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LIVE AT FIVE: 09.11.12

Posted on | September 11, 2012 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Poll Shows Obama, Romney Close Among Likely Voters

President Obama

Poll respondents still think economy sucks and Romney would be better at fixing it

Xi Jinping’s Absences Stoke PRC Rumor Mill
Sick? Injured? Fallen out of favor with CCP? Nobody knows

In Chicago Strike, Teachers’ Pay Not The Only Issue
Parents angry; debate intensifies over implications for Mayor Emanuel, the future of public schools and public-sector unions



POLITICS
Obama Scores Narrow Lead In August Fundraising

Mitt Romney speaks to workers in Mansfield, Ohio

Outside groups spending tilts $83 million/$30 million against Obama, however

Akin: No Plans To Drop Out Of Missouri Senate Race

Bill Clinton Summons The Spotlight For Obama

Romney Clarifies Position On Health Coverage

At Flight 93 Memorial, Secretary Of Defense Reflects On 11th Anniversary Of 9/11

Congress Expected To Pass Stopgap Spending Bill In Quickie Session



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Seasonal Gasoline Downturn, SPR Speculation Drops Oil Prices: NYMEX $96.27, Brent $114.62
Dollar Eases With Fed, German Ruling In Focus
AIG Stock Sale Repays Bailout As Federal Government Profits
Euro Rescue Fund Faces Hurdle In Germany
California Urges DOJ To “Probe” Eminent Domain “Threats”
JP Morgan Thinks iPhone 5 May Boost GDP
US Consumers Cut Credit Card Use For Second Month
HP Increases Job Cuts By 2000 To 29,000
Rates On T-Bills Mixed; Six-Month Bills Fall To Six-Month Low
Samsung To Sue Apple Over LTE Use On iPhone 5
GoDaddy Back Online After Hack Attack
Apple Device IDs Traced To Application Developer, Not FBI
Microsoft Opening 32 Temporary Stores For Windows 8 Blitz, Holiday Season
Toys R Us Jumps Into Tablet Game With 7″ Tabeo
“Pokemon Black & White 2” Early Purchasers Get Genesect Free



SPORTS
Ravens Spread Their Wings

Ravens QB Joe Flacco airs it out early & often

Ravens go no-huddle, whip Bengals 44-13

Jerry Lawler Collapses During WWE RAW Telecast

Parker’s Seven Solid Snap Angels’ Streak

White Sox Hit Three Homers, Beat Tigers 6-1 To Increase AL Central Lead To Three Games

Rockies Pitcher Alex White Homers To Beat Giants 6-5

NHL May Take Lockout Fight To Alberta Labour Board

Nationals Go Yard Three Times, Get Gonzalez His 19th Win



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Miley Cyrus Investigated For Criminal Battery After Hollywood Hotel Brawl

Miley Cyrus

Man claims Cyrus pushed him, hit him in the face, but according to police had no visible injuries

Blake Lively Wedding a Good Thing: Personalized By Martha Stewart

Amanda Bynes Pulled Over In LA After License Suspended


Gwen Stefani Proud Of Her Successful Marriage: “It Was A Dream Of Mine”

Jessica Simpson Flaunts Her Figure After Chowing Down In New York

Randy Jackson Closes Deal To Return As “American Idol” Judge

Peaches Geldof Totally Has Her Priorities In Order

Katy Perry & John Mayer Go To A Vegas Strip Joint

Sheryl Crow: My Brain Tumor May Be Related To Cell Phone Use
Sheryl Crow has a brain?



FOREIGNERS
Al Qaeda #2 In Yemen Whacked By Airstrike
PRC Dispatches Two Warships After Japan Announces Purchase Of Disputed Senkaku Islands
US Rebuffs Israel Over Iran “Red Lines”
Outsider Hasan Mohamud Wins Somali Presidential Election
India Cartoonist’s Arrest Sparks Outrage
Canadian Diplomat To Head UN Envoy’s Office In Syria
Taliban To Accept US Bases In Afghanistan?



BLOGS & STUFF
Sultan Knish: Whither Goest Thou, America?
The Looking Spoon: The Obama Campaign Should Rethink The Bin Laden Is Dead/General Motors Is Alive Memes
WyBlog: Name That Party! Trenton Mayor Tony Mack Busted For Corruption By FBI
Zilla Of The Resistance: I Will ALWAYS Be A New Yorker – My 9/11 Story
Byron York: With GOP Jittery, Romney Faces Test Of Resolve
Gateway Pundit: Media Up To Old Tricks, New Skewed Poll Actually Shows Romney Leading By Wide Margin
Rush Limbaugh: Obama Will End Chicago Teachers’ Strike
Lonely Conservative: Nearly 80% Of Chicago’s Eighth-Graders Not Proficient In Reading
John Fund: Chicago Bled Dry By Striking Teachers’ Union
Michelle Malkin: Chicago Thuggery Personified – Meet CTU Head Karen Lewis
Jawa Report: Pakistan Sees US As “Worst Enemy”
Allahpundit: Laura Ingraham Says If The GOP Can’t Beat Obama In This Economy, Shut Down The Party
Jay Cost: Did Obama Really Win The Summer?
Jammie Wearing Fool: Obama’s Pizza Boy Frets Over Lost Business
NRO Corner: Obama Regularly Skips Intel Briefings

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4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 09.11.12”

  1. Election Inspection: Heebie Jeebies On The Right « The Camp Of The Saints
    September 11th, 2012 @ 2:23 pm

    […] column of last evening over at The Washington Examiner [tip of the fedora to Wombat-Socho's Live At Five]: Mitt Romney and his top aides are running an essentially faith-based campaign. Whatever the polls […]

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    September 11th, 2012 @ 2:44 pm

    […] the Jammie Wearing Fool, we learn [tip of the fedora to Wombat-Socho's Live At Five]: Obviously this musclehead didn’t think of the optics. Now, like his hero Obama, he’s whining […]

  3. Zilla of the Resistance
    September 12th, 2012 @ 8:44 am

    Thanks, Wombat!

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    September 12th, 2012 @ 8:50 am

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