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LIVE AT FIVESIX – 01.20.12

Posted on | January 20, 2012 | 10 Comments

– compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Feds Bust Celebrity-Endorsed Megaupload For Piracy

$500 million in lost revenues from piracy, say feds

Site endorsed by Alicia Keys, Kanye West, others

Six NATO Troops Killed In Helicopter Crash
No enemy action involved




GOP Leaders Reluctant To Embrace Romney – Or His Rivals
“Free agent” RNC members not lining up behind any of the candidates



POLITICS
San Francisco Sheriff Pleas Not Guilty To Abusing Wife

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi

Judge bars sheriff from contact with family despite wife’s pleas, also, Name That Party!

A Honey-Do List For Rick Perry

Business Group: Reforming Visas Could Help Tourism


Keystone Pipeline Rejection Splits Democrats

Scott Brown Faces New Obstacles In Re-Election Bid

Christie Ally To Challenge Menendez For Senate Seat

Federal Attorney In Arizona To Plead Fifth Before Congress In “Fast & Furious” Inquiry



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Google’s 4Q Disappoints As Ad Revenues Shrink
Rally Pauses; Greek Talks Take Center Stage
Vodafone Wins $2.9 Billion Tax Battle With India
Wall Street Adds Third Day To Winning Streak
Nikkei Closes At 11-Week High, Buoyed By U.S. Economy
Brent Steady Above $111 As Europe Worries Ease; U.S. Gasoline Demand Drops To Lowest In Decade
“Resident Evil 6″ Confirmed, Trailer Available
Microsoft Q2 Profit Drops Slightly As PC Sales Fall
Amazon Web Services Launches Managed “NoSQL” Database Service
Nike Announces FuelBand Smart Wristband
Talk Is Cheap And Reliable On Nokia’s $50 Smartphone



SPORTS
Canadian Skier Sarah Burke Dies Of Injuries

Sarah Burke, 1982-2012 RIP


Suffered brain injuries in January 10 training accident

Ailing James Lifts Heat Over Lakers

Marion, Mavericks Cool Off Streaking Jazz

Senators Set Franchise Mark With Win Against Sharks

Red Wings Edge Coyotes In Shootout

Braun To Attend Awards Dinner Despite Drug Furor

Penguins Make Rangers Pay For Sloppy Play

Indians’ Carmona Arrested In Dominican For False Identity

England Collapses To Humbling Defeat; Pakistan Wins By 10 Wickets

Fielder’s Choice: Slugger Still Waiting On The Right Offer



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
No Forgiveness For Russell Brand

Katy Perry, blindsided

Singer unpleasantly surprised by ex’s decision to market tell-all memoir

Zoe Saldana Is A Good Samaritan

Kenny G’s Wife Files For Legal Separation

Taylor Swift, Zac Efron Have Flirty Dinner Date

Katniss, Peeta Ready To Set “The Hunger Games” On Fire

Kelly Osbourne Off The Wagon Again?

Divorced “Dexter” Stars Giving It Another Try?

Katherine Heigl Wants To Come Back To “Gray’s Anatomy”

Courtney Love Wins Lawsuit Against Landlord

“Secret” Lesbian Life Of “Teen Mom” Kailyn Lowry



FOREIGNERS
“Costa Concordia” Divers Forced To Halt Search
Syria Killings Persist As Observers’ Mandate Expires
Chairman Of U.S. Joint Chiefs Begins Talks In Israel On Iran
Bangladesh Army Foils Coup Bid
Gilani Contempt Case Fascinates Pakistan
Enter The Dragons: A Baby Boom For Chinese Across Asia
State Pollster Calls It: Putin In First Round
Burma President Says No Turning Back On Democratic Reforms
African Union Troops Reach Outskirts Of Mogadishu



BLOGS & STUFF
Don Surber: Did CNN Just Hand Newt The Nomination?
Big Government: Tea Party Could Damage Its Brand By Endorsing Newt
Rush Limbaugh: Barack Obama Is The Problem
LifeNews: James Dobson Endorses Rick Santorum
Pat Dollard: DOJ Shuts Down Website It Doesn’t Like Without Notice, Complaint Or Trial; Anonymous Strikes Back, Offlines DOJ Website
PowerLine: More On Keystone, Solyndra, And Energy Policy
FDL: SOPA Activism Moves Republicans More Than Democrats
Jerusalem Post: Deja Jew
Byron York: After Perry Exit, Anger At GOP Debates
Lonely Conservative: Obama Can’t Run On His Record, So He’s Making One Up
WyBlog: Obama Kills Keystone XL, Christie Greenlights Marcellus Shale Gas Pipeline
Andrew Malcolm: Obama Goes To Disney World, Closes Main Street U.S.A.


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  • http://theothermccain.com smitty

    Great work, Your Wombadness!

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  • Anonymous

    Thank you!

  • http://wombat-socho.livejournal.com/ Wombat Socho

    Thank you!

  • http://zillablog.marezilla.com Zilla of the Resistance

    Arggghhh!!!!!!!!!!!! Re: NY Rangers hockey: My team SUCKS! The last time they were any good was when they had a former Penguin, Yagr, on their team, but that year the management kept putting the worst goalie ever, Kevin Weekes, in the net despite having an Olympic Gold medalist goalie, Lundquist, on hand.  And my friends wonder why I don’t watch the games much any more, it is just too painful!

    I feel better getting that off my chest. I hate when my team loses, but they lose a LOT, and the Penguins are simply badass. I’ll cheer for them vs anyone but my pitiful NY Rangers.

    Anyway, thanks for another great news roundup, Wombat, I don’t know how you do it but you do it better than anyone!

  • Landivar

    Re: Megaupload.  Celebrities are realizing that they don’t make money from album sales so they may as well give away songs.

    Megaupload was establishing its own label so this is part 2 in the RIAA’s war against them.

  • http://twitter.com/DetroitRight Patrick
  • http://twitter.com/richard_mcenroe richard mcenroe

    They busted MegaUpload.  Uh, excuse me, I gotta go clean out my…uh… my registry, yeah that’s it, I gotta clean out my registry you know how these PC’s are…

  • Anonymous

    I owe it all to Stacy. He came up with the original plan, and I’m just executing it as best I can.

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