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LIVE AT FIVE – 05.13.11

Posted on | May 13, 2011 | 5 Comments

TOP NEWS
Pakistan Army Chief Alleged To Resist US Demands

Pakistani CinC, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani - hunkering down

More proof that Pakistan isn’t a country with its own army, it’s an army with a country attached

Suicide Bombers Kill 70 Outside Pakistani Paramilitary Base
Recruits for Frontier Constabulary targeted

Levee Inspectors Hunt For Stealthy Leaks Along Mississippi
Inspectors keeping a wary eye out for seepage, barges, and idiots, not necessarily in that order

Tripoli Hit By Airstrikes Overnight (Video)
Also, leader of rebel coalition meets with British PM David Cameron



POLITICS
Ensign May Face Renewed DOJ Probe After Senate Report

Former Senator John Ensign

Violations of FEC regulations, lobbying laws alleged; no comment from DOJ or FEC, which had previously dropped probes

Romney Unrepentant

Early Iron Bowl For Tornado Relief?

House Approves Bill To Accelerate Offshore Drilling

States Move To End TSA Groping

White House Reveals Cybersecurity Plan

Obama Seeks Extension For FBI Director Mueller

Oil Executives Defend Tax Breaks

IRS Moves To Tax Gifts To Political Groups



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Mississippi Flooding Threatens Louisiana Gas & Oil Production
Facebook-Google Rivalry Intensifies After Facebook’s PR Gaffe
Stocks Finish Higher As Commodities Rise On Weak Dollar
LimeWire Settles With Record Labels
Asian Stocks, Oil Decline On PRC Tightening
SEC’s Revolving Door To Wall Street Draws Fresh Scrutiny
Google Chromebooks Seek Enterprise Blessing
Microsoft, Phone Makers Join Amazon In Fight To Repeal Apple’s EU Patent On “App Store”



SPORTS
It’s Heat Versus Bulls In East Final, Starting Sunday

The Bulls' Luoi Deng drives past the Hawks' Al Horford in the first period

Bulls finish off Hawks 93-73, prepare to receive Heat

Sharks Avoid Choking, Finish Off Red Wings 3-2

Hosmer Homers Again As Royals Thump Yankees 11-5

Beltran Goes Yard Thrice To Lift Mets Over Rockies

Braves Rally To Beat Nationals In 10th, Avoid Sweep



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
It’s Kutcher In For Sheen On “Two And A Half Men”

Not Charlie Sheen

“Sources” “confirm” deal; Kutcher neither confirms nor denies.

Matthew Perry Returning To Rehab

DiCaprio, Rafaeli Split

Lady Gaga’s Heels NSFW Or For “American Idol” Either, Apparently

Panettiere, Klitschko End Romance
Now free to sleep with people their own size

Marlee Matlin Paying $50K In Back Taxes

Celebrity Herpes Lawsuit Triggers Sex Tape Frenzy

NBC Rejects “Wonder Woman” Reboot

Mary Tyler Moore Set For Brain Surgery



FOREIGNERS
Death Camp Guard Demjanjuk Released After Being Found Guilty
Qatar Quits Gulf Plan For Yemen, Cites Delays
Muslim Brotherhood Leader Pursues Egypt’s Presidency
EU Moves To Scrap Schengen, Return To Border Controls
West Bengal’s Communist Government Behind In Polls, Likely To Fall
Indian PM Singh To Visit Afghanistan Amid Regional Uncertainty
Russia’s Medvedev Takes Aim At New Putin Movement



BLOGS & STUFF
Gateway Pundit: Osama Told Al-Qaeda Not To Bother Assassinating Joe Biden
Confederate Yankee: Professional Idiot Ron Paul Would Not Have Authorized Bin Laden Mission
NRO’s Critical Condition: Mitt Romney’s Illogical, Terrible Health-Care Address
Sister Toldjah: President Obama’s Big Government Philosophy Explained – By President Obama
AmSpecBlog: McCain Against “Interrogation Methods I Believe Are Torture”
Da Tech Guy: CBS & AP vs. Bloggers
Don Surber: Obamanomics

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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