Positive For Ricin

Audit Says 20,000 NJ Inmates Mistakenly Paid $24 Million In State And Federal Benefits

Obama Off Fundraising In Chicago While Scandals Burn

Midwestern Rivers Rising As Heavy Rains Continue

Former RINO Lincoln Chafee Finally Stops Lying To Voters, Changes To Democratic Party

Study Claims Immigrants Net Contributors To Medicare

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Drops Sharply On (Unexpected!) Increase In US Supply; Recovers In Asian Trade On Weak Dollar: NYMEX $93.20, Brent $102.72
Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Moves West With $5.6 Billion NV Energy Purchase
RealtyTrac: Foreclosure Sales Tumble In First Quarter
China’s Appetite For Pork Spurs $4.7 Billion Smithfield Buy
Sallie Mae To Split, Names New CEO
Philippine Economy Expands 7.8% In First Quarter
NASDAQ To Pay $10 Million In Settlement Of SEC Complaints Re Facebook IPO
Dish Boosts Clearwire Offer To Top Sprint Nextel Bid
Motorola Peels Away Mystery Over “Hero Phone”
Google Rolling Out Tabbed Inbox For Gmail
Facebook Introduces Verified Pages And Profiles
Microsoft Investing $1 Billion In Games For XBox One
Sandberg Says Mobile “Top Priority” At Facebook

SPORTS
Blackhawks Beat Red Wings In OT, Will Face Kings

Blackhawks mob Brent Seabrook after he scores the winning goal

Blackhawks mob Brent Seabrook after he scores the winning goal

Blackhawks rally from 3-1 series deficit, win Game 7 2-1

Astros Rally Late, Beat Rockies 6-3

NY Rangers Fire Coach Tortorella

Navarro Clubs Three Homers As Cubs Pound White Sox 9-3

Karl Malone Returns To The Jazz

Jays Blank Braves 3-0

Seven Stolen Vehicles Found In NASCAR Driver’s Garage

Bombs Away For Giambi As Tribe Snaps Slump, Beats Reds 5-2

Hicks Fields And Slugs, Leads Twins Over Brewers 4-1

A’s Hang On For Sixth Straight Win, Top Giants 9-6

Ryan Zimmerman’s Three Homers Not Enough As O’s Feast On Nats’ Pitchers’ Mistakes

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Courtney Stodden Takes It Off

Courtney Stodden. Obviously.

Courtney Stodden. Obviously.

Plus, tips on achieving a bikini body

Larry King Joins RT With New Politics Show

Courtney Love Tells Amanda Bynes To “Pull It Together”

Justin Bieber’s Ferrari Stopped For Speeding

“Put Some Clothes On, It’s A Family Show!”

Adam Levine Does The Backdown After Popping Off On “The Voice”

“Two And A Half Men” Adding New Series Regular – Charlie Harper’s Long Lost Daughter?

Glenn Close Is Head Cop In Marvel’s “Guardians Of The Galaxy”

“Kon-Tiki” Directing Team Lands “Pirates Of The Caribbean 5”

Neil Patrick Harris To Return As Emmy Host

Arnold Schwartzenegger Sells Bodybuilding Drama “Pump” To Showtime

Chris Christie Dishes On Romance – And Real Housewives

FOREIGNERS
Russia Sends Arms To Syria
Pakistani Taliban #2 Buried After Dying In Drone Strike
Al Qaeda Leaders Lash Out At Lazy Terrorist In Ten-Page Letter
Daredevil Makes Record-Breaking Base Jump Off Everest
Suspect In Paris Soldier Attack Arrested
Venezuela Furious Over Colombia’s Meeting With Opposition Leader
World’s Oldest Torah Scroll Found At World’s Oldest University
Argentinian Prosecutor Says Iran Infiltrating South America
VP Biden Visits Brazil
Syrian Rebel Chief Accuses Hezbollah Of Invading Syria

BLOGS & STUFF
Valley Of The Shadow: Post 1100
Michelle Malkin: Obamacare “Navigators” – Another Sebelius Snitch Brigade?
Bryan Preston: Great News! Eric Holder Realizes “Things Might Have Gotten A Little Bit Out Of Balance”
Twitchy: DNC Flack Says Journalists Forfeit Their Right To Gripe If They Refuse Off-The-Record Meeting With Holder
Allahpundit: Too Dumb To Check – Holder’s Huddle With Media On Press Freedoms Will Be…Off The Record
Weasel Zippers: AP Joins NYT In Refusing Off The Record Meeting With Holder
Gateway Pundit: Ed Henry Blasts Jay Carney At White House Presser
NRO Corner: Carney Dodges Questions About Holder
NewsBusters: MSNBC’s Ratings In Free Fall
Atlas Shrugs: Sharia In Action – “Working Women Should Be Sexually Molested”
Wall Street Journal: The Emperor Creates No Jobs
JustOneMinute: Just Say No To Special Prosecutors

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Comments

4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 05.30.13”

Adjoran
May 30th, 2013 @ 8:13 am

Ma Barker’s Florida lake house is for sale – it still has bullet holes from the four-hour shootout with the FBI (who fired 2000 bullets into it, setting the standard for federal LE marksmanship). http://po.st/HKosno

There is still doubt that Ma was the brains behind the gang’s crimes, though – former partner Alvin Karpis said, “Hell, she couldn’t even plan breakfast!”
Neo
May 30th, 2013 @ 8:55 am

Comey, the guy who appointed Fitz, presented by Chuck Schumer during Asst AG confirmation.
Kevin Trainor Jr.
May 30th, 2013 @ 2:12 pm

Kevin Trainor Jr. liked this on Facebook.
Wombat_socho
May 31st, 2013 @ 2:41 am

Not real encouraging.