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LIVE AT FIVETEN: 10.04.13

Posted on | October 4, 2013 | 11 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Panhandle On Alert As Tropical Storm Karen Prepares For Landfall

Karen lurks in the Gulf

Expected to become a Category 1 Hurricane today

Panic On Capitol Hill As Cops Kill Fleeing Driver
One Secret Service agent and one Capitol Police officer injured


Americans Of All Ages Report ObamaCare Problems
Glitches frustrate people trying to sign up, while others suffer sticker shock over price increases



POLITICS
Wendy Davis Takes First Steps On Road To Oblivion

State Senator Davis listens to debate on bill tightening standards on Texas abortion clinics

Expected to face off in Texas governor’s race against Attorney General Greg Abbott, who has $25 million war chest

Rand Paul: Obama’s Response To Shutdown? “Shut Up.”


Arizona Governor, Local Businesses Fight To Reopen Grand Canyon

White House Advisers Reject 14th Amendment Option To Raise Debt Ceiling

Massachusetts Democrats Want To Fire Cops Who Curse

Former Bell City Official Pleads No Contest To Corruption Charges

Can Obama Keep Democrats On Board With The #AbominableCareAct?

VA Accused Of Doublespeak On Shutdown Impact

St. Tammany Parish School Board Calls On Governor Jindal To Reject Common Core



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Shutdown Sends Crude Into Decline: NYMEX $103.22. Brent $108.89
Samsung Forecasts Record Quarterly Profit
Wall Street Opens Lower As Shutdown Continues
Swiss Regulator Probes Banks Over Currency Manipulation
Barclays Wraps Up $9.4 Billion Cash Call
Service Sector Growth Slows In September
13 Alleged Hackers Indicted For Attacks On Sites Hostile To File Sharing, Wikileaks
Adobe Thrashed In Sophisticated Mega Hack
Meet The Voice Of Siri
Samsung Soars While HTC Posts First Quarterly Loss
Microsoft’s Surface Strategy: Flatten The PC



SPORTS
Cards Pound Burnett, Rout Pirates

Carlos Beltran hits a three-run dinger in the Cardinals’ seven-run third inning

Wainwright stingy in St. Louis’ 9-1 romp

Kershaw Ks The Braves, Dodgers Win 6-1

Weeden Rallies Browns Past Bills 37-24

Reds Fire Dusty Baker

@OldHossRadbourn Previews Red Sox/Rays

Kings Rally, Beat Wild In Shootout

Sharks Beat Canucks In Opener

Cal Ripken Jr. As Nationals Manager?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Britney Spears: A Lot Of Sex Goes Into What I Do

More about the dance, less about the sexy?

Interview on Vegas radio station

Nathan Fillion To Guest Star On “Community”

Rose McGowan – House Fire Was My Own Damn Fault

Rapper Big Boi’s Wife Files For Divorce


Rob Lowe’s “The Pro” Gets Working Commitment From NBC

George Clooney Explains Why He Won’t Date Sandra Bullock

Elizabeth Olsen Closing On Deal To Join “Avengers: Age Of Ultron”

“Sleepy Hollow” Renewed For Second Season At Fox

Leah Remini To Testify Against Co$ In Multi-Million Dollar Harassment Case

Bartiromo-Fixated Exec May Have Love Child With Violinist



FOREIGNERS
BOJ Refrains From More Stimulus As Businesses Gain Confidence
Italian Senate Committee Begins Berlusconi Expulsion Process
Search Resumes For Missing Migrants Off Italy
Pope Francis Visits Assisi On The Day Of His Namesake
Kenya Imam Linked To Al-Shabaab Recruiters Killed
Netherlands Seeks To Recover Greenpeace Ship From Russians
Kenyan Army Seeks Soldiers Who Looted Mall During Rescue
Xi Has Floor To Himself As Obama Cancels Asia Tour
Cash-Strapped Ireland Asks Voters To Close Seannad
SPD Seeks More Women In Merkel’s Coalition Cabinet



BLOGS & STUFF
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Government Shutdown Day 3 – This Land Was Made For You And Me
Doug Powers: Claire McCaskill Accuses Tea Party Pols Of Playing Politics At The WW2 Memorial While She’s Playing Politics At The Memorial
Twitchy: Surprise! Media’s ObamaCare Health Insurance Poster Boy Is OFA Volunteer
Chicks On The Right: New Tone?
American Power: Obama – “Petty, Petulant, And Puerile”
American Thinker: How Government Shutdowns Help America
The Necropolitan Sentinel: ObamaCare Watch – Detecting Exchange Scams
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, October 3
Jammie Wearing Fools: AP Claims Meltdown Of ObamaCare Insurance Sites Good News For President And Supporters
JustOneMinute: Bracing For A Long Shutdown
Pat Dollard: Genius ObamaCare Worker Mistakenly Sends 2400 Peoples’ Social Security Numbers, Other Confidential Info To Insurance Broker
Protein Wisdom: TNR Editor Julia Ioffe Yearns For Obama’s Big Stick Or Something
Shot In The Dark: Why Do Representatives Ellison, McCollum, Walz And Nolan Hate Veterans?
The Jawa Report: James Madison On “Holding The Government Hostage”
The Lonely Conservative: Does Obama Want A Wall Street Meltdown?
Megan McArdle: Uncle Sam Takes A Bite Out Of Bitcoin


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Comments

11 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVETEN: 10.04.13”

  1. MrEvilMatt
    October 4th, 2013 @ 10:16 am

    LIVE AT FIVETEN: 10.04.13: – compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Panhandle On Alert As Tropical Storm Karen Prep… http://t.co/99wE1Fn2AE

  2. Lockestep1776
    October 4th, 2013 @ 10:16 am

    LIVE AT FIVETEN: 10.04.13: – compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Panhandle On Alert As Tropical Storm Karen Prep… http://t.co/KMzmf23qEy

  3. CHideout
    October 4th, 2013 @ 10:16 am

    LIVE AT FIVETEN: 10.04.13: – compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Panhandle On Alert As Tropical Storm Karen Prep… http://t.co/DWRUiPi1q6

  4. Citzcom
    October 4th, 2013 @ 10:16 am

    LIVE AT FIVETEN: 10.04.13: – compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Panhandle On Alert As Tropical Storm Karen Prep… http://t.co/LjjPkCp81I

  5. jwbrown1969
    October 4th, 2013 @ 10:16 am

    LIVE AT FIVETEN: 10.04.13: – compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Panhandle On Alert As Tropical Storm Karen Prep… http://t.co/JgZC4oWu5y

  6. richard mcenroe
    October 4th, 2013 @ 11:17 am

    Great. My new part of Texas seriously needs the water.

  7. Laree Lee
    October 4th, 2013 @ 11:45 am

    Texas could use the rain.

  8. richard mcenroe
    October 4th, 2013 @ 1:35 pm

    Obama cancels Asia tour, US standing in region improves as no one has to talk to horse’s ass…

  9. Wombat_socho
    October 4th, 2013 @ 6:35 pm

    Well, I hope you get what you need and don’t get flooded out.

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