LIVE AT FIVE: 07.26.13

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TOP NEWS
Weiner Faces Growing Calls To Pull Out

Huma not healing the wounds

Polls show support softening


Rioting In Tunisia After Opposition Leader Brahmi Assassinated
Moderate Islamic ruling party blamed; general strike called


Third Woman In Filner Harassment Case Comes Forward
Founder of America’s Angel campaign interviewed about mayor’s creepy behavior



POLITICS
Texas Republicans Push Back Against Holder’s Voting Rights Challenge

Don’t mess with Texas

Senator Ted Cruz: Suit continues DOJ’s tradition of refusal to follow the law

NC Legislature Approves $10 Million For Forced Sterilization Victims

“No Bailout”: Senators Move To Pre-Empt Federal Aid For Detroit

Lonegan Criticizes Booker’s Record On Job Creation

Prosecution Portrays Wikileaker As Traitor In Closing Arguments

New Hampshire Legalizes Medical Marijuana

Speaker Boehner Clashes With Rep. King Over Immigration Remarks

“Serious Deficiencies” In $50 Million Afghanistan Justice Project



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Weaker Dollar Boosts Oil Prices: NYMEX $105.54, Brent $107.77
SAC Case Threatens Wall Street Cash Cow
Activision Goes Solo, Buys Out Vivendi For $8.2 Billion
Samsung Reports Record Profit, Still Falls Short Of Expectations
Big Three Automakers Thrive Even As Detroit Fails
Starbucks Earnings Jump as Same-Store Sales Increase
Chipotle Faked Its Twitter Hack
Apple Smartphone Market Share Drops To Three-Year Low
Google Reveals It Spent $966 Million On Waze Buy
US Government Demanding Passwords From Web Firms
Sony Backing “Gran Turismo” Film
Google’s New Nexus 7 Forces The iPad Mini Into A Corner
Lomography Strikes Kickstarter Gold Again With Petzval Lens
Activision Backs Wii U With Six Games – Call of Duty: Ghosts Confirmed



SPORTS
Mack Brown: College Players Need To Be Paid

“The players are killing themselves, and last year we made $163 million.”

Longhorns coach comes out for paying college football players; rival Stoops at Oklahoma disagrees

Plans For New Red Wings Arena Spark Criticism


Nightengale: A-Rod Finished With The Yankees

LeBron James Reportedly Done Playing For Team USA

AT&T Gets Naming Rights For Cowboys Stadium

Matt Ryan Signs Fice Year, $103.75 Million Deal With Falcons

George Brett Steps Down As Royals Hitting Coach

Guthrie Goes Six, Butler Homers As Royals Own O’s 7-1

Here He Comes To Save The Day: Harper’s Sayonara Swat Wins It For Nats After Soriano Melts Down



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Demi Lovato Doesn’t Care If You Like Her Blonde Hair…

Demi in the sun

…or not.

Amanda Bynes In The Looney Bin: One Hour Of Sanity, Ten Hours Of Crazy

Beyonce Scraps 50 Songs Amidst Endless Album Delay

Taylor Swift “Biggest Fan” Contest Cancelled After 39-Year-Old man Uses Bots To Rig Voting

Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up” Ending

Merritt Wever Returning For Third Season Of “New Girl”

Solange Knowles Cancels Tour Dates Citing Mental, Physical Health

Rosamund Pike To Star In “Gone Girl”

Ten Black “American Idol” Contests Sue Claiming Racism

Kristen Wiig, Fabrizio Moretti Split

Shakira In Bikini Shape Six Months After Baby Birth



FOREIGNERS
Spain Train Crash: “It Came Apart Like A Zipper Being Pulled”
Syrian Rebel Leader Tells Kerry Situation Is Desperate
Bar Rafaeli Gets Cold Shoulder In Ramallah
Defense Review Paper Says Japan Needs Marines, Drones
Assange Running For Australian Senate
Zardari’s Party Boycotting Pakistani Presidential Vote
Irish Veterans Of Korean War Recall Conflict
eleven Dead In PRC Nursing Home Arson
Morsi Detained For Contacts With Hamas
Canadian Suspect Named In Bulgarian Bus Bombing
C Of E Admits Investing In Backer Of Payday Lender



BLOGS & STUFF
BLackmailers Don’t Shoot: Mary Carey – The Sensible Choice For NYC Mayor?
R. Emmett Tyrell: President Barack Obama’s Six Months Of Blunders
Twitchy: Actress Who Once Threatened To Kick Michelle Malkin “In The Nuts” Tells Conservatives To Be Civil
Jammie Wearing Fools: Pathetic Weiner Now Admits To Sexting At Least Three Women Since Resignation, Craters In Polls
NRO Corner: Weiner Rival Demands apology for “Carlos Danger” Alias
Bryan Preston: Pelosi – What, You Expect Me To Know Things?
Power Line: Will Texas Be “Bailed In”?
Protein Wisdom: Holder To Sue Yet Another State. For The Post-Partisanship And The Post-Racialism.
Bobby Jindal And Scott Walker: Unworkable ObamaCare
Jihad Watch: Al Qaeda Host A Family Fun Fair In Syria, Complete With Ice Cream, Jihad, And The Koran
Rush Limbaugh: Drive By media Echoes This Program In Analysis Of Weiner Story And Obama Speech
Gateway Pundit: Has Missouri Senator Roy Blunt Gone Wobbly On Obamacare?
College Fix: College Republicans Deemed Security Threat, Denied Admission To Obama Speech
Weasel Zippers: Obama Admits Liberal Media Fawns Over Him – Reporters Tell Me My Economic Proposals Are “Great”


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14 comments

  1. I think Weiner is still living off the government. Isn’t he getting a pension? Why should the taxpayers be giving him one red cent? If a politician resigns in disgrace, they should get nada!

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