LIVE AT FIVE: 06.12.14

Posted on | June 12, 2014 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

TOP NEWS
Al-Qaeda Takes Tikrit, Thousands Flee

Iraqi refugees at a Kurdish checkpoint

US stands ready to assist, Cameron rules out UK intervention

Cantor To Quit As Majority Leader At End Of July
Supports Majority Whip McCarthy as his successor

Bowe Bergdahl, Coast Guard Washout?
What was he doing in the Army?

POLITICS
Polarization Dividing American Society, Not Just Politics

Partisan antipathy stronger

Partisans prefer to live, work and hang out with each other

NSA Intercepted Calls From Benghazi Attackers To Jihadi Leaders – On State Department Phones

CA Officials Debate Whether To Defend Teacher Job Protections

Hagel Admits Administration Bungled Aspects Of Bergdahl Swap

Federal Appeals Court Rules Warrant Required For Cell Phone Location Data

FBI Director Confirms Criminal Probe Of VA

WH Outing Of CIA Station Chief Results In No Punishments

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Gains As Stockpiles Shrink: NYMEX $104.61, Brent $110.40
Asian Shares Retreat As Oil Nears Three-Month High
Wall Street Ends Lower After World Bank Cuts Forecast
Budget Deficit Narrows As Economy, Jobs Boost Revenue
Why Amazon’s Local Marketplace Will Be A Consumer Win
Corn Trades Near Four-Month Low As Supply Seen Increasing
TweetDeck Wasn’t Hacked, And Everyone Was Silly
Starbucks To Offer Wireless Charging Pads
Beats Solo 2: Great Looks, Better Sound
AT&T Defends DirecTV Deal To US Regulators
Nintendo Announces “Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.” For 3DS

SPORTS
Lundqvist & Rangers Keep Hope Alive, Avert Sweep

Henrik Lundqvist makes one of his 40 saves in Game 4

Rangers edge Kings 2-1 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals

McCarthy Struggles Again As Astros Stomp Snakes 5-1

Yu Got It: Darvish Goes The Distance, Blanks Fish 6-0

O’s Blank Sox Again As Boston’s Punchless Offense Hits A New Low

Rockies’ Matzek Dazzles In Debut, Defeats Braves’ Teheran

McCutcheon Leads Pirates To Victory, Cubs Scuppered 4-2

Peralta Shuts Down Mets As Lucroy’s Hot Bat Carries Brewers

Nationals Lead Giants 4-2 As Giants Bat In Bottom Of The Eighth

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Why Anna Kendrick Is The Smartest, Savviest Social Media Star Of Her Generation

Well, that’s what Elle magazine thinks, anyway.

The cover girl for Elle’s first Social Issue

“Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever” Coming To Lifetime

Lea Michele’s New Boyfirend Is A Former Gigolo

Adam Levine Apologizing To Ex-Girlfriends Before Wedding

Casey Kasem’s Daughters Pulling His Life Support

“Bridesmaids” Writers Team Up For New Comedy

Jason Aldean’s Kids See New Girlfriend Brittany Kerr As “The Other Woman”

“Sonic The Hedgehog” Movie In The Works At Sony

Netflix Orders New Childrens’ Show Based On “The Magic School Bus”

Vanessa Lachey Preggers With Second Child

A “Now And Then” TV Series Is In The Works

Pixar Breaks Silence, Offers Inside Look At “Inside Out” At Annecy

“Under The Dome” Executive Producer Exits

FOREIGNERS
Iraq Army Flees From Jihadis In Four Cities
Ukraine President Ready For Talks If Pro-Russian Rebels Disarm
Israeli Air Strike Takes Out Jihadi After Rocket Fire
Egyptian Activist Abdel Fattah Gets 15 Years For Protest
Uzbek Jihadis Behind Karachi Airport Attack?
J.K. Rowling Abused Online By Scottish Pro-Independence “Death Eaters”
Australia Agrees Japan Should Have Role In Fixing Asia Conflicts
PM Modi Says Stop “Psychoanalyzing” Rape
Will Ferry Crew Get A Fair Trial?

BLOGS & STUFF
Valley Of The Shadow: Wagging The GOP Dog
Michelle Malkin: Military Bases – Obama’s New Dumping Grounds For Illegals
Twitchy: Halfwits Want Metallica’s James Hetfield Killed For Role In Bear Hunting Show
American Power: Obama Tuned Down Requests For Airstrikes In Iraq
American Thinker: The Same Fatal Flaw
BLACKFIVE: Losing The Peace In Iraq
Conservatives4Palin: Why Young People Can’t Find Work
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, June 11
Jammie Wearing Fools: Failed President Hits Personal Poll Low After Freeing Taliban Terrorists
Joe For America: Obama To Unilaterally Enact Amnesty After Cantor Loss
JustOneMinute: Cantor Out
Pat Dollard: Horror On Iraqi Roads – Al Qaeda Killing Without Mercy
Protein Wisdom: SEIU Steals Personal Information
Shot In The Dark: “Unexpected”
The Jawa Report: Turkey Reportedly Hitting Jihadi Positions Near Mosul
The Lonely Conservative: Hillary Won’t Turn Over Benghazi Notes
This Ain’t Hell: The New Bergdahl Defense – Everyone Walks Away From The FOB
Weasel Zippers: Iran Rushes Elite Quds Force Unit To Iraq To Help Stop Jihadi Advance
Megan McArdle: Cantor’s Defeat Wasn’t About The Money

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Comments

4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 06.12.14”

MrEvilMatt
June 12th, 2014 @ 12:17 pm

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.12.14: – compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Al-Qaeda Takes Tikrit, Thousands Flee US stands re… http://t.co/mDy0CLvy07
Adjoran
June 12th, 2014 @ 5:06 pm

And Iran enters the fray, as I predicted. Obama read something about it in the newspapers.

If Bergdahl washed out of the Coast Guard, that’s no reason he wouldn’t get a chance at another branch. After all, Obama’s first book read like it was written by a college freshman who wasn’t exempt from English Comp, but he got help with a second chance and became C-in-C. You have to believe in unicorns and rainbows and Affirmative Action!
Adjoran
June 12th, 2014 @ 5:08 pm

Also, after the news of Cantor’s defeat, Rand Paul goes all in for immigration reform.

Can we at least now be free of the nonsense about him being a presidential contender – EVER?
Wombat_socho
June 12th, 2014 @ 8:05 pm

He seems to be pushing for border security first, which is as good a way of killing it as any, I guess. I’m withholding judgment until more comes out.