The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.11.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Poll Shows Obama, Romney Close Among Likely Voters Poll respondents still think economy sucks and Romney would be better at fixing it Xi Jinping’s Absences Stoke PRC Rumor Mill Sick? Injured? Fallen out of favor with CCP? Nobody knows In Chicago Strike, Teachers’ Pay Not The Only Issue Parents […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.10.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Talks Fail; Chicago Teachers Strike First strike in 25 years Emanuel vows to end strike, get kids back in class Iraq Court Sentences Fugitive Sunni VP to Death al-Hashemi alleged to have ordered, bankrolled sectarian attacks/murders Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Parties Fail To Expand Minority Seats Splintered opposition parties fail […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.07.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS MTV Music Awards Eclipse Lackluster Last Night Of DNC One Direction scores three awards, edging out Rihanna Earthquake Kills 24 In Southwest PRC 20,000 homes damaged in Yunnan, Guizhou provinces No HOPE For Obama Poster Artist Shepard Fairey Even the jungle wanted him deadjailed POLITICS Primaries Set Stage For […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.06.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Bill Clinton Speech Renews Talk Of Hillary 2016 Masterful, meandering speech was Clinton at the top of his form Under Fire, Democrats Revise Plank On Jerusalem Smooth move there, Ex-Lax. Costa Rica Escapes Serious Damage From Huge Quake 7.6 quake leaves only two dead, relatively minor damage POLITICS Elizabeth […]

LIVE AT FIVESIX: 09.05.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Parti Quebecois Wins Minority In Provincial Elections Party’s victory over Liberals marred by murder outside campaign HQ Lots Of Talk But No Agreement On Syria, South China Sea Hillary Clinton’s Beijing summit comes up empty McDonald’s To Open Its First Vegetarian Restaurants In India 40% of Indians don’t eat […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.04.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Louisiana, Mississippi Face Grueling Task Of Rebuilding In Dangerous Heat Heat indexes over 100 impede recovery from Isaac’s damage Wildfire In Angeles National Forest No damage to LA, but park closed to thousands of visitors DNC Begins 0-23 million President goes into huddle in Charlotte POLITICS California Democrat Chief […]

Labor Day Administrivia/Open Comments Thread

by Wombat-socho I’m taking tomorrow off and sleeping in. Live At Five will resume Tuesday, September 4. We don’t usually have open comment threads here, so enjoy this one while you have it.

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.31.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS “WHAT AMERICA NEEDS IS JOBS” “America has been patient. Americans have supported this president in good faith. But today, the time has come to turn the page.” Slow-Moving Isaac Dumps More Rain On Flooded Louisiana Third day of rain Israeli Strike Wouldn’t Stop Iranian Nuke Program General Dempsey shies […]

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