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LIVE AT FIVE: 06.16.14

Posted on | June 16, 2014 | 5 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Jihadis Post Pictures Of Mass Murders In Iraq

ISIS irregulars shooting captured Iraqi Army troops clad in civilian clothes

Dozens of helpless prisoners shot

Administration considering direct talks with Iran about Iraqi security

Baghdad embassy being evacuated



Army Major General Tapped As Investigating Officer In Bergdahl Case
Determining the how and why

Narendra Modi Talks Tough On The Economy
BJP speculates about government’s first budget



POLITICS
RNC Chairman Priebus Denies Party Divided Over Immigration

Reince Priebus on “Face The Nation”

“Democrats don’t agree on everything either.”

California Lawmakers Approve Record $156.4 Billion Budget

Wisconsin Gay Marriages Put On Hold


Obama Pushes Global Warming Agenda In Commencement Speech

Liberal Groups Angry With SC Politicians Over Order To Teach Constitution

Hundreds To March Over Brooklyn Bridge In Call For Tougher Gun Laws

IRS Claims It Can’t Locate Lerner E-Mails Before 2011

Tennessee Cracks Down On Doctor Shopping

Louisiana Senate Race Heating Up



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Oil Jumps To Nine-Month High As Iraq Burns: NYMEX $107.26, Brent $112.90
Yen Strengthens Amid Iraq Concerns
Medtronic Snaps Up Covidien For $42.9 Billion
OSHA Investigators Probe Two Deaths At Amazon Warehouse
Systems Glitch Causes Lines At Target Stores
Buyout Target Express Adopts Poison Pill Defense
Treasury Yield Curve Flattens Amid Fed Rate Speculation
Google Fit Vs. Apple HealthKit Vs. Samsung SAMI – Battle Of The Healthcare Devices
Portland Inches Closer To Google Fiber
“Breaking Bad” Star Aaron Paul Is Controlling Your XBox
FCC Launches Probe Into Verizon/Netflix Speed Spat
Roku CEO Discusses Future Of Internet Video, TV



SPORTS
Spurs Blow Out Heat, Take Revenge For 2013 Finals

Spurs guard Tony Parker hoists the trophy high

104-87 win in Game 5 denies Heat third consecutive title
Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard youngest MVP since Magic

Kings Celebrate Second Stanley Cup After Double OT Win

Bombs Away For Norris, Crisp As A’s Rout Yankees

White Sox Skid Reaches 4 After 6-3 Loss To Royals

Price K’s 10 As Rays Stop Astros 4-3

BoSox Lose Late To Tribe, 3-2

Cavaliers Beat Ole Miss 2-1 In CWS Opener

Cards Beat Nats 5-2, Complete Sweep



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Casey Kasem, Wholesome Voice Of American Pop, Dies At 82

“…I knew the formula worked.”

Creator and DJ of “American Top 40” from 1970-2010

Rapper/Actress Eve Gets Married In Spain

Farrah Abraham Opens Up About Erotica Trilogy

British Royals Turn Out In Force For Trooping The Colour

Angelina Jolie Honored By Queen Elizabeth II


Jennifer Fischer & Husband: It’s A Girl!

Maya Rudolph Teams Up With Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Again In “The Nest”

Unspeakable Armenians’ Ratings Crashing: Will E! President Suzanne Kolb Take The Fall?

Penske Trying To Shut Down NikkiFinke.com

What Warner Brothers/DC Comics Are Planning For Comic-Con In July

Box Office Summer Sequelitis

“Father Of The Bride” Turns Gay

Cameron Crowe To Do TV Comedy

Why I Started NikkiFinke.com



FOREIGNERS
Israeli Security Sweeps Up 50 Palestinians (Mostly Hamas Members) In West Bank Dragnet
Pakistan’s Army Strikes At Terrorist Epicenter After Karachi Attack
Somali Jihadis Hit Kenya Coastal Resort Town, 27 Dead
Colombia Re-Elects Santos, Who Tells Rebels It’s Time For Peace
Boris Tells Blair STFU About Iraq
Three Sentenced To Death For Tienanmen Gate Attack
India Committed To Good Neighborly Relations, Modi Tells Bhutan
Kurds Accuse Iraqi Army Of Helicopter, Mortar Attack
Fearing A Junta Crackdown, Cambodian Workers Flee Thailand
Renegade Libyan General Launches Offensive Against Jihadis In Benghazi



BLOGS & STUFF
First Street Journal: Now THIS Pisses Me Off!
American Power: Obama-Addled Democrat Slurs Iraq War Vet J.R. Salzman
American Thinker: Obama’s Childrens’ Crusade
BLACKFIVE: You Can’t End Wars – They Are Won Or Lost
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Global Warming Is Fake, Bradley Manning Is A Dude, And Other Assorted Haterisms
Conservatives4Palin: Ron Fournier – Let A Special Prosecutor Find Lois Lerner’s E-Mails
Jammie Wearing Fools: After Recent String Of Successes, Obama Heads For Palm Springs To Relax, Celebrate
Joe For America: An Australian’s Open Letter To President Obama
JustOneMinute: Surprising Only Team Obama
Pat Dollard: Obama Secretly Stashing Thousands Of Illegals At Fort Bliss
Protein Wisdom: IRS Covers For White House, “Loses” Lois Lerner E-mails
Shot In The Dark: ABM Flies Above That Circling Fin
The Jawa Report: While Honorable Veterans Wait For Care, Deserter Assigned Own Personal Psychiatric Team
The Lonely Conservative: Radical Feminists Want To End Father’s Day
This Ain’t Hell: Washington Post Blames Bush, US Troops For Iraq
Weasel Zippers: Baghdad International Airport Under Attack
Megan McArdle: The Adoption Turnaround


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Comments

5 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 06.16.14”

  1. richard mcenroe
    June 16th, 2014 @ 11:27 am

    How many showed up for “I, Bloombergius”‘s march? 15?

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  3. Quartermaster
    June 16th, 2014 @ 12:28 pm

    Reince Priebus says the GOP isn’t divided over immigration. I guess it must be so, then. /sarc

  4. Wombat_socho
    June 16th, 2014 @ 7:52 pm

    Good question. Whatever the number, I’m sure the press will inflate it by at least an order of magnitude.

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