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LIVE AT FIVENINE: 12.03.12

Posted on | December 3, 2012 | 11 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Fiscal Cliff Brinksmanship Goes To 11

TurboTax Timmy Explains It All

Speaker Boehner condemns White House plan as “non-serious”

PRC, Russia Press Norks To Scuttle Rocket Launch
Russians cite UNSC prohibition on missile launches

OK, France, Sweden Summon Israeli Ambassadors Over Settlement Expansion
UK may withdraw ambassador from Tel Aviv consulate



POLITICS
Obama Golfs With Bill Clinton While Economy Burns

Bill & Barack hit the links at Andrews

Third golf outing since winning re-election


Coast Guardsman Killed Off California Coast

40 Tennessee Schools Join Pilot Program For Longer School Hours


Doyline, Louisiana Evacuated After Six Million Pounds Of Gunpowder Found Improperly Stored

Schumer In Hot Pursuit Of $10 Million In Sandy Aid

Wikileaker’s Court-Martial Delayed

Finnish MP Defends “Jews Control US Media” Comment

Clashes Over Internet Regulation Erupt During UN Talks

AAA Weighs In Against E15 Mandate



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Continues Rise On Mideast Tension, Signs Of PRC Growth Revival: NYMEX $88.81, Brent $111.43
Greece Begins Buying Back Bonds
Delta Bids For Singapore Airlines’ 49% Stake In Virgin Atlantic
UK Lawmakers Seek End To Corporate Tax Avoidance
Michigan To Host Two Federally-Funded Battery Research Centers
Ford Rebranding Lincoln In Effort To Stand Out In Luxury Crowd
UN Internet Regulation Treaty Talks Begin In Dubai
Nokia Wants A Linux Expert For HERE Maps, Not An Android Phone
Among US Social Networks, Smartphone Use Trumps Mobile Web
Text Messaging Passes Its Peak As It Celebrates 20th Birthday
RIM: signs Of Life For Struggling Blackberry Maker?
“Bioshock Infinte” Box Art Released



SPORTS
Patriots Beat Dolphins, 23-17

Tom Brady hands off to Stephen Ridley

Victory clinches AFC East title for Patriots

Steelers Rally, Stop Skid With 23-20 Win Over Ravens

NHL Players Agree To Tuesday Meeting Without Bettman, Fehr

Texans Beat Titans 24-20 To Clinch Playoff Berth

McElroy Pilots Jets To 7-6 Victory After Rex Finally Pulls Plug On Sanchez

Colts Luck Out, Beat Lions 35-33

Nationals Non-Tender Lannan, Gorzelanny, Flores



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Shania Twain Kicks Off Two-Year Stint In Vegas

Shania Twain

In residence at Caesar’s Palace; 90-minute show apparently awesome

Hefner & Harris Getting Married – For Real This Time

Mario Lopez Weds Courtney Mazza

Lindsay Lohan – I DON’T Need Rehab!

Jovan Belcher – Girlfriend’s Family “Utterly Shocked” By Murder/Suicide

Dennis Quaid Files For Divorce

Chris Brown Quits Twitter

Ricky Gervais Acts All Atheist, Then Deletes Tweets

Sandra Lee Wants To “Educate The Uniformed” On “World Aides Day”

Alanis Morrissette Defies Boycott, Threats Over Israel Concert



FOREIGNERS
Egypt’s Top Judges Begin Strike As Anger Mounts Over Morsi’s Power Grab
Loyalists Pound Rebel Strongholds In Damascus
For Israel, Iron Dome Missile Defense System Represents Breakthrough
Pope Unveils @pontifex Twitter Handle
Former PM Pahor Defeats Incumbent For Slovenian Presidency
Boko Haram Suspected In Killings Of Christians In NE Nigeria
Clinton Warns Assad Against Use Of Chemical Weapons
Syrian Violence Spreads To Turkey, Lebanon
Former Communist Poised To Lead Italy



BLOGS & STUFF
Weasel Zippers: Obama Honors Rosa Parks Anniversary By Tweeting Pic Of Obama
Atlas Shrugs: Hillary Clinton Complains Holocaust Victims Lack “Empathy”, “Generosity” Toward Nazis
Israel Matzav: Obama’s Problem Is That Israel Supports The Right
Gateway Pundit: McCaskill Feels Sorry For Boehner For Not Wanting To Raise Taxes
Protein Wisdom: NBC Sports Hits A New Low
Ed Driscoll: Why Does Bob Costas Insist On Politicizing Cowboys-Eagles Games?
Jim Geraghty: A Presidency Of Perpetual Crisis
JustOneMinute: Sunday Morning

Category: Live at Five

Comments

11 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVENINE: 12.03.12”

  1. smitty
    December 3rd, 2012 @ 9:57 am

    White House response to Boehner: “Yeah, well, neither are the voters.”

  2. Rick Bulow
    December 3rd, 2012 @ 10:17 am

    Linked ya here:

    http://rickbulow1974.blogspot.com/2012/12/oh-weather-outside-in-most-places-is.html

  3. gingeroni
    December 3rd, 2012 @ 10:30 am

    The link to the gun powder story is dead. Try Fox News at

    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/03/louisiana-town-evacuated-after-police-find-6-million-pounds-illegally-stored/

  4. Wombat_socho
    December 3rd, 2012 @ 11:49 am

    Fixed now, thanks!

  5. Wombat_socho
    December 3rd, 2012 @ 11:49 am

    Please e-mail me on Friday to remind me of this, so you can get credit in the FMJRA.

  6. Wombat_socho
    December 3rd, 2012 @ 11:58 am

    Sad but true

  7. Adjoran
    December 3rd, 2012 @ 1:05 pm

    It’s been apparent from the start that Obama’s attitude towards “negotiating” the “fiscal cliff” is identical to his post-partisan transparency of 2009: “I won, suck on it.”

    Passing Bowles-Simpson (which isn’t actually B-S, since the Commission could not agree, but only the co-chairs) is one good idea. But after that, walk away, declare the President not serious about spending, and congratulate the American people for their choice.

    Let it burn. I’m buying ammo, canned food, canning products, and seeds.

  8. Becca Lower
    December 3rd, 2012 @ 1:14 pm

    Oops, I should have pointed that out to him… :/

  9. Bob Belvedere
    December 3rd, 2012 @ 1:42 pm

    The GOP should [but, of course, it won’t] stop all negotiating with the Dems, let them bring up a bill before the House, have all Repubs vote ‘Present’ so it will pass, and let it go to the Senate where the GOP must do the same.

    Let the Democrats own this [even keeping part of the Bush Tax Cuts]. It will fail no matter what.

  10. Rick Bulow
    December 3rd, 2012 @ 1:54 pm

    I was wonderating how that works!

  11. Bob Belvedere
    December 4th, 2012 @ 8:07 am

    Yeah, Blogspotters are out of luck when it comes to trackbacks.