The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE: 12.12.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Speaker Slams Conservative Groups Opposed To Budget Deal Boehner betting groups’ influence will fade if budget deal passes Ukraine Police Stand Down After Clashing With Defiant Protesters Barricades rebuilt after unsuccessful crackdown International Space Station Reports Cooling System Failure Crew not in danger; ground teams looking into fixes POLITICS […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 12.11.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Budget Deal Averts Shutdown, Cuts Federal Workforce Budget replaces $63 billion in sequestration cuts with more targeted savings, more fees BJP, AAP Prepare For Another Round Of Elections Neither party has majority in Delhi; neither will budge from Opposition GM No Longer Government Motors Feds sell off last of […]

LIVE AT FIVESIX: 12.09.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Senate Democrats Poised To Force Through Obama Nominees Republicans bide their time Tech Giants Band Together Against NSA Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo lead the Reform Government Surveillance coalition Thai Parliament Dissolved PM calls snap elections amid continuing protests POLITICS Five Days Left Congress races against deadlines as […]

LIVE AT FIVEEIGHT: 12.06.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Nelson Mandela Dead At 95 A flood of emotion from around the world French Reinforcements Arrive In Central African Republic UN authorizes French, African military action “Ice Friday” Bears Down On South, Midwest Snow, freezing rain, sub-freezing temperatures from Texas to Indiana POLITICS Congress Nears Modest Accord On Budget […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 12.04.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Detroit Officially Bankrupt Judge supports city’s planned reduction in pensions Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra Dismisses Calls To Step Down Court issues arrest warrant for protest leader VP Biden Arrives In PRC Will talk with Chicom leaders about reducing tensions POLITICS President’s Illegal Alien Uncle Allowed To Stay In US […]

LIVE AT FIVESEVEN: 12.03.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Kiev Protesters Gather At Parliament, Call For Revolution Government braces for no-confidence vote Biden Seeks To Soothe Anxious Japan Reassuring Japanese leaders the US has their back in spat with PRC over Senkaku islands Detroit Braces For Bankruptcy Ruling Judge to rule today on whether Motor City can enter […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 12.02.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Healthcare.gov “Night And Day” From October, Feds Claim O RLY? Crucial Weekend Begins With A Shutdown Goa Court Remands Tarun Tejpal To Police Custody Bail rejected for magazine founder accused of rape Four Dead As Mob Forces Thai PM To Flee Security forces fight running battles with 30,000 protesters […]

LIVE AT FIVESEVEN: 11.27.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS B-52s Challenge Disputed PRC Air Defense Zone Pair of heavy bombers overfly Senkaku Islands in defiance of Chicom ADIZ Reuters/Ipsos: Americans Back Iran Deal 2-1 Little trust in Iran but lots of war fatigue Supremes To Hear Challenge To Obamacare Contraception Mandate Lower courts split 2-2 on whether Abominable […]

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