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LIVE AT FIVE – 12.19.11

Posted on | December 19, 2011 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
KIM JONG IL FINALLY DEAD

Kim Jong-Il, sole proprietor of a sad, starving little nation

Scholars discuss effect of Dear Leader’s demise on world peace, Juche philosophy as CNN films Norks sobbing in the streets

Czechs Mourn Passing Of Vaclav Havel
State funeral scheduled for leader of the Velvet Revolution

PRC Backs Russian Resolution On Syria
Russians propose to declare that Assad has been very, very bad and must go to bed without dessert



POLITICS
House GOP Aims To Reshape Senate’s Payroll Tax Bill

Speaker of the House John Boehner

Boehner, Cantor dismiss Senate bill as more can-kicking, want year-long extension

“Emotional Distress” Key To Wikileaker’s Defense


Governor Asterisk Gets NH Newspaper Endorsements

Romney Still Making Millions From Bain

Perry Talks About His Faith, Debates Iowan On Energy

Iowa Caucus Polling System Threatened By Hackers



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
SEC Charges Former Fannie & Freddie Execs With Securities Fraud
European Stocks Set To Slump On Credit Ratings Fears
Russia Stocks Retreat On Eurodebt Crisi Fears, Kim Jong Il’s Death
Maersk Container Chief To Lead Danske Bank
Saudi Prince Buys $300 Million Stake In Twitter
Saab Automobile Files For Liquidation
Last-Minute App Store Rush Ahead Of Holiday Lockdown
BT’s Gift To Google: A Patent War Over Android
Apple Plots Its TV Assault



SPORTS
Packers’ Perfect Run Comes To An End

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers gets sacked four times by the Chiefs' defense

Kansas City Chiefs derail Packers with 19-14 upset

Patriots Show Broncos How Far They Have To Go

Eagles Crush Jets In 45-19 Blowout



Blackhawks Coach Quenneville Notches Win #600 As Hawks Extend Win Streak

Philip Rivers Barely Touched As He Torches Ravens’ Defense

Texans Play Like Rookies In Loss To Panthers

Colts Happy To Hinder Titans’ Playoff Hopes



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean Weds

AJ McLean, Rochelle DeAnna Karidis

Small, intimate Goth-themed wedding

Selena Gomez Cancels Concerts, Hurries Home After Mom’s Miscarriage

J.R. Martinez Going To Be A Dad

Britney Spears Celebrates Engagement, Shows Off Ring In Vegas

Lohan’s Playboy Debut Falls Flat At Newsstands

Ellen DeGeneres Buys Brad Pitt’s Malibu House For $12 Million



Kobe Bryant’s Wife Has Had Enough Of His Wandering Ways

Eva Green To Star In “300” Prequel

Star Trekking His Way To Broadway

Bullying GLAAD Goes On Another Censorship Rampage



FOREIGNERS
Death Toll In Egypt Rises As Violence Enters Fourth Day
Philippines Bury Their Dead As Typhoon Recedes
Syria Agrees To Allow Arab League Observers In
Fatah, Hamas Resume Talks On Palestinian Reconciliation
Official: Life Raft Spotted Near Capsized Sakhalin Rig
Indonesia Resumes Rescue Efforts In Boat Sinking
Pakistani President Returns Home Amid Rising Tensions With Military
Unrest In West Kazakhstan Under Control After 14 Deaths
Iraq’s Sunni VP Barred From Foreign Travel



BLOGS & STUFF
Tim Blair: Kim Jong Il
Ed Driscoll: “Ding Dong! Kim Jong Is Dead”
Ricochet: Paul Leads In Iowa, Gingrich Numbers Drop
Volokh Conspiracy: Gingrich On Judicial Review
AmSpecBlog: Extending Unemployment Insurance A Bad Deal
Israel Matzav: Hariri Hit Not Ordered By Nasrallah?
Discriminations: Why Not A Marriage Tax?
Don Surber: How To Make Quote Of The Year
Legal Insurrection: Good News/Bad News In Egypt’s Second Round Elections
Atlas Shrugs: Obama’s Foreign Policy Failure


SOTD: North Korea Party Rock Anthem
…every day I’m shufflin’

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