LIVE AT FIVE: 05.28.13

Posted on | May 28, 2013 | 6 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

TOP NEWS
Stacy’s Crazy Cousin John Goes To Syria, Talks To Rebels

Senator McCain visits air defense troops in Turkey

Senator McCain visits air defense troops in Turkey

Slips in for a visit; in other news, the EU lifts the arms embargo on the rebels

Americans Gather To Honor The Fallen
President lays a wreath at Arlington

F-15 Crashes Off Okinawa
Pilot ejected safely; no casualties

POLITICS
All-clear Given After Brooklyn Bridge Closure

(VIDEO DELETED BECAUSE I CAN’T SHUT OFF THE AUTOPLAY)

Bridge closed for an hour while NYPD checked abandoned vehicle

Security Change At Liberty, Ellis Islands Criticized

Court Debates What Jury Can Hear In Trayvon Martin Case

Study On Possible Border Entry Fee Sparks Opposition

Bob Dole Calls On RNC To Close For Repairs

Hundreds Of Thousands Of Bikers Rumble Into DC For Rolling Thunder

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Falls As Traders Await PRC Data: NYMEX $93.55, Brent $102.51
Yen Weakens As Nikkei Regains Degree Of Stability
Canadian Drugmaker Valeant Buys Bausch & Lomb For $8.7 Billion
Trading In PRC Heavy Equipment Maker Zoomlion Suspended Amid Reports Of False Sales
Israeli Electric Car Maker Better Place Files To Close Down Company
Great Lakes Region Pins Economic Hopes On Water
Amazon Workers In Germany Set Second Strike For Higher Pay
Are Foxconn And Mozilla Teaming Up To Debut A Firefox Tablet?
Google Blimps To Bring Wireless To Africa
Samsung Dominates PRC Smartphone Market In Q1
Minecraft Creator’s New Game “Scrolls” Gets Trailer, Arrives June 3 In Beta
Ten Reasons “Final Fantasy XIV” Deserves A Second Chance

SPORTS
Spurs Sweep Grizzlies 93-86 For Western Conference Title

Sorry, Marc Gasol, but Tim Duncan's going to the finals again.

Sorry, Marc Gasol, but Tim Duncan’s going to the finals again.

Fifth conference title for San Antonio

Danica’s Boyfriend Wrecks Her And Keselowski

Yu Mad? 14 Strikeouts Not Enough To Beat The Snakes

Pacers Doomed By Heat’s Fast Start, Fall 114-96 For First Playoff Loss At Home

Blackhawks Rally To Force Game 7

Rays Beat Marlins In 10-6 Slugfest

Astros Edge Rockies 3-2 In 12

Nationals Can’t Crack Hammel, Fall To O’s 6-2

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
The New York Times Can’t Bring Itself To Use The L Word About This Year’s Palme d’Or Winner

"Blue Is The Warmest Color" director, actresses

“Blue Is The Warmest Color” director, actresses

“…an emotionally raw and sexually explicit contemporary French drama and critical favorite about a young woman’s awakening…”

Amanda Bynes: I’m Suing Everybody

Chris Brown Investigated For Hit & Run

Jennifer Lawrence’s Brother’s Stalker Arrested

“Breaking Bad” Star Aaron Paul Marries Lauren Parsekian

Angelina Jolie’s Aunt Dies Of Breast Cancer

Katie Holmes And Suri Spend Memorial Day In Florida

Elizabeth Moss Slams Jeremy Piven As “Highly Unprofessional”

Lindsay Lohan: Rehab All-Star

FOREIGNERS
Toronto Mayor’s Aides Quit After Friday’s Denial Of Crack Use
Venezuelan President Maduro Offers Olive Branch To Washington
Baghdad Car Bombs Kill At Least 66
Austerity For Australian Spies A “Disgrace”, Says Labor MP
PRC Tourist Vandalizes 3000-Year Old Egyptian Tomb, Sparks Online Outrage
Chinese Annoyance No Hurdle To Improve Ties With Japan
Nurse Pleads Guilty To Sydney Nursing Home Arson That Killed Eleven
EDL Blames Islam For Woolwich Attack At Downing Street Protest
National Security Adviser Donilon Promotes Closer Military Ties With PRC

BLOGS & STUFF
NRO Corner: Senator McCain Goes To Syria
Pat Dollard: McCain Spends Memorial Day With Al Qaeda Buddies In Syria
Power Line: Which Is The Best Of Our Bad Options In Syria?
Legal Insurrection: EU Ends Arms Embargo On Syrian Rebels As Hezbollah Moves In Deeper
The Jawa Report: Tommy Robinson Discusses The EDL, The Woolwich Murder, And Islamic Fascism (Video)
Weasel Zippers: Vandals Deface British War Memorials, Reportedly Spray “Islam” Across One
The Lonely Conservative: Americans Still Don’t Like Obamacare
Gateway Pundit: Marines Accuse Dem Rep Of Trampling Their First Amendment Rights; She Has Them Punished
Watts Up With That?: Uh Oh, The Met Office Has Set The Cat Amongst The Pigeons
Jihad Watch: British Officials Knew For Two Years That Woolwich Murderer Had Ties To Al Qaeda
P.J. O’Rourke: Stupid
Jonah Goldberg: Obama The Non-Ideologue

Category: Live at Five

Comments

6 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 05.28.13”

Chris Wysocki
May 28th, 2013 @ 11:31 am

You really ought to turn off autoplay in the embedded Brooklyn Bridge video.
Wombat_socho
May 28th, 2013 @ 12:11 pm

I missed that when I was editing the size down. Sorry.
WarEagle82
May 28th, 2013 @ 9:48 pm

It is stunning to see that Obama has learned nothing from Benghazi…
WarEagle82
May 28th, 2013 @ 9:48 pm

You gotta wonder if Obama’s team is trying to find another movie maker to set up as the patsy for what is coming in Damascus…
John Bradley
May 29th, 2013 @ 2:29 pm

It’s still auto-playing some damned ad every time I refresh the main page. Most annoying!
Wombat_socho
May 30th, 2013 @ 12:11 pm

Can’t find the HTML code to fix it. It’ll have to go.