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LIVE AT FIVE: 11.25.14

Posted on | November 25, 2014 | 6 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
SecDef Hagel Resigns Under Pressure From White House

It took them almost two years to figure out he wasn’t up to this?

A casualty of political infighting over national security policy, Hagel will remain until his replacement is named
Crazy Cousin John: Hagel Faces “Unfair” Sniping On His Way Out
Michele Flournoy the front-runner to succeed Hagel?


Grand Jury Declines To Indict Officer Wilson
Violence (predictably) erupts in Ferguson


Iran Nuke Talks Extended After Deadline Expires
New deadline is June 2015



POLITICS
VA Fires Phoenix Hospital Director In Wake Of Wait Times Scandal

Sharon Helman, director of the Phoenix VA Health Care System

Departmental IG concluded that delays in care contributed to the deaths of at least 30 veterans



Could Jim Webb Give Hillary A Run For Her Money In 2016?



Speaker Reappoints Gowdy To Head Benghazi Select Committee

Labor Union Work By Federal Employees On “Official Time” Costs Taxpayers Millions

Gov. Brown Names Top Obama Administration Lawyer To California Supreme Court

White House Quietly Releases Plans for 3,415 Regulations Ahead Of Thanksgiving Holiday

Obama Awards Medal Of Freedom To Diverse Group Of Actors, Artists, And Scientists

Admiral Denies Role In Counterfeiting Casino Chips



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Flat As Expectations Of OPEC Production Cut Wane: WTI $75.67, Brent $79.43
Asian Shares Slip, Oil Edges Down Ahead Of OPEC
Kuroda Tells Japan Inc. To Stop Hoarding Cash
Irish Benchmark Bond Yields Fall To Record Low Of 1.46%
Minnesota AG Accuses Savers Thrift Stores Of Misleading Public
Redbox Rates To Increase
Symantec Uncovers Computer Malware With “Stealth” Features
Google Fiber Details Prices For Austin
Sony Corp. Computers Allegedly Hacked In Blackmail Plot
Google Faces Breakup Call As EU Patience Wanes
Sony Pulls Controversial PS Vita Ad



SPORTS
Bills Rout Jets On the Road In Detroit

Bills WR Chris Hogan and TE Scott Chandler celebrate after Hogan’s TD in the second quarter

Bills lay 38-3 whipping on hapless Jets

Red Sox Splash Out On Free Agents Sandoval, Hanley Ramirez

Harden Leads Depleted Rockets Past Knicks, 91-86

Red Wings Edge Sens 4-3

Clippers Extend Hornets’ Skid To Six With 113-92 Win

Pens 3, Bruins 2 (OT)

Cavaliers Snap Losing Streak Against Magic, 106-74

Islanders Top Flyers In Shootout, 1-0

Sloan Leads Pacers Over Mavericks, 111-100

Wild Whip Panthers 4-1

Adam LaRoche Signs Two-Year/$25 Million Deal With White Sox



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Katy Perry “Hyped” For Super Bowl Halftime Show

Crash test dummies riding fire-breathing sharks?
“Not dangerous enough.”

Sneak peek at promo video

Bette Midler Schools Ariana Grande: “You Don’t Have To Act Like A Whore”

It’s Official – Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly To Co-Star In “True Detective”

Unspeakable Armenian Stars In Elle UK’s Confidence Issue

Oscar Isaac To Play Villain In “X-Men: Apocalypse”

Halle Berry Accuses Gabriel Aubry Of Trying To Make Their Kid White

Christian Bale Admits Being Jealous When Ben Affleck Took Over Batman Role

New FDNY Firefighter Starred In At Least Ten Gay Porn Movies

HBO Prepping Bombshell Scientology Film

Robert Downey Sr. Most Proud When Junior Turned His Life Around



FOREIGNERS
Ukraine To Hold Referendum On Joining NATO
Turkish President Erdogan: Women Are Not Equal To Men
UN: Child Trafficking On The Rise
UK Home Secretary: “Time Is Right” For New Police Powers
Pact Tightens Russian Ties With Abkhazia
China, US Exchange Barbs Over Spratly Reef
Hong Kong Officials Begin Clearing Part Of Protest Site In Mong Kok District
Libyan Air Strike Hits Tripoli’s Last Functioning Airport
Pope Francis Heads To Strasbourg To Reinvigorate “Tired” Europe
US Seeks To Revive Trade With India After WTO Row



BLOGS & STUFF
Doug Powers: Satire Collides With Satire As WaPo Fact Checks SNL Skit
Twitchy: Ferguson On Fire – Nothing Says Social Justice Like This Iconic Metro PCS Looting Selfie
American Power: Missouri Governor Jay Nixon Won’t Rule Out Armored Vehicles, Tear Gas
American Thinker: The Dutch Say No To PC And Win
BLACKFIVE: Smoking Weed In Uniform Survey Results
Conservatives4Palin: Joe Wilson’s “You Lie!” Wasn’t Wrong, It Was Prescient
Don Surber: Pedophiles For Democrats
Jammie Wearing Fools: How Helpful! After Fomenting Unrest In Ferguson, Holder Talks Of The Need For “Nonviolence”
Joe For America: Ferguson Grand Jury Decision At 8 PM CST, Riots At 8:10 CST
JustOneMinute: Hagel’s Out, And Now For The Bad News
Pamela Geller: Ft. Sam Houston – Saudi National With Explosives In Car Detained After Driving Through Gate Without Stopping
Protein Wisdom: No Indictment In Ferguson
Shot In The Dark: Time To Secede…
STUMP: Public Pension Watch – Illinois Reform Goes Down, As Expected
The Gateway Pundit: Ferguson In Flames
The Jawa Report: Stupid Voters Fire Gruber
The Lonely Conservative: Price Tag Of Obama’s Amnesty Is Staggering
This Ain’t Hell: My Prediction For SecDef? Michele Flournoy
Weasel Zippers: Ferguson Protests In Other Cities – DC, NYC, LA, Oakland
Megan McArdle: A Defense Of Marion Barry’s Politics


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    November 25th, 2014 @ 3:46 pm

    Katy Perry at the Super Bowl halftime? Finally a halftime show worthy of a wardrobe malfunction!

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    November 25th, 2014 @ 10:16 pm

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