The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE: 07.22.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Detroit Not Alone Under Crushing Pension Obligations States on the hook for over $1.4 trillion in unfunded pension liabilities Pope Looks To World Youth Day In Rio To Rally Region’s Youth Spurns Popemobile to be closer to the faithful; will preach about transparency, corruption Prime Minister Abe’s Coalition Cements […]

LIVE AT FIVENINE: 07.19.2013

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Detroit Files For Bankruptcy Files Chapter 9; largest US city to ever declare bankruptcy Rudd Surprises With Hardline Boat Plan Aussie PM orders no asylum for illegals in boats; refugees to be shunted to Papua Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Released Out pending appeal after less than a day in […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 07.18.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Kerry Wins Arab League Support For Bid To Restart Israeli/Palestinian Peace Talks Could give Abbas the political cover he needs to return to talks Bernanke Walks The Line Fed chairman tells Congress bond buying will be cut as economy keeps improving Nelson Mandela Spends 95th Birthday In Hospital South […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 07.17.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Liz Cheney To Primary Mike Enzi For Wyoming Senate Seat Enzi also announced plans to seek a fourth term Senate GOP Caves After Reid Threatens Nuclear Option Cordray approved for CFPB immediately Snowden Applies For Asylum Completed and submitted paperwork for temporary asylum POLITICS Eclectic Group Joins Electronic Freedom […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 07.16.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Harry Reid Says Senate “Broken” Vows to limit filibuster Top Islamist Ghulam Azam Sentenced To 90 Years For War Crimes Masterminded atrocities during 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence Mexican Marines Capture Alleged Chief Of Zetas Cartel “Z-40” taken in Anahuac on the Nuevo Leon/Tamaulipas border POLITICS Spitzer, Weiner Coming […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 07.15.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Protests In San Francisco, Oakland Over Zimmerman Verdict Ignorance on display Related: Feds Weigh Charging Zimmerman Syrian Refugees In Egypt Swept Up In Turmoil Shown favor by Morsi, refugees now reviled Asiana Airlines To Sue TV Station Over Fake Pilot Names KTVU, NTSB already apologized for using false, racially […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 07.12.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS State Department Official Grilled Over Benghazi At Nomination Hearing Victoria Nuland raked over coals for role in editing “talking points” on Benghazi Jay Carney Doesn’t Know About $34 Million Afghan HQ Troops Won’t Use What boondoggle? House GOP Stands Together On Farm Bill Bill passed with no Democrats, 12 […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 07.11.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS House Republicans Resist Establishment Cries For Immigration “Reform” Caucus has no interest in passing a “comprehensive” bill with “path to citizenship” Egypt Orders Arrest Of MoBro Chief Badie Accused with nine others of instigating Monday’s riots Boston Bomber Tsarnaev Pleads Not Guilty Relatives, survivors present for pleading POLITICS Spitzer […]

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