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LIVE AT FIVE: 09.25.14

Posted on | September 25, 2014 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
US, Coalition Forces Hit Syrian Oil Refineries

French military video shows results of an airstrike on an Islamic State fuel & supply depot

Strategic warfare strikes against ISIS
F-22 fighter makes combat debut over Syria
Obama urges unity against ISIS network of death
Holder hints at US troops going into Syria




Will Modi’s Visit Boost US-India Ties?
Prime Minister Modi Calls Mars Mission Success “Historic”

Nigerian Military Claims Scalp Of Boko Haram Leader
Secret police had claimed Shekau was dead earlier; man killed in Konduga was leader’s body double



POLITICS
GOP Heavyweights Flock To Kansas In Support Of Pat Roberts

Crazy Cousin John, Jeb Bush among party stalwarts rushing to shore up Roberts

Race tightens drastically after Democrat’s withdrawal


Jim Webb In 2016?


Federal Appeals Court Allows Controversial Walker Probe To Resume

US To Pay Navajo Nation $554 Million To End Royalties Suit

Former Ohio Rep James Traficant Injured In Farm Accident

Price Tag For Fighting California Wildfires Tops $53 Million



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Up On US Stockpile Drop, Supply Glut Weighs On Market: WTI $92.65, Brent $96.76
Modi Asks Soda Makers To Blend In Juice To Help Farmers
Chicoms Set To Replace Central Bank Chief?
New Home Sales Surge To Six-Year High
Dollar Jumps In Asia On Upbeat Housing Data
Wall Street Advances As Consumer Companies Rally
Apple Apologizes For iOS 8 Update Bug
BlackBerry CEO Takes Jab At Apple: Try Bending Our Phone
Bash Bug Could Leave IT Systems Shellshocked
GoogleX To Circle The Earth With Internet-Linked Balloons
Forza Horizon 2: Massive Multiplayer Online, Massive Fun



SPORTS
Kershaw Leads Dodgers To NL West Title, Crushes Giants 9-1

Adrian Gonzalez and Juan Uribe celebrate after the Dodgers’ victory

Kershaw notches 21st victory; aiming to lead NL in ERA for fourth consecutive season


No Criminal Charges For Tony Stewart

Rangers Beat Astros 5-1 For Sweep


Phillies Edge Fish 2-1

ESPN Suspends Bill Simmons After He Rips Goodell

Braves Show Life, Top Pirates 6-2

Hughes Pitches Twins Past Snakes, 2-1

Brewers Stave Off Elimination With A Little Help From The Dodgers

Tribe Stays Alive With 6-4 Win Over Royals

Yankees Hit Three Homers, Still Lose 9-5 To O’s

Mets-Nationals Rained Out; Doubleheaders Today And Tomorrow



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
“It Helps With The Perception That I’m Just A Psycho”

Not a flake any more?

The TimeOut interview

More Rappers Divorcing Each Other

Jeremy Renner Admits He Secretly Married Baby Mama


Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino Indicted For Tax Fraud

Gwyneth Paltrow Still Running Chris Martin’s Life

College Football Dominates Saturday Night Cable Ratings

Britney Spears Is Sending Kate Middleton Her Entire New Lingerie Collection

Keanu Reeves’ Second Home Intruder In Two Days Showers & Skinny-Dips In Pool



FOREIGNERS
Algerian Jihadis Behead Kidnapped French Tourist
Ukraine Prepares To Close Border With Russia
American Begins Six Years Of Farm Work, Isolation In Nork Prison
Activists Making Plans For Hong Kong Democracy Sit-in
PM Cameron To Apologize To Her Majesty Over “Purring” Comment
Australian Government To Reintroduce Temporary Protection Visas
Nine Arrested In London As Part Of Investigation Into Islamic Terrorism

BLOGS & STUFF
First Street Journal: PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane – Blaming The Rape Victim
Michelle Malkin: Hicken-Weasel – Why Colorado’s Gutless Guv Is In Trouble
Twitchy: Was This Vox’s Worst Screwup Yet?
American Power: AmSpec Caves To Vexatious Litigant Brett Kimberlin
American Thinker: Twenty Years Ago, Americans Learned How To Win
BLACKFIVE: World Report – Obama Starts His Own War
Conservatives4Palin: Senator Pat Roberts And Picking Our Battles Wisely
Don Surber: Charleston Gazette – Free Speech For Me, Not Thee
Jammie Wearing Fools: Australian Police Gun Down Jihadi, Lefties React Predictably
Joe For America: Colorado Students March Out To Protest Patriotism
JustOneMinute: This Is A College Campus, Not A Place For Common Sense!
Protein Wisdom: The Poor – Jonathan Swift Engaged In Satire, Ruth Ginsburg Not So Much
Shot In The Dark: Minneapolis’ Real Scandal
STUMP: The Seven Deadly Sins Of NJ Pensions Are Really Only One Sin
The Gateway Pundit: More Lies From Susan Rice
The Jawa Report: Moderate Arab Muslims Help ISIS Recapture Yazidi Slaves
The Lonely Conservative: NY Democrat Used Taxpayer Subsidies While Delinquent On His Own Taxes
This Ain’t Hell: Army Division HQ Deploying To Iraq
Weasel Zippers: FLOTUS Bashes US During UN Event
Megan McArdle: Now Your Kitchen Can Match The Food You Burned


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Comments

4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 09.25.14”

  1. Squid Hunt
    September 25th, 2014 @ 8:00 am

    Thank God we’re bombing someone again. I was starting to get the nervous suggestion that the U.S. wasn’t exceptional. Don’t worry. My faith has been restored. Just in time for the elections, too.

  2. Michelle Be Not Proud* | The Camp Of The Saints
    September 25th, 2014 @ 9:05 am

    […] From Breitbart, Pam Key reporting, we learn [tip of the fedora to Weasel Zippers via Wombat Socho's Live At Five]: […]

  3. richard mcenroe
    September 25th, 2014 @ 1:05 pm

    “Strategic warfare strikes”: Because we can’t find the leadership and dispersed troop formations from the air.

  4. richard mcenroe
    September 25th, 2014 @ 1:07 pm

    “GOP Heavyweights Flock To Kansas In Support Of Pat Roberts”

    Yeah, there’s a lineup that will engergize the youth vote…