LIVE AT FIVE: 09.02.14

Posted on | September 2, 2014 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

TOP NEWS
India, Japan Pursuing Closer Ties To Counter Red China

Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi

Stepping up defense and economic cooperation
India offers red carpet, not red tape, to investors, Modi tells Japan
Japan promises $35 billion investment but holds out on nuke deal

Pakistan’s Sharif Clings To Power As Opposition Steps Up Assault
Will the Army step in?

David Cameron Outlines New Anti-Terror Measures To MPs
New powers needed to seize jihadis’ passports, prevent them from returning to UK

POLITICS
Sen. Landrieu Facing Challenge To Legal Residency In Fight To Hold Seat

Aren’t you a little old to be living with your parents, Senator?

Suit claims Senator’s actual legal domicile is her DC house

“Revving” Economy Calls For Higher Wages, Obama Says

Gov. Perry Disavows Tweet Mocking Drunken DA Lemberg

Jury To Begin Deliberations In McDonnell Trial

Labor Day Brings Focus On Economy, Declining Union Membership

Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement Of Louisiana Abortion Law

Cruz Fires Up Conservatives, Says Bomb Islamic State “Back To The Stone Age”

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Brent Falls Toward $102 As Demand Concerns Outweigh Libya Unrest: WTI $95.64, Brent $102.52
Asian Stocks Fall, ECB Uncertainty Pummels Euro
US Companies Accuse Chicoms Of Selectively Enforcing Laws
Poll Suggests Full-Time Workers In US Work More Than Forty Hours/Week
NY Apple Growers Expect Above-Average Harvest
San Francisco Tests Urban Farming Law
Drone Makers Face Maze Of Obstacles
Apple Gets Into Bed With AmEx, VISA On Mobile Payments Service
EU Urged To Convert TV Frequencies To Mobile Broadband
FBI & Apple Investigating Celebrity Photo Hack
Alienware Gives Area 51 Gaming PC A Radical Redesign

SPORTS
Kahne Wins At Atlanta, Clinches Chase Spot

Kasey Kahne: first win since August 2013

Danica Patrick finishes career-best sixth

Phillies Get A No-No From Hamels, Three Relievers

Henderson Alvarez Injured As Marlins Top Mets 8-6

Astros Fire Manager Bo Porter

Dunn Provides Instant Pop With Homer In A’s Debut

Royals Snap Skid, Edge Rangers 4-3

Roll Tide: Alabama Holds On To Beat Mountaineers, 32-23

Mauer Mashes As Twins Top O’s 6-4

Tigers Maul Tribe 12-1 In Series Opener

Bombs Away: Homer-Happy Nats Beat Dodgers 6-4

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Kate Upton Responds To Nude Photo Leak

Attorney: “An outrageous invasion of privacy”

Like Jennifer Lawrence, her phone hacked and naked images leaked

Carrie Underwood Pregnant With First Child

Ashlee Simpson, Evan Ross Tie The Knot

Jimi Jamison, Lead Singer Of Survivor, Dead At 63

“Once Upon A Time” Season 4 Teaser

Miley: “I Love Liam, Liam Loves Me”

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Wedding Photos

Joan Rivers Being Brought Out Of Coma As Family Considers Lawsuit

FOREIGNERS
Brazil’s Silva Looks Presidential, But Not A Shoo-In
Australian Dollar Slips As RBA Holds Rate At 2.5%
Russia To Alter Military Doctrine Towards NATO
US Military Operating Against Al-Shabaab In Somalia
UN: Both Sides Guilty Of Atrocities In Iraq, ISIS More So
Amnesty International Uncovers “Gruesome Evidence” Of Ethnic Cleansing In Iraq
Lesotho PM Requests African Peacekeepers After Attempted Coup
Poll Shows Collapse In Scottish No Vote
Philippines President Aquino Survives Impeachment Vote
Deal To End Afghan Election Crisis On Verge Of Collapse
Hong Kong Police Detain Activists During Democracy Protests

BLOGS & STUFF
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Just Asking Some Questions About Daniel Ashley Pierce
Michelle Malkin: Blood-stained Hypocrisy Of Hollywood’s Violence Profiteers
Doug Powers: Pure Irony – Jennifer Granholm To Teach Course On Job Creation
Twitchy: Halfway Through Second Term, Obama Tells People To “Hope”
American Power: Kerry’s Demand For “Global Coalition” Signals Cowardice, Weakness, And Appeasement
American Thinker: Fight The Religious War We’re Already In
BLACKFIVE: The Truth – Dead American Jihadis And ISIS Strategy
Conservatives4Palin: Governor Palin – Happy Labor Day Weekend
Don Surber: Democrats Lost The Male Vote
Jammie Wearing Fools: Terrorist Scumbag Nidal Hasan Wants To Become Citizen Of Islamic State
Joe For America: NYT Advocates “Separate But Equal” In Ferguson
JustOneMinute: Save It For The Funny Papers, Or, The Long Slow Flip-Flop Into Night
Protein Wisdom: Obama’s Latest Verbal Gem
Shot In The Dark: Chanting Points Memo – The Dayton Economy Just Keeps Getting Better And Better!
STUMP: Labor Day Edition – War Against Women!
The Gateway Pundit: Fort Bliss Ramps Up Security Following Report On Imminent Terrorist Threat At Southern Border
The Jawa Report: The National Post Recommends Converting To Islam To Avoid Islamic Terrorism
The Lonely Conservative: Obama Plans To Regulate Every Appliance In Your House
This Ain’t Hell: Filipino Peacekeepers Defy UN Orders
Weasel Zippers: Before – Eric Holder Says Calls To “Take Back America” Are Racist, Now – Joe Biden Tells Unionists “It’s Time To Take Back America”
Megan McArdle: 22 Kitchen Staples For Busy Cooks

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Comments

4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 09.02.14”

Mike G.
September 2nd, 2014 @ 5:43 am

Ted Cruz is talkin’ some smack!
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September 2nd, 2014 @ 5:43 am

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Wombat_socho
September 2nd, 2014 @ 9:35 am

Angling for SecDef in the next Administration, maybe?
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