The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE – 06.29.11

TOP NEWS Ten Civilians Dead In Kabul Hotel Attack Death toll doesn’t include six splodeydopes killed by security forces or autodarwinated Bank Of America Near $8.5 Billion Settlement MBS holders sue over toxic assets;  other suits likely New Mexico Fires Threaten Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Lab – Again Second fire in eleven years to affect […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.28.11

TOP NEWS Feds Hope Bulger Family Feeling Charitable Towards Whitey Feds hitting up powerful relatives of accused murderer to keep taxpayers from footing his defense tab Related: Whitey Sings For the G-Men Brown, Democrats Reach Budget Deal Without Taxes, Republicans GOP State Senator Bob Huff: “That’s nearly $11 billion in new revenue that the Democrats […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.27.11

TOP NEWS ND Flood Victims Start Recovery Effort Most had no flood insurance, but oil-rich state may help Iowa Caucuses At Eight Months Out Consensus is that it’s too early for polls to have much meaning Libyan Rebels Claim Advances In Western Mountains Making steady progress towards Tripoli POLITICS Michele Bachmann Says “Flake” Label Is […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.24.11

TOP NEWS Captured Cellphone Offers Clues To Bin Laden’s Pakistani Ties Call records show links to longtime catspaw of ISI JCS Chairman Admits Withdrawals Faster, More Than Recommended By Pentagon Admiral Mullen questioned by House Armed Services Committee Quake Shakes Aleutian Islands 7.2 magnitude quake does no damage to remote, mostly uninhabited islands off Alaska […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.23.11

TOP NEWS Obama To Speed Afghan Withdrawal Surge forces to be out by next summer, remainder of troops by 2014 Plan immediately draws bipartisan fire Bernanke Urges Caution On Spending Cuts As Fed Predicts Slower Growth QE2 to end this month as expected Muted Welcome For Release Of Ai Weiwei Dissident artist released on bail; […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.22.11

TOP NEWS Mexican Police Arrest Head Of La Familia Drug Cartel Captured in Aguascalientes without confrontation or casualties; major blow to cartels, claims President Calderon Former Utah Governor Joins 2012 GOP Presidential Race Promises a civil campaign Obama Weighs Options On Troop Withdrawal Three scenarios Midwest Storms Strand Travelers Hundreds of flights canceled, commuter rail […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.21.11

TOP NEWS Obama To Announce Afghan Withdrawal Decision Today “He’s finalizing his decision. He’s reviewing his options.” Scale and pace of withdrawals to be announced in a speech tonight Sen. McCain Blames Illegals For Arizona Wildfires Predictable butthurt from pro-illegal orgs ensues Despite Supremes, Lawyers Vow To Press On Against Wal-Mart Failed class action to […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.20.11

TOP NEWS House To Vote This Week On Libya Funding House strikes back against President’s violation of War Powers Act, aims to cut funds; unlikely alliances form for, against measure McCain chides GOP for isolationism Winds Challenge Crews Struggling To Contain Arizona/New Mexico Fires Over half a million acres burned in Arizona alone Alyssa Campanella […]

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