LIVE AT FIVE: 06.24.14

Posted on | June 24, 2014 | 5 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

TOP NEWS
Kerry Promises “Intense and Sustained Support” For Iraq

The SecState and Iraqi PM Al-Maliki

Doomed.

Egyptian Court Sentences Al Jazeera Journalists
All three get between 7-10 years for aiding terrorists via propaganda; Western press appalled

FLOTUS: I’m Not Going Into Politics After Leaving The White House
Minorities, women hardest hit

POLITICS
FBI Sting Busts 281 Pimps, Frees 168 Kids

FBI Director James Comey with LEO, prosecutors

Many of the rescued never reported missing despite being child welfare agency clients

Members Of Congress Concerned Over Lack Of Immunity For US Troops In Iraq

Mormon Church Excommunicates Founder Of “Ordain Women” Group

Hillary’s Crony Capitalism Gaffes Continue

Chairman Issa Tells IRS Chief Koskinen: “You Have A Problem With Credibility”

Kansas Boy Fights Back After Little Free Library Shut Down By City

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Drops As Iraqi Crisis Fails To Affect Shipments: NYMEX $105.70, Brent $113.93
Asian Markets Mixed As Nikkei Lags
Wall Street Ends Flat After Six-Day Rally Amid Deals, Housing Data
Six Flags Over China?
SanFran City Attorney Puts Kibosh On Parking Spot Auction App
Market Basket Workers Angry After Firing Of CEO Demoulas
Microsoft Increases Free OneDrive, Office 365 Storage
Watch Out GoDaddy! Google To Start Selling Domains
Government Control Big Sticking Point At ICANN Meeting
Sprint Is Next To Give Free Trial Periods A Shot
Chromebook Pixel Owners’ Promised Free Data Plans Being Prematurely Axed
Google Glass Turning Into Fashion Accessory

SPORTS
Vanderbilt Scores 9 In Third Inning, Holds Off Virginia To Win 9-8

Cavs starter Nathan Kirby: the boy had no control

Commodores could take first national championship in any sport ever with a win tonight

Greinke Battered As Royals Snap Skid With 5-3 Trouncing Of Dodgers

Bautista, Tulowitzki Named Captains For Home Run Derby

Alvarez Hits Three-Run Dinger, Helps Pirates Rout Rays 8-1

Blue Jackets Trade Umberger To Flyers For LW Hartnell

Hernandez, Morrison Lead M’s 12-3 Crushing Of Red Sox

Lind Returns From DL, Homers In Jays’ Win Over Yankees

Gio Shuts Down Brewers 3-0

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
True Blood: “I’ve Had Sex With Several Cast Members”, Says Anna Paquin

“We’re all like kind of cozy and friends.”

Real-life husband and co-star Steven Moyer has directed her sex scenes with other actors

Jeff Robinov’s New Studio 8 Gets $1 Billion From HK’s Fosun Int’l

Gordon Ramsay Announces End Of “Kitchen Nightmares”

Joan Rivers: Kristen Stewart Threatened To Sue Me Over Slutty Comments

Hank Baskett’s Ultimate Betrayal

Rapper Big Boi’s Divorce Dropped

Hope Solo’s Nephew: “So I Pulled A Gun On Her”

Sting Says No Inheritance For His Kids

Sam Smith Covers Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know”

Nicole Richie Grows An Organic Garden

FOREIGNERS
Gazprom Says Gas Flow To Europe Via Ukraine Stable
Sudanese Christian Meriam Ibrahim Freed By Court After Death Sentence Imposed For Apostasy
As Costs Rise, Israeli Settlements Face Questions At Home
Watchdog Group Confirms Last Of Syria’s Chemical Weapons Removed From Country
Bangladesh Delays Sentencing In War Crimes Trial Of Islamist Leader
ISIS Jihadis Reportedly Kidnap, Murder Judge Who Sentenced Saddam Hussein To Death
ROK PM Nominee Withdraws Amid Controversy Over Historical Views
Eight Killed In Kano School Bombing
Atrocity Court Declines To Probe Norks
380 Detained In Sinkiang Violence
Kenyan Airstrikes On Al Shabaab Bases Kill 80
Afghanistan’s Chief Electoral Officer Quits After Fraud Allegations
Thai Dissidents Form Group To Pressure Junta For Return To Democracy

BLOGS & STUFF
First Street Journal: Kathleen Kane, Wrong Again!
Doug Powers: Big Government Chivalry Not Dead – Elijah Cummings Defends Honor Of Helpless Revenue Collection Agency
Twitchy: #NottheOnion – David Brock Accusing Free Beacon Of “Unethical Practices” Causes LOLs
American Power: The Man Who Broke The Middle East
American Thinker: How The Left Will Repay The Catholic Church On Immigration
BLACKFIVE: Obama Flipflops On Legal Protection For Troops In Iraq
Conservatives4Palin: Governor Palin On Today’s Important Primaries
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, June 23
Jammie Wearing Fools: The Big Lie Exposed – No So-Called Global Warming In The US Since The 1930s
Joe For America: Out Of The Wild, Krugman Edition
JustOneMinute: A Corporatist RINO Checks In On Climate Change
Pat Dollard: Reminder – Filthy, Lying, Covering-Up IRS Commissioner Is A Major Democratic Donor
Protein Wisdom: Breaking – Supreme Court Limits EPA Rules On Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Shot In The Dark: Go Forth And Be PC Badgerers Of Men
STUMP: Public Pension Review – Why Keeping A Watch Is Important
The Jawa Report: Who Our SpecOps Troops Should Be Deploying For
The Lonely Conservative: Rejoice! Hillary Clinton is Just Like You And Me, And She Pays Taxes!
This Ain’t Hell: RIP Stephanie Kwolek
Weasel Zippers: Thad Cochran Robocalls Black Voters, Smears Tea Party As Racist
Megan McArdle: Curbing Climate Change Won’t Come Cheap

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5 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 06.24.14”

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June 24th, 2014 @ 5:15 am

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June 24th, 2014 @ 9:29 am

Anna Paquin has the Crazy Eyes look.. Like she will bash the headlights out on your car if you break up with her.
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richard mcenroe
June 24th, 2014 @ 12:55 pm

“Members Of Congress Concerned Over Lack Of Immunity For US Troops In Iraq”

Not to worry. Obama probably won’t let them carry ammunition so there’s no way they can get in trouble.