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LIVE AT FIVE: 02.11.14

Posted on | February 11, 2014 | Comments Off on LIVE AT FIVE: 02.11.14

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TOP NEWS
Ambassador Powell Makes A U-Turn

Chief Minister Narendra Modi (BJP-Gujarat)

Decision to meet BJP contender for PM marks reversal of US policy
AAP Shifts Focus, Levels Corruption Charges Against Modi




EU Alarmed At Swiss Immigration Vote
Swiss, European leaders react warily to vote

White House Delays Employer Mandate
McConnell calls on Administration to throw out all of the ACA’s mandates



POLITICS
Nevada Drops Defense Of Gay Marriage Ban As Utah Picks Up Allies

Nevada governor Brian Sandoval

Nevada’s Democratic AG opines that recent decisions by Supremes make state law indefensible

Obama Outpaces Predecessors In Appointing Donors To Plum Posts

Eric Holder Reportedly To Step Down This Year

Administration Debates Drone Strike Against U.S. Citizen Working With Al-Qaeda In Pakistan

Target Of Wisconsin “Secret” Probe Files Suit, Claims Prosecutors Punishing Walker Allies

Democrats Enjoy Cash Advantage Over GOP Challengers

GOP May Call Debt Ceiling Vote Tomorrow

NJ Panel Approves More Subpeonas In Christie Bridge Probe



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
WTI Waits Above $100 For Yellen, Brent Dips Slightly: NYMEX $100.01, Brent $18.65
Dollar Retreats Ahead Of Yellen Remarks
Wheels Fly Off GM CEO’s Pay Story
Icahn Drops Apple Campaign
Justice Department Sued Over $13 Million JPMorgan Pact
B&N Slashes Jobs After Nook Holiday Sales Decline
Bill Gates Explains His New Role At Microsoft
Apple Loses Bid To Boot Court-Appointed Antitrust Monitor
Nokia Reportedly Preparing Android Smartphone
Google To Restore Hangar One, Operate Runways At Moffett Field
Virgin Atlantic Puts On Google Glasses



SPORTS
Celtics Pull Away In Fourth, Cruise Past Bucks 102-86

The Bucks’ Pachulia tries to block the Celtics’ Jeff Green in the first half

Green scores 19 of 29 in second half, leads Boston to victory

Rockets Cruise Past Timbermutts, 107-89

#8 Lady Vols Breeze Past Vanderbilt 81-53


Richard Petty: Danica Could Win “If Everyone Else Stayed Home”

Sochi Games Draw Sparse Crowds, Organizers Fill Seats With Volunteers

Pacers Rebound, Crush Nuggets 119-80

Grambling State Breaks 45-Game Division I Losing Streak

Nationals Sign Tyler Clippard To One-Year Deal, Avoid Arbitration



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Girl On The Edge

Kristen Stewart

The Marie Claire interview

Pillow Tweets (some pix NSFW)

Chris Kattan Busted For DUI

“Bachelor” Alum Shayne Lamas Hospitalized After Miscarriage

Samuel L. Jackson – I’m Not Lawrence Fishburne, You Moron!

L.A. DA Has Video Of Bieber Egging Neighbors’ Houses

Julia Roberts’ Half-Sister Found Dead In Apparent Suicide; Family Says Death Due To OD

Max George Dumps SI Model Nina Agdal

Jessica Gomes Treats Fans To A Sneak Peek At Her Lingerie Shoot

Michael Stipe Moves To Berlin

Mariah Carey Sizzles In “Jessica Rabbit” Dress

Dennis Rodman Boozing Just Three Days After Rehab Exit



FOREIGNERS
Kabul Records First Polio Case Since 2001
Holland Visit Opens Up Diplomacy For Business Amid Gossip
Iran Test-Fires Ballistic Missiles Ahead Of Nuke Talks
PRC, Taiwan Hold Talks In Nanjing; First High-Level Talks In Over 60 Years
Brazilian Cameraman Declared Braindead After Protest Injury
Former Guatemalan Commando Officer Loses US Citizenship, Gets Ten Year Sentence For Lying About 1982 Massacre
Thai Caretaker Government Says It lacks Authority To Resume Rice-Buying Scheme
Spanish Court Signs Arrest Warrant For PRC Leaders Over Tibet
South Sudan Rebels Say They’ll Boycott Latest Talks
Arrests, Online Criticism After PRC Prostitution Expose
US Considers Waiting On Security Pact Until Karzai Leaves Office



BLOGS & STUFF
Proof Positive: Obamacare Illustrated
First Street Journal: Even The Liberals Can Understand Some Economics…
American Power: Glenn Greenwald Launches “The Intercept” – A Pathetic Diversion Against Impending Criminal Charges
Doug Powers: Another Day, Another Obama Mandate Delay
Twitchy: NYC Mayor Di Blasio’s Inaugural Speech Would Make Lenin Proud
Blackfive: Book Review – The Counterfeit Agent
The Necropolitan Sentinel: Obamacare Watch – Obamacare To Be Destroyed With Bang Or Whimper?
Conservatives4Palin: Happy 50th Birthday, Governor Palin!
Jammie Wearing Fools: Endangered Dem On Obama – “I Don’t Care To Have Him Campaign For Me”
Joe For America: The Ignorance And Hypocrisy Behind Oil Export Bans
JustOneMinute: Hand That Man Another Nobel!
Pat Dollard: Al Qaeda Instructor Accidentally Blows Up His Entire “How To Become A Suicide Bomber” Class
Protein Wisdom: Second Verse…Same As The First
Shot In The Dark: Chanting Points Memo – “It’s The Retirees, Stupid!”
The Jawa Report: Second Jihadi Work Accident In Somalia Kills 11
The Lonely Conservative: Obama Shafted Families Of Legal Immigrants To Amnesty Illegals Before 2012 Election
This Ain’t Hell: Prostituting Science
Megan McArdle: What AOL’s Tim Armstrong Got Right


Casey Neumiller’s Destiny’s Heir is on sale today!


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