LIVE AT FIVE – 05.03.11
Posted on | May 3, 2011 | 1 Comment
TOP NEWS
Harper, Conservatives Win Big In Canada
Tories ahead in 165 of 308 seats for solid majority; Liberals, Bloc Quebecois decimated; NDP to be official opposition
“Canadians have chosen hope, unity of purpose and a strong Canada,” Harper said.
Mississippi River Levee Blown To Spare Cairo, Illinois
Corps of Engineers floods Missouri farmland; Mississippi, Ohio rivers at record heights
Red Faces In Pakistan And Fear Of Reprisals (Video)
What did the Pakis know about OBL and when did they know it?
POLITICS
Blagojevich Trial Restarts In Graft Case
Steeped in corruption, or just crude and profane?
Alameda County Gun Show Suffers Court Setback
Devastated Ensign Resigns Amid $96,000 Affair
Clock Ticking On Florida Budget Negotiations
Rahm Picks Newark Chief To Run Chicago PD
Nevada 2nd CD Race: Now Legally A Free-For-All
California Senate Narrowly Approves Six Union Deals
South Jersey Muslims Welcome Bin Laden’s Death
NY Port Authority Adds Police At Airports, Ground Zero Site
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Falls, Market Digests News Of Bin Laden’s Death
Chrysler Back In Black With $116MM 1Q Profit
Gold, Silver Extend Losses As CME Tightens Silver Margin Requirements
Buffett Remains Solid On The US Economy
Nasdaq Takes Hostile Route In NYSE Hunt
Arch Coal To Buy International Coal Group For $3.4 Billion
Is Apple’s Could Music Service Hidden In New OS X Build?
Where Is IE9? Have You Seen It?
Massachusetts Court Permits Tweeting, Facebooking, Blogging
NBC To Launch 24/7 Local News Channels In Three States
SPORTS
Lakers Fumble And Tumble In Game 1 Loss To Dallas
Lakers can’t hold onto the ball, can’t hold lead, wind up losing 96-94
Hawks Drub Top-Seeded Bulls 103-95
Genuine Emotion Fitting In Nationals’ Salute To Military
Red Sox Offense Finally Shows Signs Of Life
Kings’ Players, Coach Pleased For Fans As Team Remains In Sacramento For Another Season
Researchers Say Ex-NFL Safety Had Brain Damage
FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Rick Springfield Busted For DUI
Drinking like an Aussie not a good plan in LA, rocker discovers
Sean Penn Has Bad Table Manners
Nicole Scherzinger To Host “X Factor”
Flavor Flav Doomed By Troubled Past
Universal Eyes Hemsworth For Role Of Huntsman In “Snow White”
Larry David Joins “Three Stooges” As Nun
Selena Gomez to Host & Perform At 2011 MuchMusicVideo Awards
Mummified Body Of Former Playmate Yvette Vickers Found In Rancho Canyon Home
FOREIGNERS
Japan Eyes $44 Billion Nuclear Compensation
Barak: Assad Nearing End Of Reign In Syria
53 PRC Officials Punished For Roles In Tainted Milk Scandal
India: Bin Laden’s Stay Underscores Concerns About Pakistan
Fighting Rages In Libya’s Western Mountains
ROK Police Raid Google’s Seoul Office; Search Firm May Have Collected Location Data Without Consent
BLOGS & STUFF
Breitbart: John Podesta, Put Up Or Shut Up
Lonely Conservative: Obama, The Brave Warrior
Allahpundit: Tajikistan Warned US That Pakis Were Protecting Bin Laden (Wikileaks)
Jihad Watch: Pro-Osama Rally In Pakistan
Another Black Conservative: The Politics Of Obama’s Victory Over Osama
— compiled by Wombat-socho