LIVE AT FIVE – 03.02.11
Posted on | March 2, 2011 | 3 Comments
TOP NEWS
House Passes Spending Bill, Avoiding Shutdown
Stopgap spending bill passes 355-91, includes $4 billion in spending cuts
Gaddafi Defiant As West Flexes Military Muscle
USS Kearsarge and Ponce redeploy to the Med; US, NATO discussing no-fly zone
Khadafy Musters Show Of Strength In Tripoli
UN Suspends Libya From Human Rights Council
Crisis in Libya Accelerates Tunisian Problems
POLITICS
Wisconsin Governor Proposes Austerity Measures To Balance Budgets
Proposed budget includes $1 billion in cuts to public schools, University of Wisconsin, local government aid
Chicago Police Superintendent Weis Quits; Former Top Cop Hillard To Be Interim Replacement
Guru’s Trial Over Sweat Lodge Deaths Begins
Western Governors Fume Over President’s Plan For Wilderness Areas
Bipartisan Embrace Of New GAO Report On Waste, Duplication In Federal Government
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
US Stocks Close Lower As Oil Fears Persist
Bernanke: Fed Would Act If Oil Ignites Inflation
Asian Stocks Fall As Oil Surges On Continuing Mideast Crisis; Silver Hits 31-year High
Budget Airlines Force Big Rivals To Scale Back Fare Increases
IPad Already Obsolete: 10 Technologies That Render It Outdated
World’s First Eye-Controlled Laptop Arrives
SPORTS
Magic Still A Factor Despite Shifts In The East
Nelson leads Orlando to victory over reinforced Knicks, 110-106
Judge Rules NFL Owners Can’t Use TV Cash In Work Stoppage
Timbermutts Salute Strib Writer/Lakers Fixture Sid Hartman
Brigham Young’s Davies Dismissed From Team For Honor Code Violation
Barry Bonds’ Trainer Still Won’t Testify, May Return To Prison
FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Oscar Co-Hosts Grew To Loathe Each Other
“She had to provide all the energy — he was just phoning it in.”
Stars Dis Oscar Hosts, But Only Off The Record
Robert Pattinson: The Vanity Fair Interview
Les Moonves Breaks His Silence On Charlie Sheen
Christina Aguilera & BF Busted
Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Boxleitner Split Up
Katie Holmes Sues Star Magazine Publishers For $50 Million
Lindsay Lohan – Surveillance Tape Backs Her Story
FOREIGNERS
Libyan Rebels March West
South Yemen Politician Seeks Referendum On Secession
Iranian Protesters Clash With Police
German Defense Minister Resigns In Plagiarism Scandal
ROK Activists To Continue Leafleting Norks
Irish Election Results Biggest Shakeup Since Civil War; Fianna Fail Crushed, Finishes Third Behind Fine Gael, Labor
BLOGS & STUFF
David Weigel: Huckabee Is Not A Birther
Michelle Malkin: Unhinged Crowd Corners Wisconsin Republican Senator (Videos)
NRO: Bernanke – Budget Cuts Won’t Harm Growth
Sister Toldjah: Holder Dodges, Fumes, Talks About “My People” In Committee Hearing
Legal Insurrection: PPP Using Skewed Samples In “Do Over” Poll
Protein Wisdom: “A Union Education”
Jawa Report: Assange – Da Joooos Sent Fembots And Reporters To Smear My Name
Newsbusters: Pro-Union Thugs Assault FNC’s Mike Tobin
Lonely Conservative: Reich To Rich – Redistribute Wealth Or Face Angry Mobs
Maggie’s Notebook: AWOL Wisconsin Dems Unhappy; One Broke, One Pregnant – Dissension In The Ranks Ahead?
Joanne Jacobs: Spend Smarter On Teachers
— compiled by Wombat-socho