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LIVE AT FIVE – 08.26.11

Posted on | August 26, 2011 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
East Coast Scrambles To Prepare For Irene

The Ramirez brothers board up windows at their home in Ortley Beach, NJ

Coastal evacuations and emergency plans readied from the Carolinas to Cape Cod

Buffett’s BofA Stake Nets $1.3 Bn In First Day
Mr. B gets immediate return on his $5 billion

US Distances Itself & NATO From Gaddafi Manhunt
Neither NATO nor US forces involved in hunt for fugitive Libyan leader



POLITICS
Rick Perry: Washington Is A “Seedy Place”

Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at a "Politics And Eggs" breakfast in New Hampshire

“I call it like I see it,” Perry said on yesterday’s Laura Ingraham show

Senator Inhofe (R-OK) Calls Out Romney On Climate

Arizona Challenges Feds On Voter Rights Law

GOP Senators Seek Probe Of NRC Head

New Photos Show Damage To Washington Monument

New Hampshire GOP Chair, Tea Party Activist, Resists Calls To Resign

Starbucks CEO Says 100+ Businesses Withholding Campaign Contributions Over Debt



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asia Stocks Swing Between Gains, Losses Ahead Of Bernanke Speech
Groupon CEO Fires Back At Critics In Feisty Memo
Europe Short Selling Bans Extended
Nouriel Roubini Says QE3 Is Coming
Pandora Posts Loss As Revenue Increases 117%
Governor Brown Unveils Jobs Plan That Includes Tax Code Revisions
Samsung Banned From Selling iPad Rival In Germany
Bloody Thursday: Google Kills Off All Slide Products But One
LG, Government Motors To Team Up On Electric Cars
Nokia Launches Latest (Last>) Symbian Phones



SPORTS
Three Grand Slams Erase Poor Start In Record Fashion

Cano, Martin & Granderson: grand slammers

Yankees hit record three grand slams in 22-9 mauling of A’s
It’s Probably Not As “Record-Breaking” If Strikes Are Called Balls




Miami Hurricanes  Scandal  For Real Now

Jim Thome Returns To The Tribe

Danica Patrick Commits To Full-Time NASCAR Schedule For Next Year

Flanagan’s Death Ruled A Suicide

Red Sox Retribution: Rangers Shut Out 6-0

Wade Miley Gets First Major League Win As Snakes Pound Nationals 8-1



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Sarah Michelle Gellar Talks “Ringer” , “Buffy”, And Motherhood

Sarah Michelle Gellar on the cover of EW

The Entertainment Weekly interview.

David Arquette Gets Ready To Rumba

“The Talk” Adds Kris Jenner As Host

How Rose MacGowan Survived & Escaped A Cult (Not Scientology)

Chef, Famous Brothers Get Fired Up Over Wahlburgers

Rapper Pitbull Was Trying To Keep Lindsay Lohan Relevant

Jaime Pressly Avoids Jail After Major DUI Bust

Lindsay Lohan Magic Mike Drama Heats Up

Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame: Reality Stars Need Not Apply

Jamie Lee Curtis To Share “Sparks” With Gibbs In November NCIS Sweeps Arc

Watch Johnny Depp Breathe Fire, Undress Amber Heard In “The Rum Diary” Trailer



FOREIGNERS
Documents Show Khadafy Tried To Keep NATO Out
At Least 53 Killed In Mexico Casino
Southern Israel Pounded By Rockets, Prepares For More Violence
Lokpal Debate In Indian Parliament Today: Will Anna End Fast?
Few African Leaders Show Up For Famine Summit
Kan’s Terms For Resignation Met With Bills In Japanese Diet
Sri Lanka Emergency Laws To End After 30 Years



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: Faith And The Fishwrap Of Record
Verum Serum: For Bill Keller, A Score Of Religious Questions For President Obama
Hot Air: Archbishop Chaput Says MSM Can’t Be Trusted On Matters Of Faith
Fausta’s Blog: Where’s Muammar?
Weasel Zippers: AFL-CIO’s Trumka Accuses Obama Of “Working With The Tea Party”
Troglopundit: Beverage Warning – Kinky For Perry
Legal Insurrection: No Charges Against Prosser; Time For Bradley To Step Down
Gateway Pundit: Plurality Of NJ Voters, Majority Of Flordia Voters Say Obama Doesn’t Deserve Re-election
Marginal Revolution: How Bad Is It In Japan?
Lonely Conservative: Obama Rakes In The Cash From Hollywood, Bankers, And Lawyers
Matt Welch: Anne-Marie Slaughter’s End Zone Dancing And Situational Constitutionalism


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Comments

4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 08.26.11”

  1. Anamika
    August 26th, 2011 @ 10:48 am

    The (World Financial) System is about to blow…

    Hey, doesn’t it already blow?

    But seriously. I read this sort of article all the time. Most of them lead to ‘time to buy gold!’. But not this one. 

    And the comments are worth reading, for once.

  2. Anamika
    August 26th, 2011 @ 10:50 am

    GREAT New ‘Social Community’ News Site!

    Hey, check it out:  http://dailydot.com/

    This is effing  BRILLIANT!

    All the crap you almost care about!

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