The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

LIVE AT FIVEEIGHT: 09.20.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Rouhani Praises Obama’s Letter As “Positive And Constructive” Reiterates Iran’s lack of interest in nuke weapons Israel Pushes World Not To Be Deceived By Iranian Charm Offensive WaPo Factchecker Glenn Kessler Calls Out Obama On Debt Ceiling Lie Assigns four Pinocchios for claim that non-budget items were never attached […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.19.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS House GOP Links Obamacare Funding To Budget Ties one-year delay of Obamacare to debt limit increase Former Defense Secretaries Criticize Obama On Syria Gates, Panetta skeptical about Russia deal Iran’s Rouhani: We Will Never Develop Nuclear Weapons Exclusive interview with NBC’s Ann Curry POLITICS Facebook’s Zuckerberg Visits Congress To […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.18.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Military’s Background Check System Failed To Stop Gunman With History Of Arrests Kept Navy-issued clearance despite repeated brushes with the law Syria’s Civil War Far From Over Despite Chem Weapons Deal Conventional warfare increasing Colorado Evacuations Coninue As Flood Moves Downstream As of Tuesday, eight confirmed dead POLITICS House […]

LIVE AT FIVESEVEN: 09.17.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS GUNMAN OPENS FIRE AT WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, 13 DEAD Worst attack since Fort Hood “workplace violence” UN Report Confirms Nerve Gas Used In Syria Inspectors don’t make clear whether Sarin was used by Assad forces or rebels More Than 60 Zamboanga City Hostages Free Unclear whether they escaped or […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.16.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Summers Bows Out Of Running For Fed Chairman Liberal, moderate Democratic Senators ally to torpedo Summers; seen as weak on regulation No Relief From Epic Flooding In Colorado Rain continues, hampering air rescue ops UN Inspectors Submit Report On Syrian Chemical Weapons Security Council to transform US/Soviet agreement into […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.13.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS “Biblical” Rains Trigger Flooding That Kills Three In Colorado State bracing for more rain and flooding through the weekend Putin: World Must Welcome Syrian Steps On Chem Weapons Lauds Syrian decision to join convention on chemical weapons Taliban Hits US Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan Bomb attack kills three POLITICS […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.12.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Putin Concern Trolls Obama On Foreign Policy With NYT Op-Ed Warns US strike on Syria would “unleash a new wave of terrorism” GOP Split On Obamacare Delays budget Some want simple continuing resolution, others want to go to the mat on defunding Obamacare Uttar Pradesh Riots Calm; Scared Villagers […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.11.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Obama Gives Qualified Support to Russian Plan As Wrangling Shifts To UN Giving diplomats a chance to bail him out while still working to persuade an unwilling Congress to let him use the Big Stick Rand Paul Responds To Obama’s Speech Gun-Grabbing Colorado Democrats Ousted In Recall Vote State […]

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