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LIVE AT FIVE: 08.21.13

Posted on | August 21, 2013 | 9 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Man Charged In Shooting At Atlanta-Area Elementary School

Staff and students gather outside the Ronald McNair Discovery Learning Center

Shooter surrenders; nobody hurt

Senseless Killing Of Aussie Ballplayer By Oklahoma Teens Sparks Calls For US Boycott
Baseball player shot in random attack by bored teenagers


Excising The Cancer In Egypt
MuBros at risk of falling apart under the Army’s crackdown?



POLITICS
State Dept. Employees Suspended For Benghazi Security Lapses Returned To Work

“What difference, at this point, does it make?”

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) “How is it (after) 29 systemic failures and two bombings no one is held accountable? That’s ridiculous.”

Judge Excludes Evidence For Shooter’s Motivations At Ft. Hood Trial


Spitzer Unveils First Policy Plans

NSA Reportedly Covers 75% Of  US Internet Traffic

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) Rejects Government Shutdown Over Obamacare

Maine Governor Denies Saying Obama Hates White People

Administration Misses Half Of ObamaCare Deadlines

California Business Owners Ordered To Repay Millions In Tax Breaks



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Oil Prices Down Ahead of US Energy Data: NYMEX $104.83, Brent $109.71
Asia Stocks Get Reprieve, But Fed Could Make It Fleeting
Dow Drops For Fifth Straight Day; S&P 500 Rises
Kaiser Survey Finds Health Insurance Costs Outpacing Wage Gains
India Eases Cash Curbs As Surging Bond Yields Imperil Growth
B&N Plunges 12% On Poor Earnings
Sony To Launch PS4 On November 15
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Forms Group To Address Global Digital Divide
Twitter Expands Context with Related Headline Links
Google Patents System For Tracking What You See
Groklaw Blog Shuts Down As Post-Snowden Chilling Effect Continues
CCP’s Oculus Rift Demo Becomes EVE:Valkyrie, Space Dogfighting Game Due in 2014



SPORTS
Giants Rally Past Red Sox, Rays Take Lead In AL East

Marco Scutaro gets it done

Scutaro ends game with bases-loaded walk in 9th

Broncos Fuming Over Von Miller Suspension

Yasiel Puig Ends Slump As Dodgers Beat Marlins 6-4

Chip Kelly Picks Vick As Eagles’ Starting QB

NCAA Backs Down, Allows Former Marine To Play For MTSU

Dempster Suspended Five Games, Fined For Plunking A-Rod

Cano Hits Homer #200 In Opener, Nix Leads Yanks Over Jays

Rays Open Gap With 7-4 Beating of Birds

Morneau Gets Four Hits In Twins’ 6-3 Upset Of Tigers

Haren’s Second-Half Surge Continues As Nats Beat Cubs 4-2



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Melanie Griffith Lashes Out At “Superficial” Hollywood Machine

Mrs. Banderas says your movies stink, guys

Doing more TV and indy projects because Hollywood scripts are horrible


Lindsay Lohan No Ratings Boost for “Oprah’s Next Chapter”


Taylor Swift Ties Record For Most Sold-Out Shows At LA’s Staples Center

“True Blood” Star Rutina Wesley’s Marriage Sucks, Divorce Impending

Husband Of Unspeakable Armenian Turns Down Judge Gig On “American Idol” As “Too Mainstream”

Justin Timberlake, *NSYNC Bandmates To Reunite At MTV VMAs

Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner May Get Married After 42 Years Together

Legendary Hollywood Writer Elmore Leonard Dies, 87



FOREIGNERS
Japan’s Fukushima Reactor Leaking Again, EVERYBODY PANIC
Syrian Rebels Claim Assad Forces Used Poison Gas Near Damascus
UK Women Charged With Drug Smuggling In Peru
Chancellor Merkel Visits Dachau
Israeli, Palestinian Negotiators Hold Unannounced Jerusalem Meeting
Egypt’s Political Strife Puts Christians In Peril
US Sanctions On Zimbabwe To Remain After Flawed Election
Chicoms Demonstrate For Bo Xilai On Eve Of Trial



BLOGS & STUFF
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: California Doesn’t Deserve Democracy
First Street Journal: #FreeKate Now Really Needs To Be Freed; She’s Wearing The Orange Jumpsuit
Doug Powers: Michael Bloomberg, Gun Safety Expert
Twitchy: Will Obama, Sharpton Weigh In On Thrill Killing Of White Jogger?
Pat Dollard: Nashville Copts Chant “Obama, Obama, Don’t You Care? Christian Blood Is Everywhere”
American Thinker: Obamacare And The Food Police
American Power: Michelle Malkin Throws Down The Common Core Gauntlet
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard For August 20
Jammie Wearing Fool: Justice – Texting Driver Crashes Into Liquid Manure Trailer
JustOneMinute: Warming Up
Protein Wisdom: Not Content To Sit On Your Asses And Let The Progressives Run Your Lives?
Shot In The Dark: A Thought Exercise
The Jawa Report: Egypt’s Kristallnacht
Chicks On The Right: Hey Kids! Become A STAR! Just Sell Your Soul To Dear Leader’s ObamaCare!
Megan McArdle: Best Buy’s Last Hurrah?


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Comments

9 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 08.21.13”

  1. MrEvilMatt
    August 21st, 2013 @ 6:02 am

    LIVE AT FIVE: 08.21.13: – compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Man Charged In Shooting At Atlanta-Area Elementary… http://t.co/OnbCftCG1N

  2. jwbrown1969
    August 21st, 2013 @ 6:02 am

    LIVE AT FIVE: 08.21.13: – compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Man Charged In Shooting At Atlanta-Area Elementary… http://t.co/pJSO8gfzSQ

  3. Lockestep1776
    August 21st, 2013 @ 6:02 am

    LIVE AT FIVE: 08.21.13: – compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Man Charged In Shooting At Atlanta-Area Elementary… http://t.co/ep0dCqIBsd

  4. CHideout
    August 21st, 2013 @ 6:02 am

    LIVE AT FIVE: 08.21.13: – compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Man Charged In Shooting At Atlanta-Area Elementary… http://t.co/tYrSH58jkq

  5. Citzcom
    August 21st, 2013 @ 6:02 am

    LIVE AT FIVE: 08.21.13: – compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Man Charged In Shooting At Atlanta-Area Elementary… http://t.co/iGWPZA1nHS

  6. 20thCenturyVole
    August 21st, 2013 @ 11:34 am

    Melanie Griffith: Well, personally, I thought “Cecil B. Demented” was the best thing she’s ever done. Except maybe for the murderous teen in “The Drowning Pool”…

  7. Wombat_socho
    August 21st, 2013 @ 2:34 pm

    I liked both “Working Girl” and “Nobody’s Fool”, myself.

  8. rsmccain
    August 21st, 2013 @ 9:48 pm

    Just saw @wombat_socho’s headline from this a.m.: “Japan’s Fukushima Reactor Leaking Again, EVERYBODY PANIC” http://t.co/1sWFkq5Y4b

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