The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.12.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Google Chief Legal Officer Pushes Back On NSA Spy Program Asks Feds for permission to make FISA documents public Related: The real story in the NSA scandal is the collapse of journalism Also: Government Reviews Security Damage In Wake Of Snowden Disclosures Greek State Broadcaster Refuses To Close Journalist […]

LIVE AT FIVESEVEN: 06.11.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Obama Administration Reverts To Form On Morning After Pill Will comply with judge’s ruling giving 14-year-olds access to pill Greenwald Says More Stories To Come From Snowden Docs “There are dozens of stories generated by the documents he provided, and we intend to pursue every last one of them.” […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.10.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Edward Snowden Identifies Self As Source of NSA Documents Flees to Hong Kong Santa Monica Shooter’s First Victims Were Father, Brother John Samir Zawahiri killed both men, set home on fire BJP Star Narendra Modi To Lead Party’s Campaign Chief Minister of Gujarat criticized for doing little to stop […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.07.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Everybody’s Pissed Off At The NSA Now White House, Sen. Feinstein try vainly to stem mounting anger Related: NSA, FBI Mining Data From Nine US Internet Companies In Broad Secret Program Erdogan Calls For End To Protests Fiery speech does little or nothing to calm tensions Senate Defeats Democrat, […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.06.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS SSG Bales’ Guilty Plea Accepted Admits guilt in killing 16 Afghan civilians, avoids death penalty Obama Selects Reliable Liar As National Security Adviser Ambassador Rice to be replaced at UN by former White House adviser Samantha Power Pakistani Parliament Formally Elects Nawaz Sharif As PM Speech focused on economy […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.04.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Senator Frank Lautenberg Dies, 89 Last WWII vet in Senate succumbs to viral pneumonia Does Someone At The White House Want Eric Holder Gone? Anonymous NYT source says yes Woman In Red Becomes Symbol Of Istanbul’s Female Protesters Middle-class women, students take stand against Erdogan’s Islamism POLITICS Supremes Rule […]

LIVE AT FIVEEIGHT: 06.02.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Erdogan Says Protests Not “Turkish Spring” Violence flares on fourth day of protests At Least 119 Dead In PRC Poultry Plant Fire “I think safety…is not the first priority in their design plan.” Wikileaker’s Court-Martial Finally Gets Underway Could face life in prison POLITICS Sen. Schumer: Immigration Bill To […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 05.31.13

– compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS After Introduction Of Vocabulary Test, Spelling Bee Gets A Champion Arvind Mahankali of New York takes the cup this year; finished third last year Arizona Mother Jailed In Mexico Released Accused of drug smuggling, Mormon mom free after Mexican cops fail to get bribe More Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma Nine […]

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