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LIVE AT FIVE: 08.16.13

Posted on | August 16, 2013 | 10 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Egyptian Death Toll Rises To 638

Soldiers clear debris the day after security forces clear pro-Morsi protest camps

MuBros call for “Millions March Of Anger” today; Obama wrings hands, cancels joint military exercises

BJP’s Modi Needs To Be Heard, Say British MPs
Labour and Tory MPs defend House of Commons invite


NSA Internal Audit Finds Thousands Of Privacy Violations
Violations ranged from serious breaches of the law to accidental info collection due to typos



POLITICS
Gallup Poll: Obama Approval On Economy Sinks To 35%

A job seeker fills out a contact form at a job fair

Overall approval drops to 44%

WV Judge Accused Of Framing Former Lover’s Husband

Judge Agrees To Delay Former Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick’s Sentencing

Solar Panels Finally Installed On White House, Three Years After Promised

SecDef Hagel Issues Sexual Assault Rules As Congress Weighs Action

Special Prosecutor To Be Named In Ethics Complaint Against Texas Gov. Perry

Uncle Sam’s Yard Sale: Pentagon Looks To Unload Afghanistan War Hardware



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Continues To Rise Amid Mideast Turmoil: NYMEX $107.33, Brent $111.11
US Stocks Fall Most Since June As Data Fuel Fed Concern
Consumer Prices Rise As Expected In July
Asian Shares Slip As Prospects For Fed Tapering Rise
Jobless Claims Hit 2007 Lows
Buffett Raises GM Stake By 60%
Dell Takes Big Profit Hit As Mobile Users Look Elsewhere
Facebook Testing New Mobile Payment Option
Next Media Animation Does Elon Musk’s Hyperloop
“Plants V. Zombies 2: It’s About Time” Released For iPad, iPhones
Rockstar Unveils “Grand Theft Auto Online”
“Dots” Arrives On Android With New Untimed “Moves” Mode



SPORTS
MLB Goes All In On Instant Replay

Jim Joyce’s blown call that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game in 2010

Commissioner Selig to allow limited number of challenges

Fox Sports 1 Debuts Tomorrow, Takes Aim At ESPN

KISS Bringing Pro Football Back To LA

Russian Pole Vault Champ Condemns Homosexuality

Pacers To Face Rockets In Philippines, Taiwan

Rays’ Cobb Earns First Win Since Taking Liner To Head June 15

Cards Beat Pirates 6-5 In 12 For Key NL Central Win

Some Professional Wrestler Comes Out As Gay, Nobody Surprised

A’s Blank Astros 5-0

Prince Bashes Again, Tigers Beat Royals 4-1

Backup Catcher Saves The Game For Twins With Pinch-Hit Against White Sox

Rookie Heat Lifts Reds To 2-1 Win Against Brewers

Little League World Series Gets Underway

Soriano Coughs Up Homer And Game In 9th As Giants Avoid Sweep



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
“That 70s Show” Actress Lisa Robin Kelly Dies, 43

Lisa Robin Kelly, 1970-2013 RIP

Died in her sleep Wednesday at a California rehab center; no cause of death announced

Laura Prepon Leaving Netflix’ “Orange Is The New Black”

Lindsay Lohan To Guest Star On “Eastbound & Down”

Amanda Seyfried And Justin Long Are Dating

Russell Simmons Apologizes, Takes Down Unfunny Harriet Tubman Sex Tape Video


Chris Brown’s Hit & Run Case Dismissed

Jana Kramer, Brantley Gilbert Split

Justin Timberlake To Perform At MTV VMAs, Accept Vanguard Award

Prosecutor Rejected Giudice Plea Bargain Before Court

Kiernan Shipka, Mason Dye Join “Flowers In The Attic”; Mena Suvari To “Chicago Fire”

The Secret To Keri Russell’s Awesome Abs? “Exhaustion”

Will Arnett Reportedly Dating Kathie Lee

Worn-Out Leathers



FOREIGNERS
Pro-Assad Hackers Hit WaPo Website
Strong Quake Shakes New Zealand
Car Bomb Kills 21 In Southern Suburbs Of Beirut
How Government Apathy Bled The Indian Navy
Ecuador To Open Amazon’s Yasuni Basin To Oil Drilling As Economy Slows
Two Koreas Reach Deal On Kaesong
Mugabe Victory Brings Wave Of Intimidation Against Women Activists
Narendra Modi Hoists Own Flag, Delivers Campaign Speech On I-Day
Lawyer For Teen Charged In Rehtaeh Parsons Case Says Client Facing “Online Lynch Mob”
SPD Faces Shaky Future As Steinbruck Sags



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: Ten Images Mocking George Bush That Were Far Worse Than A Harmless Rodeo Clown
Twitchy: Zing Trifecta! Dennis Miller Wants “Amnesty From This Sh*t”; Slams Oprah, Obama, Clintons
Jawa Report: Anjem Choudhary Rejects Islam, Embraces Atheism
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, August 15
American Power: “Abortion Barbie” Wendy Davis In Vogue
Shot In The Dark: Score Another For The Good Guys
The Necropolitan Sentinel: Obamacare Watch – The Very Hard Sell
Jammie Wearing Fools: Libtalker Thom Hartman Can’t Stand NPR – “Too Much Right-Wing Bias There”
According To Hoyt: I Am Spartacus
Allahpundit: Christie Takes Veiled Shots At Jindal, Paul During RNC Luncheon; Paul Fires Back
Legal Insurrection: For Dems In 2016, It’s Hillary Or Bust
Paul Bedard: Limbaugh, Hannity, Levin Eyed As 2016 GOP Debate Moderators
Ralph Peters: This Blood Is On The Hands Of The Muslim Brotherhood
PJ Tatler: Ideological Purge Urged At Washington Post
The Foundry: Planned Parenthood To Get $655K As “Navigators” For Obamacare
Stephen Kruiser: Robbing Peter To Pay Obamacare
Pat Dollard: Michael Savage Predicts He’ll Replace “Fake Conservative” Hannity At Cumulus
Mark Bowden: The Killing Machines
Megan McArdle: How Wonder Bread Fed The Womens’ Movement


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Comments

10 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 08.16.13”

  1. MrEvilMatt
    August 16th, 2013 @ 5:02 am

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  4. CHideout
    August 16th, 2013 @ 5:02 am

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  5. Citzcom
    August 16th, 2013 @ 5:02 am

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  6. 1bulwetweft
    August 16th, 2013 @ 1:22 pm

    My prayers are with the Coptic Christians – may the Lord bless them and keep them from harm.
    Amen.

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  8. Wombat_socho
    August 16th, 2013 @ 3:45 pm

    Too bad we can’t slip them some M-16s and ammo along with the prayers.

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