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LIVE AT FIVE – 12.24.10

Posted on | December 24, 2010 | Comments Off on LIVE AT FIVE – 12.24.10

TOP NEWS
ROK Conscripts Report For Duty Amid Heightened Tensions With Norks

Jaehwan Lee, 19, will be joining the ROK Army after this semester

Draft evasion still cause for ostracism in South Korea

Who’ll Stop The Rain?
California gets two days to dig out and dry out before rain returns Christmas night



Salazar Reneges On Wilderness Deal
New policy allows land managers to designate Federal lands as protected wilderness without Congressional approval; Utahns outraged



POLITICS
Chicago Election Board: The Rahm Stays On The Ballot

Rahm Emanuel, presumptive future mayor of Chicago

Board holds that Emanuel retained residence in Chicago even though he moved to Washington in 2009

Emanuel In, Meeks Out

Obama Set To Shuffle White House Staff

Six Things The 111th Congress Got Done

TSA Now On The Lookout For Your Thermos



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Dow Jones Closes At Two-Year High In Thin Trading; S&P 500 Slips
Jo-Ann Stores Bought For $1.6 Billion
Expedia Sides With Orbitz In Dispute With American Airlines, Hides AA Flights
Saving The Cherokee Language? There’s An App For That
“DC Universe Online” Coming To PCs And PlayStations Next Month
FCC Net Neutrality Rules “Clear”? Yeah, Right



SPORTS
Roethlisberger, Steelers Crush Panthers 27-3

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger

Steelers still on track for division title

LeBron Hints Contraction Might Be Good For NBA

SDSU Thumps Navy 35-14; First Bowl Win For Aztecs Since 1519 1969




NJ Devils Fire MacLean, Bring Lemaire Out Of Retirement

Gillette Drops Tiger, Others From Endorsement Deal



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Paltrow: Dating Brad Pitt And Ben Affleck “Was Strange”

Gwyneth Paltrow

Not nearly as strange as her role in “Country Strong”.

Kelsey Grammer Seeks To Protect Pension & Business Accounts From Camille

Dina Lohan: Lindsay’s Accuser “Full Of BS”

Stephen Baldwin: Costner Robbed Me In Gulf Disaster Scam

Demi Lovato Settles With Dancer She Used As Punching Bag

“Jersey Shore”‘s Pauly D Getting Own Spinoff

Sterger: Favre Asked Me For Sex Video



FOREIGNERS
Ivory Coast Power Struggle Deepens; TV Broadcasting Affected
Mail Bombs Target Embassies In Rome
Russian Legislators Studying New START Treaty
Cuba Tries To Ease Worries About Economic Change



BLOGS & STUFF
Manolo’s Shoe Blog: “Country Strong” – Tragic Accident Or Terrorism?
Hit & Run: Pat Robertson Wants To Legalize Decriminalize Pot
Theo Spark: Anarchists Responsible For Rome Bombings?
Wall Street Journal: Taxes And The Top Percentile Myth
Don Surber: WSJ Spanks A Pulitzer Winner
Marginal Revolution: U.S. Medical Schools Pressuring NY Hospitals To Reject Caribbean Med Students?


— compiled by Wombat-socho

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