The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE – 01.05.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS After Slim Iowa Win, Romney Seeks Big NH Victory Meanwhile, Newt sharpens his knives as Governor Asterisk smells victory Obama To Personally Unveil New Defense Plan Billions in cuts coming along with narrowing of focus to Asia Explosions Rock Baghdad Neighborhoods Or, Thursday POLITICS Obama Disses Senate With “Recess” […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 01.04.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Romney, Santorum: Too Close To Call In Iowa Romney looks forward to a long race for the nomination; he and Santorum poll 25% each, Ron Paul third with 20%; Gingrich, Perry and Bachmann bring up the rear Mount Rainier Gunman Found Dead of Hypothermia, Drowning Face-down in a creek […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 01.03.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS 24 Year Old Arrested In LA Arson Spree Tough luck to those who had (redacted) in the pool Iranian Navy Test-Fires Cruise Missile Strutting their stuff during maneuvers near the Strait of Hormuz Cuomo Gets Credit For Governing From Center Dismisses talk of White House run POLITICS Decision Day […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 01.02.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Park Ranger Killed By Gunman At Mt. Rainier National Park Park closed while authorities search for suspected killer; body armor and weapons found in suspect Barnes’ car Police Want To Question Man On Video In LA Car Arson Attacks Eight fires on New Year’s Eve and early Sunday; LAPD […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 12.23.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS House GOP Surrenders On Payroll Tax Cut Extension Bill also includes unemployment extension, Medicare doc fix Quake Rattles Tremor-Plagued Christchurch 5.8 on the Richter scale; some public buildings evacuated Iraqi VP Hashemi Blames Baghdad Blasts On PM Maliki Says Maliki’s security forces persecuting politicians instead of targeting terrorists POLITICS […]

LIVE AT FIVEEIGHT – 12.22.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Rush Hour Bomb Blasts In Baghdad Kill 27, Wound 133 Bombings occur against backdrop of renewed Sunni/Shia political friction Democrats Seek Victory In Payroll Tax Cut Struggle Democratic ops claim Speaker Boehner will cave PRC Travel Agents Halt Pyongyang Tours No cheap holidays in other peoples’ misery while mourning […]

LIVE AT FIVEEIGHT – 12.21.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Congress Packs Up With Payroll Tax Cut Extension Left Undone Boehner’s House already catching flak from Senate colleagues as well as White House ROK’s Top Spy Under Pressure To Quit Didn’t find out about Kim Jong-Il’s death until TV reports two days later Romney Accuses Obama Of Trying To […]

LIVE AT FIVE7:30 – 12.20.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS ALLEN WEST, HOUSE GOP DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND House GOP holds out for full-year extension of payroll tax cut ROK Gov’t Expresses Sympathy To Norks NY consul states ROK priority “to avoid anything troublesome” Deadly Blizzard Pushes Into Great Plains Storm stretches from northern New Mexico through […]

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