The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE – 12.17.10

TOP NEWS Pork-packed Spending Bill Withdrawn In Senate Nine Republican senators withdraw support for bill, leaving Reid no option but to pull it Oklahoma man on death row put down with pentobarbital Animal euthanasia drug used for first time Twenty Dead In Ivory Coast Riots As Gbagbo Refuses To Cede Power ECOWAS official calls on […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 12.16.10

TOP NEWS Senate Passes Tax Compromise 81-19 But will it pass the House? Border Patrol Agent Slain In Arizona Bandits preying on illegal immigrants suspected House Passes Standalone DADT Repeal Final vote 250-175 Administration Files Suit Against BP, 8 Others Over Gulf Spill Seeks up to $21 billion in damages POLITICS Congress Up Against December […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 12.15.10

TOP NEWS Air Force Blocks Its Computers From Accessing News Sites Posting Wikileaks Papers, Predictable Media Whining Ensues Apparently mere warnings weren’t enough for some zoomies Doctors And Other Health Care Workers On Strike In Ciudad Juarez More security demanded in wake of recent kidnappings Senate Republicans Blast Spending Bill Over Earmarks McConnell: “This is […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 12.14.10

TOP NEWS Veteran Diplomat Richard Holbrooke Dies, 69 Died from ruptured aorta; surgery proved fruitless Judge Hudson Strikes Down Obamacare Mandate Virginia’a argument that mandate not permitted under the Commerce Clause prevails Steele Hardens Up, Will Run Again For RNC Chairman Criticized for fund raising, financial missteps; several challengers appear POLITICS Senate Approves Tax Compromise […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 12.13.10

TOP NEWS UK Police Search Bedfordshire Property In Connection With Swedish Blast No explosives found, no arrests so far Foes Face Up To Passage Of Tax Rate Bill “It’s quite possible the tax cut extension will be passed, but … a lot of Democrats will vote against this,” said Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) Trustee To […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 12.10.10

TOP NEWS House Democrats Defy Obama As Senate Schedules Tax Vote Obama on NPR: “Here’s what I’m confident about, that nobody, Democrat or Republican, wants to see people’s paychecks smaller on January 1st because Congress didn’t act.” Wikileaks Gets Its Own “Axis Of Evil” Alliance Hacktivists attack several corporate websites as “payback”, but effects are […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 12.09.10

TOP NEWS House Passes DREAM Act 216-198 Likely to die in Senate, where GOP has vowed not to consider any other bills before the budget is passed Senate Ready To Begin Debate On Tax Bill Rank and file Democrats warming to the deal PRC To Institute Own Award As Counter To Nobel Prize Taiwanese honoree […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 12.08.10

TOP NEWS Elizabeth Edwards Dies, 61 Felled by return of 2004 breast cancer Is Tax Compromise A Game-Changer For the Economy? “Most of this is just averting a drag on growth.” U.S. To Meet With Israeli, Palestinian Diplomats In Bid To Restart Talks Push for settlement moratorium abandoned Julian Assange: David Hicks 2.0? Already a […]

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