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LIVE AT FIVE: 05.22.14

Posted on | May 22, 2014 | 10 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Devastating Nigeria Attacks Show Twisted Ambition Of Boko Haram

Boko Haram has Nigeria living in fear

Jihadis piling more pressure on Jonathan administration

Obama Defends Veteran Policies, Vows Accountability In Health Care
Yeah, suuuuuure.


India’s Anti-Corruption Party Leader Jailed After Refusing To Post Bail
Kejiriwal sued for defamation



POLITICS
Local Officials Blast Obama Move To Create National Monument In New Mexico

Organ Mountain Monument – nature preservation, or crime corridor?

Almost half a million acres set aside; most will be wilderness, barred to motor vehicles

Supreme Court Halts Missouri Execution

Pelosi Reluctantly Makes Picks For Benghazi Probe

Pennsylvania Judge Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban

Wyoming Lawmakers Mull Firing Squad For Executions

Colorado Tightens Controls On Marijuana Edibles, Concentrates

Louisiana Plans New Abortion Restrictions Modeled On Texas Law



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
WTI Trades Near 4-Week High On PRC Factory Data, Brent Steady: NYMEX $104.02, Brent $110.59
Wall Street Ends Higher After Fed Minutes
Lorillard Hits Record On Reynolds Takeover Speculation
Less Oil In Monterey Shale Than Originally Estimated?
Google May Spend $30 Billion Buying Offshore Firms
Lowe’s Earning Miss Estimates, Stock Dips
EBay Urges Users To Change Passwords After Data Breach
Top Videogame Producer Files Suit Against Oculus
Facebook Launching Tagging Feature For Movies, TV
Hacker Says Apple’s Response To Security Flaw Is Too Late
Steam In-Home Streaming Now Available



SPORTS
Spurs Put Thunder In The Hole With Game 2 Rout

Tim Duncan: 14 points, 12 rebounds

OKC’s Durant, Westbrook effectively absent in 112-77 defeat

Kings Even It Up With 6-2 Win Against Hawks

Wendell Scott Elected To NASCAR Hall Of Fame

Royals Rally Past White Sox

Indians Refuse To Lose, Sweep Tigers

Pirates Earn Split With O’s

A’s Edge Rays 3-2


Ozuna Hits Grand Slam As Fish Pound Phillies

Encarnacion’s Double Dingers Doom BoSox

Lohse, Reynolds Lead Brewers Over Braves

Andrus, Choo Power Rangers Past Mariners

Astros Late Rally Not Enough; Angels Win 9-3

Nats Offense Comes Up Short In 2-1 Loss To Reds



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Molly Ringwald Joins “Jem And The Holograms”

(I got nothin’.)

It’s a movie about a 1980s cartoon. *shrug*

Maks & Meryl Talk “Dancing With The Stars” Win, Dating Rumors

It’s Got A Title Now: “Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice”

No, Jessica Chastain Is Not Doing “True Detective” S2

Mark Wahlberg: The Modern Fatherhood Of A Street Kid

Robert Pattinson Has Some Advice For Bratty Child Stars

Mike Myers’ Comeback Is Groovy, Baby

Katy Perry And Madonna Pose For V Magazine – In Leather

Selena Gomez Bares Her Bikini Body, Is “Taking My Power Back”



FOREIGNERS
PRC, Russia Sign $400 Billion Natural Gas Deal
Thai Army Chief To Press Political Rivals For Compromise
Attack Hits Sinkiang Capital Urumchi
Iranian Youths In “Happy” Video Released, Director Still Detained
Seeking Balance On Mideast Visit, Pope Pleases Few
Libya On The Brink Of Civil War
Olive Branch: Modi Invites Nawaz To Inauguration
Egyptian Court Sentences Former President Mubarak To Three Years For Graft



BLOGS & STUFF
Doug Powers: Obama Addresses VA Scandal – Mad As Hell And Going To Take It Some More
Twitchy: “Spare Us” – Veteran Uses Obama’s Own Words To Pummel White House Over VA Scandal
American Power: “Whatever Happened To Vox And Five Thirty-Eight?”
American Thinker: The Age Of Academic Ruin
BLACKFIVE: Manning Gets Top Of The List, Vets Get Death List
Conservatives4Palin: Why The Left Doesn’t Care About Bad Economic News
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, May 21
Jammie Wearing Fools: VA Scandal Primarily The Fault Of The Partisan, Bureaucracy-Protecting Press
Joe For America: “Green” Hollywood Liberals Caught In Bed With Big Middle East Oil
JustOneMinute: Since It Is All About Hillary…
Pat Dollard: Dem Congressman Unloads On Obama, VA Officials – “They Told A Damn Lie!”
Protein Wisdom: Remember, Only “Peace Officers” Should Be Allowed To Carry Weapons
Shot In The Dark: Compare And Contrast
The Jawa Report: Sandcrawler PSA – This Is Your Brain On Fitna
The Lonely Conservative: No White House Hashtag For Marine Held In Mexico
This Ain’t Hell: Police And Their Irrational Fear Of Veterans
Weasel Zippers: FLASHBACK – Paul Krugman Gushes Over The VA’s “Huge Success Story”
Megan McArdle: Where Did The Obamacare Data Go?


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Comments

10 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 05.22.14”

  1. ariyadesai01
    May 22nd, 2014 @ 5:03 am

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  2. MrEvilMatt
    May 22nd, 2014 @ 5:08 am

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    May 22nd, 2014 @ 5:08 am

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    May 22nd, 2014 @ 5:08 am

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    May 22nd, 2014 @ 5:08 am

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  6. WeRResistance
    May 22nd, 2014 @ 5:08 am

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  7. Citzcom
    May 22nd, 2014 @ 5:08 am

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    May 22nd, 2014 @ 8:52 am

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  10. K-Bob
    May 22nd, 2014 @ 6:57 pm

    Following the link to Myers new thing, the trailer at imdb looks really interesting.

    http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1540664601/