LIVE AT FIVE: 08.06.13

Posted on | August 6, 2013 | 8 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

TOP NEWS
Bezos Buys The Washington Post

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos

Unfortunately, Bezos tells paper’s staff, “The values of the Post do not need changing.”

High-Level Intercepts Prompted Embassy Closings
US embassies in many Moslem countries remain closed through end of week

How Mugabe Won Again In Zimbabwe
What need for corruption when your party effectively is the government?

POLITICS
RNC To Networks: Debates Or Clinton Programs, Pick One

Hillary: Running in 2016?

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus threatens boycott of CNN, NBC over Clinton biopic, documentary

Christie’s To Appraise Detroit Museum Collection Amid Bankruptcy

Board Sets Hearing To Probe BART Labor Dispute

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Speaks Out On Immigration Reform

Fort Hood Shooter’s Court-martial Finally Begins

Vigil At Wisconsin Sikh Temple Marks Anniversary Of Attack

Anthony Weiner Tries To Float New Proposals Despite Angry Hecklers

Can Any Of These Jersey Democrats Stop The Booker Juggernaut?

Obama To Urge Closing Of Fannie And Freddie

Program To Give Service-Disabled Vets Preference Rife With Fraud

GOP Blasts Democrat Hypocrisy On Filner, Weiner Scandals

Issa Subpoenas Treasury Documents On IRS, Accuses Agency Of Obstruction

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Slips As Libya Comes Back Online: NYMEX $106.26, Brent $108.54
Sony Rejects Loeb Proposal To Spin Off Entertainment Unit
JetBlue Targets Blue Chip Passengers With Luxury Seats, Pseudo-suites
Sales Tax Vital And Will Hurt Japan, Says IMF
Google’s Sergei Brin Named As Man Behind Test-Tube Hamburger
Australia’s Decade-Long Mining Boom Turns To Bust
Dow, S&P Pull Back From Record Highs, NASDAQ At 13-Year High
Rupee Falls To Record Low Against Dollar
Apple Offers Discount To Replace Third-Party Chargers
Researchers Say Tor-Targeted Malware Phoned Home To NSA
NFL Relaunches Mobile App
Microsoft Slashes Surface Pro Prices By $100
US Carriers Put Damper On Premium Texting Scams

SPORTS
Tony Stewart Breaks Leg In Sprint Car Crash

Three-time champ conscious, talking to responders after four-car wreck

Broke right leg in crash at Southern Iowa Speedway

Astros Shut Out Red Sox 2-0

Rangers Support Cruz After MLB Imposes 50-Game Ban

Off-Field Issues For Manziel Cloud Aggies’ Pre-Season Camp

Phoenix Coyotes Have Owners, But Do They Have Fans?

Sharp: Peralta Should be History In Detroit

Angels Release Injured Ryan Madson

Perez’ Poor Ninth Costs Tribe A Win Against Tigers

Baseball World Has Strong Reactions To PED Suspensions

Royals Roll On With 13-0 Rout Of Twins

Nationals Fall 3-2 To Braves As Division Deficit Grows

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Zooey’s Moment

Cover girl

The Marie Claire interview

Bieber’s Crew Under Investigation In Nightclub Beatdown

Chris Brown Sneaks Into Jail

Lindsay Lohan Apartment-Hunting In NYC – Wants Sober Coach To Move Right In

Lady Gaga’s Damaging Secrets Sealed By Judge

Jennifer Lopez Returning To “American Idol” For $15 Million Payday

Ryan Seacrest Announced As Host Of NBC’s “Million Second Quiz”

Starz’ “Magic City” To End Run After Two Seasons

Tom Hiddleston Confirms No Loki In “Avengers 2”

Miley Cyrus: “People Think I’m Just This Ratchet White Girl”

“Jeopardy!” Ruling Under Fire

Laura Bell Bundy Joins “Anger Management” As New Regular

FOREIGNERS
State Department Orders Evacuation Of Embassy In Yemen
Hiroshima Marks 68th Anniversary Of Atomic Bombing
India Claims Five Soldiers Killed By Pakistan
Turkish Court Begins Sentencing In “Ergenekon” Conspiracy Trial
McCain, Graham Visit Cairo To Defuse Egyptian Crisis
Syrian Rebels Capture Key Aleppo Air Base
Berlusconi Verdict Threatens Italy’s Government
Schumer: Move G-20 Summit To Punish “Schoolyard Bully” Putin
Aussie PM Rudd Criticizes Murdoch’s Intervention In Election
King Of Morocco To Investigate Pardon of Spanish Pedophile
Philippines Adds Second Warship From US Coast Guard

BLOGS & STUFF
Leather Penguin: If A “Shield Law” Is Needed, We’re Already Hosed
Doug Powers: Bloomberg News Writer Rationally Breaks Down Debt Ceiling Debate In House
Twitchy: Pro-abortion Texas State Senator Wendy Davis Pleads Ignorance Of Gosnell Case
John McCormack: Wendy Davis – “I Don’t Know What Happened In The Gosnell Case”
Ed Driscoll: All Hail The Amazon Post!
Mark Krikorian: Fish Don’t Know They’re Wet
Mark Steyn: The Last Post
American Power: RNC Threatens Boycott Of Network Debates Over Hillary Clinton Documentaries
Kevin Williamson: The Front Man
Washington Free Beacon: IRS, FEC May Have Colluded In Targeting Conservative Organizations
NewsBusters: Tina Brown Blasts Howard Kurtz – “Didn’t I Fire You For Serial Inaccuracy?”
Jawa Report: CNN Reporters Worried They’ll Lose WH Access If They Report On “Phony” Benghazi Scandal
Ramesh Ponnuru: Republicans Don’t Need To Sabotage Obamacare
Jammie Wearing Fools: Reports Claim Boston Bomber Read “Right Wing” Literature

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