LIVE AT FIVE – 11.14.10

Posted on | November 14, 2010 | 1 Comment

TOP NEWS

President Looks Good But Gets Nothing Done In Asia

President Obama listens to Russian President Medvedev at the APEC summit

No hard target forex agreement, no free trade deals with Japan or the ROK.

Karzai Calls For Reduction In Afghanistan Ops Intensity
“The time has come to reduce the presence of, you know, boots in Afghanistan . . . .”

Suu Kyi Urges Followers To Persist In Push For Democracy
“You have to stand up for what is right.”

POLITICS

Lawyers Start Leaving Alaska As Write-In Count Nears End

GOP Senate candidate Joe Miller visits the vote count site

Miller refuses to concede until absentee ballots counted

GOP Takes Tough Stand On Saving Bush Tax Rates

Pelosi Won’t Let Go

Dems Agree On Leadership Structure; Clyburn Settles For New #3 Post

Federal Offices Not The Only Ones Waiting For Resolution

Bennet Declines Offer To Lead DSCC

THE ECONOMY, STUPID

Ireland Urged To Seek Aid To Solve Debt Crisis

Auction Of Madoff Effects Raises $2 Million

Saudi Arabia Defriends, Refriends Facebook

Samsung Galaxy Tab Doesn’t Have To Be iPad Killer To Succeed

SPORTS

Bowl-Barred Trojans Grind On, Upset #18 Arizona

USC's Mark Tyler runs it in for a TD in the second quarter

USC on pace for a ten-win season

#3 TCU Dominates San Diego State 40-35

NBA’s Big Story So Far: Not The Heat But The Hornets

Spurrier’s Cocks Down Gators 36-14

Kopitar Scores Twice In Kings Win; Islanders Suffer Tenth Straight Loss

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS

Disney Reworks Demi Series

Demi Lovato

“So Random” show-within-a-show becomes main focus in star’s absence

Kanye West’s Media Trainer Quits After Disastrous “Today” Interview

Zsa Zsa Gabor Heading Home From Hospital

New Boyfriend For Britney?

FOREIGNERS

Burmese Democracy Activist Freed After Seven Years’ House Arrest

Obama Tells Medvedev New START Treaty Is Top Priority

Nationwide Strike Called In Bangladesh After Ex-PM Evicted

Iraqiya Bloc Returns From Walkout, Agrees To Role In Unity Government; Allawi Talking Withdrawal To Form New Bloc

BLOGS & STUFF

Sarah Palin: An Open Letter To GOP Congressional Freshmen

Jonathan Last: American Narcissus

Michelle Malkin: Obama Doesn’t Need An iPad, He’s Got a $102,000/Year iReggie

Verum Serum: Jon Stewart Is The Left’s Rally Monkey