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LIVE AT FIVE – 09.26.11

Posted on | September 26, 2011 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Hikers: “We Were Hostages”

Josh Fattal, center, talks to reporters as Sarah Shourd and Shane Bauer look on

American hikers say they were held for purely political reasons

Following Palestinian Bid At UN, More Talk About Talks
Quartet powers nix statehood for Palestine

Saudi King Gives Women Right To Vote
Drivers’ licenses still not on



POLITICS
Mitt Romney Dominates Michigan Straw Poll

Stock photo for stock candidate

Poll of party activists gives 51% to Romney, 17% to Perry, 9% to Cain

No Progress From Congress On Keeping Government Open

Hezbollah Leader Could Get Stateside Military Tribunal

Conservative Protesters Outnumber President’s Supporters As Obama Makes Cash Run To Silicon Valley

Pew Media Study: People Relying Less On TV, More On Internet For Information

Jon Stewart To Host Ron Paul; Feels Candidate Hasn’t Gotten “Fair Share” Of Media Coverage



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Stocks, Euro, Oil, Gold All Slip On Caution About Europe Crisis Moves
After Three Years’ Delay, Boeing Dreamliner Becomes Reality
Merkel: “Barrier” Around Greece Needed
Wall Street Protesters Cuffed, Pepper Sprayed During March
Upside Of Crappy Economy: Lower Gas Prices
Apple Presses For Samsung Tablet Ban In Australia At Court
Amazon, B&N Tablets Next Up To Challenge iPad
“Oldest Running Car” A Steampunk Dream
31% Of Android Phone Users Eyeing Switch To iPhone



SPORTS
Red Sox Cling To Wild Card Lead After Extra-Inning Win In New York

Red Sox manager Terry Francona

Ellsbury delivers with game-winning homer in 14th, Sox win 7-4

Cardinals Beat Cubs 3-2, Pull Within 1 Game Of Braves

Angels Blow 3-Run Lead In Ninth, Fall 3 Games Behind Sox In Wild Card


Rays Defeat Blue Jays, Stay One Game Behind BoSox in Wild Card

Aggies Officially Join SEC As 13th Member

Surprising Bills Prove They’re For Real

Michael Vick Breaks Hand In Eagles’ Loss

Nationals Shut Out Braves In Final Home Game Of 2011, 3-0



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Molly Sims And Scott Stuber Tie The Knot

Molly Sims and Scott Stuber

Host of “Project Accessories” and producer of “Battleship” get hitched

Slimeball, Tattooed Lady Split Again

It’s A Boy For Ana Ortiz!

Funk Legend Sly Stone Now Homeless, Living Out Of A Van In LA

Jennifer Garner: “It Would Be So Weird To Have A Boy”

Lindsay Lohan Is The New Face Of Philipp Plein

Blake Lively Offered “Pride & Prejudice & Zombies”

Jonah Hill On “Moneyball”, Idolizing Joe Pesci, And Being All Grown Up

TMZ Live: Bristol Palin’s Heckler Ashamed Of Himself

Naomi Watts Opens Up About Her Relationship With Heath Ledger



FOREIGNERS
Pakistan Defies US, Refuses To Attack Haqqani Network
Libyan Rebels Enter Gaddafi’s Home Town Of Sirte
Afghans Arrest Conspirator In Rabbani Murder
Russian Finance Chief To Quit Over Military Budget
VA Surgeon, U. Miami Professor Die In Nepal Plane Crash
100,000 Pilgrims Turn Out For Final Mass Of Pope’s Germany Trip
French Left Takes Control Of Senate
100,000 Evacuated As Typhoon Nears Philippines
Jamaica PM Golding Resigning



BLOGS & STUFF
American Power: The Revolution Does Not Appear To Be Brewing
Don Surber: Anti-Palin Books Bomb
Via Meadia: EU Deer Still Frozen In Truck Headlights
The Macho Response: Liberalism On The March Parade
Moe Lane: NYT Notices That Small Donors Aren’t Into Obama Right Now
Andrew Ferguson: Shovel-Ready Shibboleths
Eric Raymond: Community Versus Collectivism
Blackfive: SFC Alwyn C. Cashe
Conservative Commune: Thug Boy Reaches For Internet Control


SOTD: Multi-Family Garage Sale

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4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 09.26.11”

  1. Cartoon of the day « Don Surber
    September 26th, 2011 @ 7:02 am

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  2. rosalie
    September 26th, 2011 @ 12:11 pm

    What are they doing over there in the first place?  Can’t they bike in a safe country?

  3. Animal
    September 26th, 2011 @ 2:53 pm

    Those hikers were not hostages – they ARE morons.  They went hiking in one of the most dangerous, unsettled regions of the entire world.  What the hell were they thinking?

    Never mind, I’ll answer:  They weren’t.  They were typically airheaded, self-indulgent twits who bubbled off to do what bounced into their empty little heads with no thoughts of any possible consequences. 

  4. Ceylon777
    September 26th, 2011 @ 4:02 pm

    Well, the fact that they are moron leftists explains my visceral dislike of them upon seeing them the first time.  Who gets out of Iranian prison after 2 years, and 5 minutes later gives a little speech all written up about the politics of it.  An activist, that’s who.