The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE – 08.02.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Senate Likely To Pass Debt Limit Bill Shortly After Noon Today Bill virtually assured of passage with bipartisan backing from McConnell, Reid after Boehner, Cantor and Pelosi get bill through the House yesterday GOP Piles On VP Biden For Calling Them “Terrorists” Human Rights Groups Says 24 Killed, 150 […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 08.01.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS President, Speaker Agree On Debt Deal Agreement has $900 billion increase in debt limit, $1 trillion in spending cuts, but can it pass Congress? Asian Shares Rise On Debt Agreement Yen, Swiss Franc Slide On Debt Deal News Oil Futures Up In Electronic Trading Germany Calls For UN Security […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.29.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Conservative Resistance Sinks Boehner Plan President Obama threatens default; PRC criticizes Congress Prosecutors Say DNA, Sex Tape Implicate Sect Leader FLDS leader remains silent after discharging attorneys AWOL Soldier Arrested; Planned Attack On Fort Hood Muslim soldier arrested after buying weapons, explosives at Lubbock gun shop Special Ops Commander […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.28.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS House GOP Sets Vote On Revamped Boehner Bill Despite Senate Dems stomping their little feet and Obama threatening to hold his breath until he turns blue, the Speaker presses on Tea Party Leaders Cite Member Concerns Over Boehner’s Leadership (Video) Texans Expect Tropical Storm Dan To Bring Rain, Not […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.27.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Motion In Debt Ceiling Debate? No love for Boehner’s new proposal, but Senate Dems no longer insisting on tax increases Norway Domestic Intel Chief: Breivik Lone Wacko No evidence of links to EDL, other “far right” groups, or even other cells Landslides Kill 16 In South Korea Heavy rains […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.26.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Obama And Boehner Go To The People President natters in prime time without a plan Norway Keeping Calm And Carrying On After Breivik Attack He sought to spark a revolution but the nation remains phlegmatic UN Races To Supply Food To Somalian Famine Victims Airlift aiming to help 175,000 […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.25.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS As Debt Deadline Looms, Both Parties Prepare Separate Solutions Boehner & Reid craft separate plans to raise debt limit, President threatens veto, Coburn calls threatened veto “ridiculous”. Analysts Say Little Danger Of Market Panic Inside The Mind Of The Oslo Murderer Bruce Bawer examines the motivations of Anders Behring […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.22.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Congressional Democrats Unhappy With Secret Debt-Limit Deal Senior Democrats unhappy with massive spending cuts conceded by Obama in return for tax loophole closures Short-term deal also a possibility Military Gay Ban To End In 60 Days? Reports say Panetta, Mullen ready to certify that military is ready for repeal […]

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