LIVE AT FIVE: 09.17.14

Posted on | September 17, 2014 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

TOP NEWS
Obama Urges Global Effort To Stem Ebola As Virus Spreads

MGEN Darrell Williams, tapped to lead the fight against Ebola in Africa

Pentagon requests approval for $500 million budget shift
Global peril cited as US prepares to send troops to Africa
CDC ramps up Ebola worker training

Ukraine Parliament Approves Special Status For Lugansk, Donetsk Regions
Also approves amnesty for rebels

Investments On The Agenda As PM Modi Greets President Xi
The Prime Minister will spend his 64th birthday at a private dinner with China’s president

POLITICS
JCS Chairman Opens Door To Ground Troops In Iraq, Despite Obama’s Promise

SecDef Hagel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs GEN Dempsey

Dempsey says he’d recommend using American troops if the anti-ISIS coalition proves ineffective; administration flacks scramble

House Passes “No Welfare For Weed” Bill

NY Man Indicted For Attempting To Support Islamic State

Curtain Closes On Taxpayer-Funded Climate Change Musical

KS SecState Kobach Says He’ll Force Democrats To Name Candidate Even If State Supreme Court Allows Taylor’s Withdrawal

Healthcare.gov Still Has Security Issues, Say Watchdogs

EPA Grants Extension On Power Plant Regulation Plan

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Drops From NY Close: WTI $94.77, Brent $98.92
Financial Markets Awaiting Fed Signal On Rates
China’s Central Bank Injects $81 Billion Into Banks
Sears Could Be Gone If Slump Lasts Through Christmas
Corinthian College Sued For $500 Million Over Student Loans
Microsoft Boosts Dividend, Adds Two New Directors
Developers Seek Next Minecraft At Tokyo Game Show
Apple Confirms iPhone 6 NFC Locked Into Apple Pay
Nvidia Taking Preorders For 32GB 4G LTE ShieldTablet
Facebook Reportedly Working On New Private Sharing App
Chromecast Bulks Up On Content

SPORTS
O Say Can You See – O’s Clinch First Division Title Since 1997

Jimmy Paredes congratulates Steve Pearce on his three-run dinger in the first inning of last night’s game

O’s clinch with decisive 8-2 drubbing of Blue Jays

Vikings Reverse Course, Suspend Adrian Peterson

Padres Hold On, Edge Phillies 5-4

NFLPA Appeals Ray Rice’s Indefinite Suspension

Flores Leads Mets In Crushing Fish 9-1

Tony Stewart Case Goes To Grand Jury

Kluber K’s 14 As Tribe Tops Astros 4-2

Cards’ Lead In NL Central Shrinks With Loss To Brewers In Extras

Nationals Clinch As Roark Blanks Braves 3-0

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Rihanna Furious With CBS For Pulling “Thursday Night Football” Intro

“You pulled my song last week and now you want to slide it in this week? NO, [expletive] you! Y’all are sad for penalizing me for this!”

CBS dropped the song last week because of Rihanna’s abuse by Chris Brown.

Eva Mendes, It’s A Girl!

Cara Delevingne Lands Lead In “Paper Towns”

“Facts Of Life” 35th Reunion

Tom Hiddleston To Star In King Kong Origin Pic “Skull Island”

Rosie O’Donnell Reveals Downside Of 50-Pound Weight Loss

Taylor Swift Has New Tits And A Tumblr Account

Cheryl Burke To Quit “Dancing With The Stars” After Season 19

FOREIGNERS
Australia Promises $6.4 Million To Fight Ebola
Welsh Politicians Join Final Push For Votes In Scotland
Gaza Widow Offers Insight Into World Of Spies
South Africa Says Unknown Number Of Citizens Missing After Nigerian Church Collapse
Pak Politicians Ejected From Plane After Causing Delay
French Government Survives Vote Of Confidence
Heavy Security As Chicoms Put Uighur Scholar On Trial For Separatism
Fiji Holds Election After Years Of Military Rule
Canada Set To Strengthen Ukraine Ties With Loans, Humanitarian Aid
Bangladesh Court Commutes Islamist Leader’s Death Sentence

BLOGS & STUFF
First Street Journal: Housing Prices
Proof Positive: Mark Twain On Obama’s Coalition Building
Valley of the Shadow: Out From The Heat, The Valley Opens!
Doug Powers: Former Diplomat Describes Effort To Scrub Damaging Benghazi Docs
Twitchy: Angry Mob Tosses Ukrainian Politician In The Trash
American Power: What’s Behind Germany’s New Anti-Semitism
American Thinker: How Illegal Immigrant Youth Will Serve The Democrat Party
Conservatives4Palin: Politico Poll – GOP Has Edge On Immigration In Midterms
Don Surber: Go Away, Hillary
Jammie Wearing Fools: Desperate Democrats Unveil Benghazi Website To “Drown Any Potential Leaks In A Flood Of Information”
Joe For America: Jihadist In The USA
JustOneMinute: Boots On The Ground In Liberia
Protein Wisdom: Obama – Rubber Boots And Gloves On The Ground
Shot In The Dark: Trulbert! Part XI – Rumors Of Warp
STUMP: Public Pensions Watch – Calpers Pulls Out Of Hedge Funds
The Gateway Pundit: Code Pink Activists Disrupt Senate Hearing, Protest US Attacks On ISIS
The Jawa Report: NYC – Muslim Day Parade 2014
The Lonely Conservative: Economic Recovery – More New Food Stamp Recipients Than Jobs Created
This Ain’t Hell: The Grauniad’s New Military ANALyst
Weasel Zippers: CAIR Demands Oklahoma Law Enforcement Protect Them From GOP State Rep
Megan McArdle: Big Oil Vs. College Kids, Part 2

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4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 09.17.14”

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September 17th, 2014 @ 7:56 am

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September 17th, 2014 @ 1:09 pm

Thanks, Wombat! And I know how much it must have pained you to report that the Orioles had clinched their division title. But, you reported it anyway! What a trooper!
Wombat_socho
September 17th, 2014 @ 6:29 pm

The only joy is the joy of duty. 😉
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