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LIVE AT FIVE: 09.13.13

Posted on | September 13, 2013 | 11 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
“Biblical” Rains Trigger Flooding That Kills Three In Colorado

Officials inspect a road collapse on Highway 287

State bracing for more rain and flooding through the weekend


Putin: World Must Welcome Syrian Steps On Chem Weapons
Lauds Syrian decision to join convention on chemical weapons


Taliban Hits US Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan
Bomb attack kills three



POLITICS
California Set To Raise Minimum Wage 25% By 2016

I AM GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN
MY AURA SMILES AND NEVER FROWNS

Bill passes California Senate on party-line vote


NASA Confirms Voyager Spacecraft Has Left The Solar System

Decision Looms In Holder’s “Fast & Furious” Contempt Case

DNC Head Debbie Wassermann-Schultz Blames Colorado Recall Losses On “Voter Suppression”

Senate Confirms Victoria Nuland Despite Role In Benghazi Response

Tea Party Caucus Flexes Muscle, Puts Boehner In Tight Spot As Shutdown Looms

GOP Moves To Halt ObamaCare Subsidies For Unions



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Oil Prices Down From US Close As Syria Talks Continue: NYMEX $108.56, Brent $111.75
Twitter Files For Long-Awaited IPO
Glitches Blamed For Big Drop In Jobless Claims
Dell Shareholders Approve $24.8 Billion Offer To Go Private
Hilton Files For $1.25 Billion IPO
In Beijing, New iPhone Gets Resounding “Meh”
Microsoft Launches iPad Trade-In Promotion
Chrome For iOS Learns Pronouns
Microsoft’s Cortana To Battle Siri
Outlook.com Adds IMAP
Tablet Shipments Poised To Top PCs
Valve Adds Free Game-Sharing To Steam



SPORTS
Brewers Beat Cardinals 5-3

Tyler Thornberg holds the birds to 2 runs

St. Louis falls into tie with Pittsburgh atop NL Central


Red Sox Come Up Short Against Rays, Can’t Complete Sweep


Griffin Dominates Twins, A’s Extend Lead In AL West

Yanks Edge O’s 6-5 To Remain In Wild Card Hunt

Tribe Scalps Red Sox 14-3

Tom Brady, Patriots Hang On For Sloppy 13-10 Win Against Jets

Lance Armstrong Returns Bronze Medal To IOC

Nationals Crush Mets 7-2, Extend Win Streak To Six; Just 5 1/2 Behind Reds In Wild-Card



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Kate Middleton: What Glitters Is In Fact Gold

The Duchess of Cambridge

Attending Tusk Foundation gala dinner with Prince William

Nicole Kidman Knocked To Ground By Paparazzo On Bike; Pressing Charges

Kelly Rowland Flaunts Her X Factor On The Cover Of SHAPE

Courtney Stodden Feels “Like A Grown Woman” After “Celebrity Big Brother” Eviction

Abigail Breslin On Being A Blonde: People Don’t Recognize Me

Lady Gaga Dishes On Sexual Past & Preferences


Nicki Minaj Accused Of Ripping Off Huge Hit “Starships”

Jenny McCarthy Worried Donnie Wahlberg Might Be Gay Before They Started Dating

Demi Moore Dating Restaurant Mogul Peter Morton – Father Of Former BF  Harry Morton

Topless Chrissy Teigen Photo Surfaces



FOREIGNERS
At least 12 Dead After Fire In Russian Psychiatric Institute
American Jihadi believed Killed In Somalia
South Korean Abducted By Norks Returns Home After 41 Years
Egyptian Army In Major Push To Crush Sinai Jihadis
Zawahiri Calls For Muslims To Boycott, Attack US
Merkel’s Allies In FDP Rule Out Grand Coalition With SDP, Greens
Navalny Files Election Fraud Lawsuits In Courts Across Moscow



BLOGS & STUFF
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: College Student And Salon Contributor Faces Ostracism For Being A Douche
Doug Powers: T-Boned – National Review Files Lawsuit Against Cory Booker
Twitchy: Rights Are Hard – Piers Morgan Reminds Everyone Why He’s The Dumbest Man Alive
American Power: The Collapse Of The Obama Presidency
American Thinker: Close Reading Is Close To A Con
The Necropolitan Sentinel: Obamacare Watch – Move Along, Nothing To See Here
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, September 12
Jammie Wearing Fools: After Weeks Of Humiliation Over Syria, Obama Ready To Re-Pivot To The Economy Again
JustOneMinute: Obamacare — Trouble In (Union) Paradise
Pat Dollard: Senate Panel Approves Language Defining What A Journalist Is
Protein Wisdom: Pwned! Putined!
Shot In The Dark: Stalingrad On Fountain Creek
The Jawa Report: War In Syria Back On?
The Lonely Conservative: Obama’s War On Coal Continues
Megan McArdle: Did Demographics Cause 1970s Stagflation?


Deadline to submit posts for this weekend’s FMJRA is midnight tonight. DO IT.


Comments

11 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 09.13.13”

  1. 6d9GaleCq
    September 13th, 2013 @ 5:24 am

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  2. MrEvilMatt
    September 13th, 2013 @ 5:25 am

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  3. CHideout
    September 13th, 2013 @ 5:25 am

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  4. jwbrown1969
    September 13th, 2013 @ 5:25 am

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  5. Lockestep1776
    September 13th, 2013 @ 5:25 am

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  6. Citzcom
    September 13th, 2013 @ 5:25 am

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  7. inheritthewind1
    September 13th, 2013 @ 5:28 am
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    September 13th, 2013 @ 5:39 am

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  9. richard mcenroe
    September 13th, 2013 @ 2:59 pm

    See, California? NO NEED to follow me to Texas when you can get a 25% raise for just sitting on your fat asses in CA. Sit tight.

    Really. I insist.

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