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LIVE AT FIVE: 06.20.14

Posted on | June 20, 2014 | 5 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Under Pressure: Iraq PM Maliki Faces Both Political, Military Threats

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki

Shiite rivals seek to oust him, ISIS jihadis want his head on a stick

Prosecutors Claim Wisconsin Gov. Walker Part Of Criminal Scheme
Yet, no charges filed against Walker or his staff

Rebels Beg Russia For Help As Ukraine Fighting Rages
Ukrainian forces apparently making progress in isolating Slovyansk



POLITICS
California Rep McCarthy Elected House Majority Leader

New Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy

Tea Party and southern factions shut out of leadership again


John Hickenlooper’s No Good, Somewhat Awkward, Very Bad Day



Administration To Announce More Benefits For Same-Sex Couples

State Department Bars Ugandan Officials For Gay Rights Abuses

House Votes To Sever Funding For NSA Surveillance

Court Overturns LA Ordinance That Prohibits Living In Cars

Supremes Narrowly Limit Business Method Software Patents

Report Claims IRS “Recycled” Lerner’s Hard Drive



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Edges Higher: NYMEX $106.69, Brent $114.91
Shire Tops Flat Euro Shares On Bid Hopes
S&P 500 Ends At Record High As Fed Optimism Lingers
Oracle Sales, Profit Miss Estimates Amid Cloud Transition
Red China Stocks Fall, Heading For Biggest Weekly Loss In Two Months
Wheat Set For First Gain In Six Weeks As Rain Expected To Delay Harvest
Electric Motorcycle Could Jolt Harley-Davidson Shares
Test A Personal Drone Detection System For $500
New, Cheaper iMac Looks Like DIY Nightmare
T-MObile Partners With Rhapsody For UnMusic Radio Service
FCC Fines Phone-Jammer Vendor $34.9 Million



SPORTS
Kiermayer’s Two-Run Dinger Lifts Rays To Victory

Kevin Kiermayer goes yard right before Evan Longoria also bashes a homer

Archer gets 8 K’s in 5-0 shutout

Miami’s Heaney Loses Debut To Mets’ Wheeler

Kazmir Shuts Down Red Sox, A’s Win Again

Ole Miss Knocks Out TCU, Gets CWS Rematch With Virginia


Mauer Carries Twins Past White Sox, 4-2

Howard Has 3 RBI’s As Phillies Extend Streak To Four

Padres Score Four In Seventh To Beat M’s

Gallardo Dominant As Brewers Down Snakes

Black Caps Push Second Test Against West Indies To Fifth Day: 257 For 8 At Stumps

Gavin Floyd Breaks Elbow, Braves Beat Nats 3-0 Anyway



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Kelly Rowland Debuts Bare Baby Bump In Cute Yoga Picture

Pretty good shape for a pregnant lady.

Doing boxing and yoga to stay in shape

Box Office Preview: “Jersey Boys” Tanking, “Think Like A Man Too” Topping

The Unspeakable Armenian Discusses Her Priorities

Lady Gaga Scraps Rape-y Video

“Unauthorized Saved By The Bell” TV Movie Heads For Lifetime

Did Justin Bieber Get TWO Women Pregnant?

Kat Von D Death Threats

AMC Picks Up Second Season Of “Better Call Saul”

Zachary Quinto To Guest Star On “Girls”

Ed Sheeran Denies Dating Taylor Swift, Reveals Ten-Year Plan

Marvel Setting Jon Spaihts To Script “Doctor Strange”

Will Rumer Willis Join Sister Scout’s Topless Protest?



FOREIGNERS
Russian State Media Reports 10,000 Refugees From Ukraine Living In Rostov Region
UN Report Says Global Refugee Count Highest Since WWII
Australian Troops Head For Baghdad To Guard Embassy
Felipe VI Sworn In As King Of Spain
Car Bomb In Central Syria Kills 34
Ten Die In Bulgaria Flooding
Burma President Sacks Rakhine State’s Chief Minister, Also Religious Affairs Minister
Pakistan Army Kills 232 Jihadis, Destroys 20 Hideouts
Kurds Emerge As Big Winners From Iraq’s Chaos
Indian Media Highlighting Court’s Remarks On Rape: “A Failure Of Live-In Relationships”



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: Fed-Up Vet Blasts VA’s “Lie, Delay, Deny” Abyss
Twitchy: “Monster Hunter” Author Larry Correia Targeted For Deviating From “Rape Culture” Orthodoxy
American Power: Grim Overcrowding, Filthy Conditions At Illegal Alien Detention Centers In Arizona, Texas
American Thinker: Iraq And The Bloody Price Of Lies
BLACKFIVE: Book Review – The Hydra Protocol
Conservatives4Palin: Send Reinforcements To The Good Guys – #MSSen And #OKSen
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, June 19 and June 20
Jammie Wearing Fools: Bitter Hack Peter King Still Whining About Ted Cruz
Joe For America: Sheriff Joe Doesn’t Take Any BS
Pat Dollard: Seattle Man Faces Six Years In Prison For Trying To Keep Republicans From Voting In 2012
Protein Wisdom: Hayek And You
Shot In The Dark: PRSure
The Jawa Report: Newport NC Store Clerk Loves ISIS
The Lonely Conservative: Illegal Aliens Pouring Across The Border Are Bringing Diseases
This Ain’t Hell: Kyle Carpenter Receives Medal Of Honor
Weasel Zippers: Government Advertised In January For “Escorts” For 65,000 Illegal Alien Children To Be “Resettled”
Megan McArdle: An IRS Conspiracy? Not Likely…Yet


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Comments

5 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 06.20.14”

  1. Scott Walker’s Enemies Attempt To Smear Him (again) | Batshit Crazy News
    June 20th, 2014 @ 8:29 am

    […] Wombat : Walker accused of crimes, but no charges filed against Walker or staff (what’s with that)? […]

  2. CrustyB
    June 20th, 2014 @ 8:53 am
  3. Dana
    June 20th, 2014 @ 10:36 am

    I’m shocked enough at the notion that Justin Bieber could get even one girl pregnant.

  4. Wombat_socho
    June 20th, 2014 @ 4:29 pm

    Surprise, surprise, surprise.

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