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LIVE AT FIVE – 04.05.11

Posted on | April 5, 2011 | 1 Comment

TOP NEWS
FAA To Order Older Boeing 737s Checked

Southwest Airlines 737 after this weekend's midair emergency

80 737s covered; all but two owned & operated by Southwest

9/11 Suspects To Be Tried In Military Courts
Another promise hits its expiration date.

UN Peacekeepers, French Forces Strike At Gbagbo Loyalist Positions In Abidjan
UN and France choose sides in Ivorian civil war

Yemeni Forces Open Fire On Protesters
Rooftop snipers kill twelve in Taiz



POLITICS
Deeper Pockets In Fashion For 2012 Presidential Race

Is Doodad Pro ready for 2012?

Nomination could cost as much as $2 billion despite expected heavy use of social media

White House Targets Sexual Assault On Campus
Because the budget is so last week.

GOP Aims To Cut $4 Trillion From 2012 Budget
Right on cue, Dems begin scaremongering about Medicare

Schwartzenegger To Return As Comic-Book Governator
Since the reality show was such an enormous success – oh, wait…



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
TI to Buy National Semiconductor For $6.5 Billion
Bernanke Downplays Inflation Fears
US Denies Agreement With BP To Resume Gulf Drilling
Commodities Follow Oil Higher As Libya Fighting Rages
US stocks Finish Mixed In Lackluster Trading
Three Winners, One Loser In Mobile Phone Wars (Hint: Apple Didn’t Make The List)
Russian Rocket Launches New Space Station Crew
Oh, the embarrassment. >_<



SPORTS
TV Ratings For March Madness Highest Since 2005

Butler players stretch before practice

More channels, more viewers. How hard is that to figure out?

Posada Homers Again As Yankees Beat Twins (Again)




Dennis Rodman, Tex Winter Named To NBA Hall Of Fame

Bedard Back But Rusty As Rangers Beat M’s, 6-4

Mickelson Soars As Tiger Struggles Heading Into Masters

Young Starters Keep Rolling For O’s

Reward For Information In Giants Fan Beating Grows To $50K



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Exclusive Pix From Reese Witherspoon’s Wedding

Idyllic country nuptials, indeed!

Also, not-so-exclusive pix.

Kate Gosselin Worries About Finding A Real Job

Ke$ha Wants To Skinny-Dip With Britney

New York DJ & Rap Producer Busted For A Different Kind Of Public Performance

Laila Ali Welcomes A Daughter

Will Smith Joins Son Jaden On M. Night Shyamalan Space Movie

Snooki Gets Booed But Wins At Wrestlemania

Lindsay Lohan May Still Have Role In Superman Reboot

For Sale: The Nude Kate Winslet Sketch From “Titanic”

“Rock Of Love” Star Pleads Guilty To DUI

Lil’ Wayne Hit Up For Over $5 Million By IRS



FOREIGNERS
Ouattara Forces Claim Capture Of Presidential Palace In Abidjan
Libyan Rebels Get Diplomatic, Military Boost
Ai Weiwei Detained By PRC Cops
UN Plane Crashes At Kinshasa, Killing 32 Of 33 Aboard
Former Musician Michel “Sweet Mickey” Martelly Wins Clear Victory In Haiti, Will Be Next President
Malta Tells Libyan Envoy That Qaddafy Must Go
Japan May Reconsider Carbon-Reduction Pledge In Wake Of Tsunami Damage, Ongoing Fukushima Problems



BLOGS & STUFF
Paul Ryan: The GOP Path To Prosperity
That Mr. G Guy: Josh Marshall Still Flummoxed Over GOP Budget
AmSpecBlog: Time To Pre-But Falsehoods About Paul Ryan’s Budget
Another Black Conservative: Reality Wins Again – KSM To Be Tried By Military Tribunal
Michelle Malkin: Holder Blames Congress For Reversal On KSM Trial
NRO Corner: House GOP Prepares Short-Term Continuing Resolution As Talks Break Down
Cubachi: Boehner Digs In, Says $33 Billion In Cuts Not Enough
Allahpundit: 41 Democrat Senators Vow To Filibuster Budget If Planned Parenthood Defunded
National Review Online: Lindsey Graham Responds To Steyn & Stuttaford
Legal Insurrection: Enough Signatures Gathered To Recall Wisconsin Fleebagger Robert Wirch
Jawa Report: The Circle Is Now Complete
Proof Positive: Why Hillary Clinton Must Run In 2012

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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