The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE – 2.11.11

TOP NEWS Mubarak Transfers Power To VP Suleiman; Protesters Enraged (Video) Obama Calls Latest Move Insufficient Military Caught Between Mubarak And Protesters Massive Protests Expected Friday “And I tell you here, as a head of state, I do not find any embarrassment at all in listening to the youth of my country, and to satisfying […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 2.10.11

TOP NEWS One And Done: Jim Webb (D-Va.) Won’t Run For Reelection in 2012 Life just got even harder for the Democrats’ Senate caucus; Dems’ bench in Virginia none too deep Obama’s Mixed Messages On Mubarak Advisors split on when and how Egyptian president should go American Jihadi Trained In Pakistan Pleads Guilty To Terror […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 2.9.11

TOP NEWS Governor Perry: No Budget Armageddon In Texas Continues to express disinterest in running for President Patriot Act Extension Fails In House Bipartisan coalition of libertarian Republicans and Democrats joins to defeat measure Biden Calls On Suleiman To Lift Egypt’s Emergency Laws Laws have been in effect since 1980 POLITICS Republicans v. Republicans On […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 2.8.11

TOP NEWS Gibbs: Egypt Faces Bumpy Process Of Transition To Democracy Administration finally gets that Mubarak will leave when he’s ready President Says Businesses Must Invest, Hire To Grow Economy No, really? Uneasy Peace Holds After Thailand/Cambodia Clash Intense regional pressure to stop the fighting POLITICS Jane Harman Resigns, Thinning Already Depleted Ranks Of Democrats’ […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 2.7.11

TOP NEWS President Downplays Concerns Over Muslim Brotherhood In Egypt Also, thinks Florida judge was “wrong”. You go, Mr. Former ConLaw Prof! Secretary Clinton Warns Against Hasty Exit By Mubarak Transition to real democracy will take time, SecState says Fighting Continues For Fourth Day On Thailand/Cambodia Border Ancient temple damaged in fighting POLITICS President Reagan […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 2.4.11

TOP NEWS U.S. Pressure On Mubarak Opens Rift With Middle East Allies UAE, Saudi Arabia send public messages of support for Egyptian president and his new VP Madoff Victim Claims Mets Owners Ignored Alarms Wilpon and Katz being sued by Ponzi scheme victim Bernanke: Fed Not To Blame For Food Price Increases Is he really […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 2.3.11

TOP NEWS Mubarak Supporters Strike Back President, supporters dig in against foreign and domestic demands for immediate change Two Missing In Wake Of Cyclone Yasi Damage not as bad as initially feared Yemen Protests: 20,000 Call For Change President Saleh to step down in 2013; supporters to rally today POLITICS Obamacare Repeal Fails On Party-Line […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 2.2.11

TOP NEWS Mubarak Pledge To Step Down Not Enough For Protesters Promises to work in remaining months until elections for a peaceful transition Monster Storm Carves Snowy Path Across U.S. Heavy snow, ice stretch from Rockies to New England Australia’s Cyclone Yasi Could Destroy Even “Cyclone-Proof” Homes Could surpass Cyclone Tracy, which largely destroyed Darwin […]

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