The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE – 06.17.11

TOP NEWS Weiner Resigns No sign of wife during announcement Hecklers disrupt resignation announcement Government In Cyber Fight But Can’t Keep Up Lots of talk about the issue but not much action Zawahiri A Target Just Like Bin Laden US to hunt down Al Qaeda boss POLITICS Ethanol Subsidies Axed In Second Senate Vote 73-24 […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.16.11

TOP NEWS US/Pakistan Security Cooperation Worst Since 2001 Pakistani army chief Gen. Kayani facing intense pressure from the ranks to reduce ties with the US after raid on bin Laden compound Obama Report On Libya Stokes Bipartisan Anger Over War Administration sophistry on War Powers Act unites antiwar Democrats, Republicans in opposition to Libyan operations […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.15.11

TOP NEWS Pakistan’s ISI Arrests CIA Informants Who Led US To Bin Laden More evidence that Uncle Sam’s relationship with the Land of the Pure is broken Ethanol Tax Credit Survives In Senate Tom Coburn & Diane Feinstein v. Grover Norquist Wisconsin Supremes Uphold Union Reform Law 4-3 vote includes smackdown of Dane County judge […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.14.11

TOP NEWS GOP Contenders Pile On President, Spare Romney United in criticism of Obama, differing only in how to clean up his mess Obama On Weiner: “If It Was Me, I’d Resign” Hoyer: Weiner’s behavior “bizarre and unacceptable” Obama Tries To Goose Economy Without Congress Trying to make nerdy cool from the bully pulpit POLITICS […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.13.11

TOP NEWS Christchurch Warned: More Quakes To Come Early afternoon quakes do more damage to stricken city; more aftershocks and further quakes expected Syrian Army Retakes Town; Thousands Flee To Turkey Jisr al-Shughour back under government control Erdogan Promises Consensus In Turkey After Re-Election His AK party falls just short of majority in parliament POLITICS […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.10.11

TOP NEWS Huge Arizona Wildfire Rekindles Forest Management Debate Environmental lawsuits, policies blamed for massive conflagrations Romney Forgoing Iowa Straw Poll May irk Iowa GOP stalwarts before caucuses next year US Seeks Afghan Pledges By NATO Gates trying to prevent a run for the exits POLITICS Alabama Enacts Toughest Immigration Law Predictably, ACLU to file […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.09.11

TOP NEWS UK, France Submit Draft UN Resolution On Syria No call for action, just condemnation of crackdown violence Gates Summons NATO Allies To Libya Germany, Poland, Spain, Netherlands and Turkey defense ministers told they need to do more Cause Of German E. Coli Outbreak Still Uncertain Koch Institute, German Health Ministry divided on whether […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.08.11

TOP NEWS Fresh Explosions Shake Qadhafi’s Residential District Dictator remains defiant after sixty air strikes pound Tripoli, vows to fight to the death Weiner Moves To Make Amends Amid Calls To Resign Local Democrats already considering primary candidates to unseat tactless Tweeting twerp Yemen President Saleh’s Injuries Worse Than Initially Thought Seriously burned and may […]

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