The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE – 07.21.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Debt Limit Impasse Continues Cap, cut & balance seemingly doomed in Senate; McConnell plan likely to die in House with 70 on record opposing it. President now says he’s open to a short-term deal Atlantis’ Final Landing Scheduled For Today Mission Control plays Kate Smith’s “God Bless America” as […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.20.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS “Gang Of Six” Provides New Hope For Debt Talks Plan would increase debt limit in exchange for closure of tax loopholes, lower rates, and impose $500 billion in Medicare cuts; Tea Party conservatives in House unenthusiastic Taliban Claims Cell Phones Hacked Text message about Mohammed Omar’s death a fake, […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.19.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS House To Vote On “Cut, Cap & Balance” Plan Bill requires immediate cuts, balanced budget amendment in exchange for debt limit increase; White House threatens veto in unlikely event bill passes Senate US, Gadhafi Regime In Face-To-Face Talks Tunisian talks took place, but what was discussed and what follows […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.18.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS White House Holding Out For A Big Deal On The Deficit OMB head claims Obama wants “largest deal possible”, still looking for a “balanced package” that includes tax increases Obdurate House’s “small deal” may be the best he can get Warren Out, Cordray In As Nominee For Consumer Agency […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.15.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS FBI Begins Preliminary Inquiry Into News Corp Did Murdoch’s US affiliates hack 9/11 victims’ phones? Senate and White House Cut Tentative Debt Deal Only $1.5 trillion in cuts likely; no word on whether House GOP is on board with McConnell/Reid plan LA’s Carmageddon Hype Much Like Y2K Closure of […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.14.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS McConnell Outlines New Proposal On Debt Ceiling Proposal places responsibility for raising debt limit squarely on President; Democrats cautiously optimistic, but House GOP obdurate Mumbai Bomb Blasts: India Looks At “Every Possible Group” At least 17 killed, hundreds injured; suspicions that Pakistan in involved (again) Murdoch Struggles To Save […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.13.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS President To Host Debt Talks This Afternoon After Threatening Retirees, Poor; Republicans Repeat Refusal To Raise Taxes McConnell proposes increase in debt limit if President makes cuts; TEA Party faction unenthusiastic GOP says debt “crisis” is Obama’s problem (Video) Senator Rockefeller Goes Fishing Calls for investigation into whether News […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.12.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Obama Presses, But Boehner Stands Firm House GOP unimpressed by scary talk about debt defaults; not going to roll over and “eat their peas” on President’s tax hike proposal, either US Accuses Syria Of Unleashing Attacks On Embassies Syrian troops stood by, did nothing Secretary Clinton: Pakistan Must Cooperate […]

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