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LIVE AT FIVE: 07.22.13

Posted on | July 22, 2013 | 11 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Detroit Not Alone Under Crushing Pension Obligations

Detroit Emergency Manager Kevin Orr announces the city’s filing for bankruptcy

States on the hook for over $1.4 trillion in unfunded pension liabilities

Pope Looks To World Youth Day In Rio To Rally Region’s Youth
Spurns Popemobile to be closer to the faithful; will preach about transparency, corruption

Prime Minister Abe’s Coalition Cements Hold On Diet
LDP/New Komeito alliance wins 74 of 122 seats in upper Diet; DPJ may hold as few as 15



POLITICS
Obama To Begin New Series Of Economic Addresses

Talk, talk, talk/It’s only talk!

Because actually doing something would cut into his golf time, or something.

Boehner Refuses Tell Press His Stand On Key Immigration Provision

First Virginia Gubernatorial Debate Gets Personal Fast

Crazy Cousin John: Obama Race Remarks “Very Impressive”

Wyoming GOP Senate Primary: Libertarians v. Neoconservatives?

CBC Undecided On Call For Florida Boycott

First Family Returns To Martha’s Vineyard As Furloughs Take Effect

Chicago Whistleblower Implicates Top State Democrat

High-Profile Democrats Strangely Silent On Filner Harassment Claims

Delaware Officials Admit Tax Snooping; Won’t Admit O’Donnell Was Target

CNO On Surge Capability: We’re Not Where We Need To Be

US Marshals Lose Thousands Of Encrypted Two-Way Radios



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
WTI Gains For Fourth Day As Hedge Funds Boost Bullish Bets: NYMEX $108.03, Brent $108.51
Who Is This American Girl Who Is Outselling Barbie?
Gold Rush Trash Is Information Age Treasure
Corporrate Economists Upbeat Despite Slow Sales And Spending
SEC Tries Last Ditch Move To Put S.A. Cohen Out Of Business
Port Of Chicago Attracts $500 Million Investment
Chicoms’ Rate Reform Adds To Concerns For Bank Investors
Apple’s Developer Website Hacked
Researcher Says SIM Cards Vulnerable To Hacking
PORNAGEDDON: Sexy Bloggrs Stung By Tumblr Smut Crackdown
How Microsoft Spent A Decade Asleep On The Job
Nvidia Announces July 31 Ship Date For Shield



SPORTS
Joey Logano Wins Nationwide At Chicagoland

Wins his second Nationwide race of the season

Holds off Hornish for his 20th win

Opponents Pound Phillies’ Lee For Second Straight Game

It Was “Girl Gone Wild” Night At PNC Park

A-Rod Can’t Save Yanks…Or Himself

A’s Blank Angels 6-0 As Bartolo Colon Shuts ’em Down

Franklin Hits Grand Slam, King Felix Sharp As M’s Crush Astros 12-5

Mariano Rivera Gets Standing Ovation…At Fenway?

Skydiver Drops In, Takes Out Minor Leaguer

Dwayne Wade’s Ex Wants Her Money

J-Zim Has No Good, Awful, Very Bad Day As Dodgers Maul Nats 12-3 For The Sweep



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Shailene Woodley: Jennifer Lawrence Gave Me “Beautiful” Advice

Shailene and Jennifer

How to handle fame: “Don’t be an idiot, don’t do a sex tape or drugs…go to Whole Foods when your movie opens.”

Christopher Guest: “Spinal Tap Are Talking About  Something For Next Year”


Helen Mirren: “I Want Girls To Swear At Men”

Jay-Z, Beyonce Get In On The #Trayvon Hustle

“Glee” Fifth Season Delayed Due To Cory Monteith’s Death

DWTS Mark Ballas: Producers Could Force Me To Tango With Paula Deen

Superman & Batman Film Set For Comic Con Reveal

Friends Worried – Could Emma Roberts Be The Next Lindsay Lohan?

Cobie Smulders Joins “S.H.I.E.L.D.”

Selena Gomez Steps Out In Knee-High Gladiator Shoes & Hot Pants



FOREIGNERS
ROKs Complained About Nork Cargo Smuggling
Fighting Between Kurds, Syrian Rebels Spreads To Second Province
Egypt Turning On Syrian Refugees
Belgians Greet New King With Outpouring Of Temporary Patriotism
French Police, Muslims Clash After Veil Incident
Dubai Jails Norwegian Woman Who Reported Rape For Fornication, Drinking And Perjury
Earthquake In PRC’s Kansu Province Kills 22
Rudd Reforms Make His Job As PM Safer From Party Coups
John Kerry Wants Peace Talks More Than The Arabs And Israelis Do



BLOGS & STUFF
First Street Journal: Two Obvious Questions Concerning “Stand Your Ground”
Weasel Zippers: NY Food Stamp Recipients Shipping Welfare-Funded Groceries To Relatives In The Dominican, Haiti, Jamaica
Jazz Shaw: Gay “Geeks Out” Seeking To End “Ender’s Game”
Israel Matzav: Hamas Mourns Helen Thomas
Jihad Watch: Hamas Mourns Death Of Antisemitic “Journalist” Helen Thomas
Atlas Shrugs: Obama’s Peace Partners Bribing Starving Children To Be Suicide Bombers
Via Meadia: China Gets Gassy With Japan
Moe Lane: Let Me Sum Up This WaPo Article On “Where Are The Green Jobs?”
John O’Sullivan: The Perpetual Euro Crisis Comes To Portugal
Megan McArdle: Hollywood’s Boys-Only Formula
Mario Loyola: The Rise And Fall Of Detroit


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11 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 07.22.13”

  1. MrEvilMatt
    July 22nd, 2013 @ 5:02 am

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  2. CHideout
    July 22nd, 2013 @ 5:02 am

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  3. jwbrown1969
    July 22nd, 2013 @ 5:02 am

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  4. Lockestep1776
    July 22nd, 2013 @ 5:02 am

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  5. Citzcom
    July 22nd, 2013 @ 5:02 am

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  6. preciseBlogs
    July 22nd, 2013 @ 5:13 am

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  7. CrustyB
    July 22nd, 2013 @ 4:54 pm

    Superman and Batman together in a Zach Snyder movie. Now they can be boring on screen at the same time.

  8. Wombat_socho
    July 22nd, 2013 @ 5:16 pm

    I don’t care what he does, he can’t beat the animated version of Frank Miller ‘s The Dark Knight Returns, where Batman uncorks the whole can of whupass on the Big Blue Schoolboy.

  9. thatMrGguy
    July 22nd, 2013 @ 8:19 pm

    LIVE AT FIVE: 07.22.13 http://t.co/tbBQTK2CrG

  10. BobBelvedere
    July 22nd, 2013 @ 8:21 pm

    RT @thatMrGguy: LIVE AT FIVE: 07.22.13 http://t.co/tbBQTK2CrG

  11. CrustyB
    July 23rd, 2013 @ 9:05 am

    That was an ass-whoopin’ for sure.