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LIVE AT FIVE – 06.22.11

Posted on | June 22, 2011 | 3 Comments

TOP NEWS
Mexican Police Arrest Head Of La Familia Drug Cartel

Jose Mendez Vargas, a/k/a El Chango

Captured in Aguascalientes without confrontation or casualties; major blow to cartels, claims President Calderon





Former Utah Governor Joins 2012 GOP Presidential Race
Promises a civil campaign

Obama Weighs Options On Troop Withdrawal
Three scenarios

Midwest Storms Strand Travelers
Hundreds of flights canceled, commuter rail passengers stranded for hours by thunderstorms and high winds



POLITICS
Feds Nab 2400 Illegals In Sting Operation

ICE Director John Morton

Usual suspects predictably butthurt

Mass. House Speaker Touts Transparency, Holds Gambling Hearings Behind Closed Doors



Leon Panetta Confirmed As Defense Secretary

Botched Budget Means No Pay For California Lawmakers

Indiana Elections Chief Fights Voter Fraud Allegations

Illegal Shot And Killed After Threatening Agent With Concrete Slab



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Euro Down Vs. Dollar, Yen As Greek Debt Concerns Persist
JP Morgan Knew MBS Portfolio Had Losses
Japan, Australian Shares Up As Greek PM Survives Confidence Vote
Yahoo Approaches Hulu About Possible Acquisition
Oil Falls Below $94 After Mixed US Supply Report
Walgreens, Express Scripts Split
Apple’s Rebuilt Final Cut Pro Hits App Store For $300
Despite Arrest, LulzSec Sails On
Microsoft Makes SkyDrive Storage Faster, Cleaner
Five Good Reasons To Download Firefox 5



SPORTS
Mounting Bills Give NFL Owners Incentive To Deal

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell

Owners running out of time, money after unexpected failure to prevail in court

NBA Owners’ New Cap Deal Fails To Satisfy Players

Rangers’ Moreland Ends Thriller With Sayonara Homer In 11th Inning

Red Sox Go Belly Up In Loss To Padres

NCAA Charges UNC Football With Nine Infractions




Serena Williams Lets Tears Flow After First-Round Wimbledon Win

College World Series: Cocks On Record Run

Mavericks’ Cuban Interested In Dodgers

Cubs Can’t Sustain Offense In 3-2 Loss To White Sox

Mariners Stunned As Nats Rally For Five In Ninth, Win 6-5



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Roger Ebert Backs Off “Unseemly” Tweet About Dunn’s Death

"Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, RIP

Former movie critic catches flak for intemperate tweet
Other victim in crash newly married SEAL, Iraq War vet

Pitt Kids Meet Brad’s Zombie Co-Stars



“Lost”‘s Terry O’Quinn Joins “Hawaii 5-o” Cast

Britney Takes Page From Rihanna’s Book, Gives Audience Member A Lap Dance

Megan Fox Joins Sacha Baron Cohen’s “The Dictator”

Jon Hamm Locks Into “Mad Men” For Three More Years, Eight Figures

Rikers Island Visitors Issued T-Shirts To Cover Up The Skankiness



FOREIGNERS
Australia Imposes Sanctions On Syria
Marching Season In Belfast Kicks Off With Second Night Of Sectarian Rioting
Ban Ki-Moon Unanimously Elected For Second Term As Secretary-General
India, Pakistan Aim To Nudge Peace Process Forward
Kiwis Celebrate Penguin’s Happy Feat



BLOGS & STUFF
Troglopundit: Gingrich Loses More Staff, Mindless Speculation To Follow
Daily Caller: Huntsman Begins Campaign By Misspelling Own Name
American Digest: Laughing AT Him, Not WITH Him
Allahpundit: Surprise! ObamaCare Will Extend Medicaid To Three Million Middle-Class People
Atlas Shrugs: The Apple Of Jihad’s Eye
PJ Tatler: The Libertarians Are Coming! The Libertarians Are Coming!
Kevin Williamson: Five Points In Rick Perry’s Favor
Walter Russell Mead: Blue State Schools, The Shame Of A Nation
Watts Up With That?: Al Gore Branches Out Into Population Control Theory
iOwnTheWorld.com: “Allahu Akbar”

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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