The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.25.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS US Presses Russia As Mystery Over Snowden Deepens Leaker supposedly was to fly to Cuba today, but wasn’t aboard today’s Aeroflot flight Nelson Mandela In Critical Condition For Second Day Announcement made by RSA President Zuma Immigration Bill Advances In Senate Border “Surge” Amendment Exposes GOP Rift As 15 […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.24.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Presidential Sops Fail To Quell Brazil’s Protests Friday’s televised speech by Rousseff dismissed as “rhetoric” Snowden Due To Quit Moscow In Ecuador Asylum Bid Hong Kong to Moscow to Havana to ? Nelson Mandela Reportedly In Critical Condition Lung infection no longer responding to treatment POLITICS Pelosi Booed, Heckled […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.21.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS One Million Marchers Turn Out For Brazilian Protests Demonstrations intensify despite government concessions India Searches For Flood Survivors; Death Toll May Rise Valleys in foothills of Himalayas remain cut off four days after rains Senators Reach Agreement On Border Security Amendment Just a question of what kind of bread […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.20.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Pele Mocked On Social Media Over Appeal To End Protests Soccer legend asks Brazilians to focus on games, quit protesting FBI Admits Using Drones For Stateside Surveillance “Electric eye, in the sky…” State Department Tries To Save Taliban Talks After Karzai Tantrum Afghan President scuttles talks, insisting process must […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.19.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS US Set For Talks With Taliban As Afghan Military Takes Lead Taliban looking to cut a deal or just run out the clock? Former USC Prof/Child Rapist Busted In Mexico Former gender & sexuality studies professor taken down one day after being added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.18.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS New Iranian President Talks Moderation, Maintains Nuclear Goal Has no real differences with the Ayatollah Khomeini Obama Claims Americans Not Getting Complete Story On NSA Programs Vladimir Putin Denies Stealing Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl Ring Spokesman says he saw Kraft give the ring to Putin as a gift POLITICS […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.14.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Obama Authorizes Arming Syrian Rebels After Confirming Assad’s Use Of Chemical Weapons May include unspecified “military support” Polls Open In Iran’s Presidential Election To boycott or to vote in an election likely to be rigged? Supreme Court Says Natural DNA Not Patentable However, man-made DNA can be patented POLITICS […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.13.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Pennsylvania Child’s Double-Lung Transplant Deemed Success Sarah Murnaghan’s parents fought HHS rules on organ allocation and won Nelson Mandela’s Condition Improving Better response to treatment after four difficult days The NSA: True Lies In The National Security State Snowden’s heroism or villainy are tangential to the real issues POLITICS […]

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