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LIVE AT FIVE – 1.12.11

Posted on | January 12, 2011 | 9 Comments

TOP NEWS
Ariz. Governor Brewer To Sign Emergency Legislation Blocking Westboro “Baptist Church” Funeral Demonstrations

Christina Green, one of the six killed by Loughner

Bill passed unanimously by state House and Senate

Gun control advocates seizing the moment
Starting with ban on high-capacity magazines

Loughner Family: “We Don’t Understand Why This Happened”
Brief statement released to press



POLITICS
Chamber Of Commerce Head “Cautiously Optimistic” About Recovery

Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donahue

Chamber to push for repeal of Obamacare, leashing of EPA’s greenhouse gas putsch

Brown, Democrats Can’t Count On Support  For Taxes From GOP

Illinois Senate Votes To End Death Penalty

NY Judge Denies Union’s Request To Block Release Of Teacher Performance Data



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Verizon Evens The IPhone Playing Field, But No Preloaded Apps Allowed
U.S, Stocks Rise, Led By Energy Producers
Airbus Gets Deal For 180 A320s From Discount Indian Airline
Google To Remove Blu-Ray Codec From Chrome
Rumors: FCC Holding Comcast/NBC Merger Hostage To Net Neutrality Diktat
MySpace Lays Off 500 Workers



SPORTS
All-Time Saves Leader Trevor Hoffman Retires

Trevor Hoffman celebrates his 600th career save, September 7, 2010

Will be taking front office job with the Padres

Panthers Hire Ron Rivera As Coach

Seahawks Don’t Want To Be Considered Underdogs

Players Want Better Health Benefits If NFL Season Extended

Anaheim’s Hiller First Swiss All-Star Goalie

Ovechkin, Green Selected For All-Star Team From Capitals

Viewership Drops For BCS Game

NASCAR Tells Drivers: Pick A Series

Commissioner Nixes Instant Replay, Expanded Playoffs For 2011 Baseball Season



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
WBTV, CBS Fight To Save Charlie Sheen From Himself

Charlie Sheen.

Panic on set of “Two And A Half Men” as Sheen reported on a bender in Vegas. Also, he’s got a fresh porn star!

Britney To Perform At 2011 Grammys

Jewel & Ty Murray: We’re Having A Baby

Petite Miranda Kerr, Orlando Bloom Have Big Bundle Of Joy

Ed Furlong Jugged For Violating Restraining Order

Natalie Portman’s Ideal Mate: A Friend With Benefits

50 Cent Scores $8.7 Million In Penny Stock Tweet Deal

Does Maxim’s Olivia Munn Cover Belong With Playboy & Penthouse?



FOREIGNERS
Over 90 Missing In Oz As Flood Inundate Brisbane
One Year After The Quake, So Much Still Undone In Haiti
PRC Tests New Stealth Jet Before Hu Meets With Gates
Netanyahu: Only A Credible Military Threat Led By U.S. Can Stop Nuclear Iran
Thousands Displaced In Sri Lanka Floods To Get UN Help
Biden: U.S. Could Stay In Afghanistan After 2014



BLOGS & STUFF
American Power: Gabrielle Giffords Medical Update
Protein Wisdom: “Violence And Politics Merge”
C4P: Tim Pawlenty Tries The Nicolle Wallace Strategy
Althouse: The Gun-Free Lawmaker Zone Act?
Moe Lane: Sanders Puts Tucson Attack In Fundraising Crosshairs
Hit & Run: Never Waste A Crisis, No Labels!
Shot In The Dark: Creeping Sanity
Just One Minute: Speaking Of Krugman And Double Standards At The Times…

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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