LIVE AT FIVE: 07.01.13

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TOP NEWS
Ten Dead In Rioting As Millions Join Anti-Morsi Protests

Tahrir Square in Cairo on Sunday

Hundreds attack Muslim Brotherhood offices in Cairo with Molotov cocktails, rocks

EU Confronts US Over Surveillance Reports
Explanation demanded for wiretap allegations in Der Spiegel

Nineteen Firefighters Killed, 200 Homes Burnt In Arizona Fire
“Hotshot” crew from Prescott killed eighty-five miles northwest of Phoenix near Yarnell



POLITICS
Buono Denied Two Shots At Taking On Christie – By Own Party

State Senator Mary Buono visits with participants in NYC’s Gay Pride parade

Democrats’ legislative leadership denies their candidate for governor opportunities to oppose Christie on state budget, gay marriage

BART Strike Imminent, No Service Today

Gay Pride Parades Draw Huge Crowds

Assange, Snowden Promise More NSA Secrets To Be Revealed

Pennsylvania State Budget Passes Without Corbett Priorities

Texas Capitol Now Center Of Larger Abortion Battle

House Leaders Vow To Overhaul, Replace Senate Immigration Bill

Student Loan Rates Double As New Month Begins



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Up From Friday’s Close On Weaker Dollar: NYMEX $96.79, Brent $102.37
Asia Stocks Fall On PRC Manufacturing Weakness
Nokia Buys Out Siemens From Equipment Joint Venture
Nikkei Climbs To One-Month High In Choppy Trade
ROK Exports Down In June
USDA Crop Reports Don’t Help Their Credibility Problem; Corn Planting Estimates “Unexpectedly” Higher
Feedly The Best Alternative To Google Reader?
Almost Half Of Smartphones Sold In Europe Are Samsung
Intel’s New CEO Focused On Mobile Chips, Cautious On TV
Sprint Pulls Plug On Nextel iDEN Network
Facebook Removes Ads From Controversial Pages To Avoid Boycott



SPORTS
Matt Kenseth Getting Used To That Winning Feeling

Jimmie Johnson led for most of the race, but…

Beats Jimmie Johnson on the restart at Quaker State 400

Dallas Restaurant Offers Dwight Howard Free Chicken For Life If He Signs With Mavs

Pirates Sweep Brewers, Maintain Baseball’s Best Record

ACC Commish Looking Forward To Stable Future

Hellickson Lets His Arm Do The Talking As Rays Get Last Word

Chris Paul To Sign Five-Year Deal With Clippers

MacKinnon Goes #1 In NHL Draft

Red Sox Win On Blue Jays Error In 9th

Mavericks, Celtics Talking About Rondo Trade

Tribe’s Masterson Tosses Third Shutout

Royals Hit Timely Homers To Top Twins

Hamilton Emerges From Slump, Helps Angels Beat Astros

Davis Homers Again As O’s Sweep Yanks

Donaldson Does It All As A’s Beat Cardinals

Nationals Rout Mets, Reach Halfway Point With A Bang



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Lindsay’s Off The Uppers – For Now

Not speeding away

Apparently drug not needed for ADHD after all?

Jessica Simpson: It’s A Boy!

Avril Lavigne Marries Nickelback Frontman Chad Kroeger

J-Lo Sings Happy Birthday To Turkmenistan’s Despot

Kristen Cavallari Shares Her Honeymoon Pictures

“Glee” Promotes Five To Series Regulars

UK Mirror Reports Michael Jackson Paid Out 23 Million Pounds To Silence Abused Boys

Cheryl Cole Planning Lavish LA Bash For 30th Birthday

Paula Deen Loses Five-Book Deal Despite Fan Support



FOREIGNERS
Egyptian Protest Group Gives Morsi Ultimatum
Croatia Officially Joins EU
Bomb Attacks Kill 43 In Pakistan
Thousands Still Missing In Aftermath Of Uttarakhand Flooding
Rudd Selects Cabinet, Tries To Narrow Labor’s Poll Deficit
Archbishop Tutu Welcomes Obama “Home”
Chile’s Bachelet Seen Winning Center-Left Primary, Favored To Beat Conservative Candidates
Putin Signs Anti-Gay Measures Into Law
Despite Failures, Kerry Still Optimistic On Mideast Peace Plan
Thousands Take To Streets In Hong Kong’s Annual Democracy March
Calm Returns To Burma After Religious Clashes
Syrian Opposition: 60,000 Shiite Foreigners Fighting For Assad



BLOGS & STUFF
The First Street Journal: Exercising Their Freedom Of Speech And Hypocrisy
American Power: Who Are The True Defenders Of The West?
Victor Davis Hanson: The Mood Of 1980
Vox Popoli: Datagate Goes International
Power Line: “Wake Up, America!”
Gateway Pundit: Vatican Confirms Catholic Priest Beheaded In Syria (Brutal Video)
Sense Of Events: Syrian Rebels Behead Catholic Priest, Post Video
Ed Driscoll: Partying Like It’s 1939
Allahpundit: Palin – If The House Sells Out On Immigration, It Might Be Time To Leave The GOP
Erika Johnsen: California School District Using Grant Money To Train Students As Obamacare “Messengers”
Lonely Conservative: Healthy Americans Facing Premiums That Could Double Or Triple This Year
Protein Wisdom: I Get Letters Redux Redux


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