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LIVE AT FIVE: 12.02.14

Posted on | December 2, 2014 | Comments Off on LIVE AT FIVE: 12.02.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Holder Announces Plan To Target Racial Profiling

The Attorney General meets with community leaders and law enforcement officials in Atlanta

Will unveil DOJ guidance for federal LEO on racial profiling
AG’s speech interrupted by protesters
Obama doesn’t want “militarized police culture” in aftermath of Ferguson


Russia Drops South Stream Pipeline Plan
Looking at creating gas hub on Greco-Turkish border

OPEC Squeeze On Oil Spares Renewables
Mostly due to subsidies and other baksheesh



POLITICS
Lawsuit Claims ICE Purged Senior Officials Amid Immigration Policy Changes

ICE officers prepare to deport an illegal in this rare photo

Immigration lawyer claims managers mounted campaign of humiliation and scapegoating to purge unwanted officials

Sen. Portman (R-OH) Rules Out 2016 White House Bid

EPA Staffers Linked To Allegedly Serious Misconduct

De Blasio Plans $130 Million Revamp Of NYC Jails For Mentally Ill

Landrieu Trails In Runoff Polls

FBI Warns Military To Scrub Social Media In Wake of ISIS Threats

House Nearing Vote On One-Year Package Of Tax Breaks



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Drops After Monday Rally: WTI $68.43, Brent $71.90
S&P, Dow Drop On Weak Economic Data; NASDAQ Sees Steepest Drop In Seven Weeks
Little Interest In Obamacare Exchanges For Small Businesses
US Factory Growth Slows
Cypress Semiconductor, Spansion Announce Merger
Cook County Sues Wells Fargo, Alleging Predatory Lending
Thieves May Regret Stealing HP’s Elitebook Folio 1020 Laptops
Can Intel And Corporate America Save Google Glass?
FBI Warns Of Destructive Malware In Wake Of Sony Attack
Microsoft Buys E-Mail Startup Accompli
Hackers Take Credit For Bringing XBox Live Down



SPORTS
Dolphins Rally Past Jets, 16-13

Jets QB Geno Smith

Jets controlled everything but the score


Blue Jackets Snap Skid, Edge Panthers 2-1

Cruz To Sign With Mariners


Clippers Rout Timbermutts 127-101

Habs Beat Avs 4-3

NFL: No Penalty For Protesting Rams Players

Coyotes Pound Oilers 5-2

Nuggets Hold Off Jazz

Court Filings Show MASN Taking Aim At $25 Million MLB Advance To Nats



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Harper’s Bazaar January Cover Girl: Reese Witherspoon

Not your cliched All-American blonde

Wild at heart – the HB interview


WSJ: Q&A With Christian Bale

Angelina Jolie’s Sunday Night Smash

Chris Rock: “It’s A Weird Year For Comedy”

Madonna Poses Topless, Talks About Past Drug Use

Is “The View” Dumping Rosie O’Donnell Again?

Ray Rice Hits Manhattan Nightclub After Winning Appeal


Jean-Claude Van Damme Returning To “Kickboxer”

FKA Twigs: “I’m Appealing To People Who Want Something Different”

Springsteen, Chris Martin Front For U2 After Bono’s Bike Crash

Freddie Prinze Jr. Spotted Walking With Family After Spine Surgery

Knicks Party A Slam Dunk Despite Team’s Loss

Jennifer Aniston’s “Cake” Performance Earns Oscar Buzz

Bill Cosby Resigns As Temple U. Trustee

Adam Lind From “Teen Mom” Jailed On Domestic Stalking Charges

Unspeakable Armenian Visits Overseas Troops In Skintight Camo



FOREIGNERS
Japan’s Abe Begins Election Bid As Recession Clouds Economic Policy
Jihadis Kill 36 Quarrymen In Northeast Kenya
Colombian General Resigns Over FARC Abduction
UN Cuts Food Aid To Syrian Refugees As Cash Runs Out
Hong Kong Student Leader Calls On Democracy Supporters To Regroup
Turkey Starts Vetting Volunteers For US-Backed Syrian Rebel Force
Nazi Adviser To Assad Alois Brunner Presumed Dead In Syria
Poland’s Tusk Takes EU Helm
PM Modi Condemns Maoist Attack In Chhattisgarh
South Korea To Erect, Light Giant Christmas Tree Near DMZ Despite Norks



BLOGS & STUFF
First Street Journal: I Did The Math!
Louder With Crowder: Special Needs Abortion Holocaust
Doug Powers: Using Your First Amendment Right To Call For A Communist Revolution While Recording It On Your iPhone – Priceless
Twitchy: “Democrat Privilege?” How Come She Still Has A Job After Insulting Political Daughter?
American Power: GoFundMe Shuts Down Mad Jewess’ Darren Wilson Page
American Thinker: New York’s Plot To Gut The Second Amendment
Conservatives4Palin: Charles Barkley Speaks Out In Support Of Ferguson Grand Jury Decision
Don Surber: Scarborough Leads Backlash Against Ferguson Riots
Jammie Wearing Fools: Irony – Rams Player With “Hands Up” Gesture Has Lengthy Arrest Record
Joe For America: Hugh Laurie Learns About American Butts From Ellen DeGeneres
Pamela Geller: British Jihadi Claims Islamic State Has A Dirty Bomb
Protein Wisdom: Blood Ties
Shot In The Dark: Film Review – “The Overnighters”
STUMP: 80 Percent Pension Funding Hall Of Shame – An Illinois Ex-Governor Who Should Know Better
The Gateway Pundit: 17-Year-Old Charged As Adult In Brutal Hammer Beating Death Of Bosnian Refugee
The Jawa Report: Good News! Tiny Minority (355,000 Of 395,000) Of Dutch Turks Support Terrorism
The Lonely Conservative: Prepare For The End Of Internet Freedom
This Ain’t Hell: Oathkeepers In Ferguson
Weasel Zippers: Filthy White Ferguson Protester Heckles Cleancut Black Seattle Cop Protecting Property
Megan McArdle: Ferguson Protests Risk Losing More Than They Gain


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