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LIVE AT FIVE – 12.31.10

Posted on | December 31, 2010 | Comments Off on LIVE AT FIVE – 12.31.10

TOP NEWS
Car Czar Rattner Pays $10 Million To settle Pension Fund Bribery Charges

Former car czar Steven Rattner

Obama’s former car czar was accused of paying kickbacks to secure millions in pension fund investments

Geraldine Doyle, WW2 Icon, Dies At 86
Believed to be the face of Rosie the Riveter

Barbour Offers Parole To Sisters Serving Life – Just One Catch, Though
Parole requires one sister to donate her kidney to the other = and it’s the sister’s idea



POLITICS
O’Donnell Angrily Denies Misuse Of Campaign Funds

Christine O'Donnell: victim of bipartisanship?

Fires back on morning shows

It’s Official. It’s Morekowski.

More Flak For Mayor Bloomberg As New York Continues To Dig Out

MN GOP, Now In Control Of Legislature, To Focus On Growing Business, Fighting Dayton’s Proposed Tax Increase



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Stocks Finish Slightly Lower On Profit-Taking
Crude, Heating Oil Futures Drop On Supply News
New Unemployment Claims Drop Below 400K For First Time Since 2008
Skype Releases Video Chat App for Apple Devices
A NEW CHALLENGER APPEARS: HTC Secures Trademark For Tablet; Possible Challenge To IPad
FBI, German Federal Police Raid ISPs As Part Of Operation Payback Investigation



SPORTS
Stanford Women Leash Huskies To Snap 90-Game Win Streak

Nnemkadi Ogwumike (30) and Lindy LaRocque (15) celebrate Stanford's victory

Former National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice actually seen in the stands smiling and bouncing as Huskies fall 71-59

Tar Heels Survive Music City Madness

Spurs Overcome Weakened Mavericks, Keep Win Streak Alive

Penalized Salute Hurts K-State In Pinstripe Bowl Loss

Texans To Keep Kubiak, Hire Wade Phillips As Defensive Coordinator?

Bryant, Howard Lead NBA All-Star Voting

Bruins Do Everything Right, Still Lose To Thrashers



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
J-Lo’s Hubby Marc Anthony Hit With $3.4 Million In Unpaid Taxes

Deadbeat scum (L), J-Lo (R)

Empire State wants $1.8MM, IRS put a lien on his house for $1.6 mill

How Camille Got An Extra $20 Mill From Kelsey

The Queen’s a Great-Grandma Now

David Beckham: I Did Not Have Sex With That Whore

Tim Burton At Work On “Nightmare Before Christmas” Sequel

Cee Lo And Gwyneth Paltrow Together?


Natalie Portman On The Importance Of Lesbian Sex Scenes

John Mellencamp & Wife Split Up After 20 Years



FOREIGNERS
Former Israeli President Katsav Convicted Of Rape
UN Secretary-General Warns Gbagbo Against Attacking UN Compound
PM Gillard To Increase Aid For Flood-Ravaged Queensland As Thousands Evacuate
Bolivians Riot Over Diversion Of Fuel Subsidies To Farm And Government Workers
Swedish Man Jailed For Auschwitz Sign Theft



BLOGS & STUFF
Iowahawk: The Constitution Is Very Important
Tammy Bruce: Union Deliberately Didn’t Plow As Budget Protest
Jennifer Rubin: So Much For Bipartisanship
Blackfive: Don’t Poison The Ivy With Military Death Squads
Clayton Cramer: Environmental Predictions That Didn’t Quite Work Out
Riehl World View: Note To Joe Scarborough


— compiled by Wombat-socho

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