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LIVE AT FIVE – 03.15.12

Posted on | March 15, 2012 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Syrian Loyalists Retake Idlib

Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad and his wife Asma

Year of protests and rebellion marked by ongoing slaughter

Obama, Cameron Discuss Tapping Oil Reserves
President seeking Euros’ approval to tap SPR as gas prices cripple re-election bid

Terp Goes Jihadi, Tries To Run Over Marines During Panetta Arrival
Stole truck and ignited fuel container; dead today of burns from botched attack



POLITICS
Senate Approves $109 Billion Transportation Bill

Waiting for the House, and Obama

Two-year bill a bipartisan compromise

Federal Appeals Court Allows Wolf Hunts To Continue

VP Biden Hits Campaign Trail In Ohio

NYPD Anti-Terror Surveillance Causes Jersey Heat

Former NY State Senator Espada On Trial For Embezzling From Nonprofits

Four Airports Loosen Security For Seniors



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
US Oil Prices Up Slightly On Economic Optimism
Gold Edges Up In Asia After Falling In U.S. Trading
U.S. May Sanction India On Iranian Oil Imports
Treasuries Extend Losses, 10-Year Bonds Hit 4.5 Year High
Apple Helps NASDAQ Close Over 3000
PayPal Said To Undercut Square With Mobile Swipe Device
S&P 500 Falls After Hitting Highest Mark Since June 2008
Boeing: We Are Not Writing Air India A Check For $500 Million
SAIC Settles CityTime Suit For $500.4 Million
SEC Cracks Down On Pre-IPO Trading
Apple May Climb Above $700 As iPad Sales Begin
Samsung’s Injunction Bid Against Apple Hits Setback
Former Microsoft Employee “Fixing” Windows 8
Congress Has More Questions On iPhone Privacy
Iran Blamed For Cyberattack On BBC
Google Exec Joins Microsoft, Trashes Google



SPORTS
Howard To Stay In Orlando After All?

Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard

Team wants to avoid another Shaq story

Knicks Rout Blazers After d’Antoni’s Resignation

Lions Re-Sign Calvin Johnson For Eight Years, $132 Million

Titans Owner Offers Manning Life Contract

Rose-Less Bulls Top The Heat

Avs Shock Sabres In OT Shootout

Bench Steps Up For Clippers In Defeat Of Hawks

Rockets Rout Bobcats

Royals Catcher Perez To DL With Knee Surgery

New Zealand Hits Back On Second Day Of Test After Middle Order Collapse

Uggla, Heyward Homer Off Strasburg As Braves Rally For 6-5 Win Over Nats



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Charlize Theron Adopts A Baby Boy

Charlize Theron

First child for South African actress; still no husband in picture

Kelly Clarkson Dating Reba McIntyre’s Stepson

J-Lo’s Stunt Double In Video Clip Is Actually A Guy

Jermaine Jones Off “American Idol”

Jon Hamm: K-Dash Slam Not Personal

Darren Criss Offered “X Factor” Hosting Job

Lohan Denies Hit & Run Allegations

Gillian Anderson Admits Hooking Up With Women, But Insists She’s Not Gay

CBS Renews 15 Series, “Two And A Half Men” Not One Of Them

Intrigue Behind Stopping The Clock On The “24” Movie



FOREIGNERS
One Cheer For The Departure Of Bo Xilai
Chongqing Party Boss Purged One Day After Criticism
Swiss Bus Crash Kills 28, Mostly Children
Congo Rebel Leader Convicted Of Using Child Soldiers
Nigeria Security Forces: Hostages Killed Before Raid
Netanyahu: Israel Will Protect Itself, Even If U.S. Objects
Sarkozy, Hollande Even In First-Round Poll
Prince Harry: I Hope I Have Done The Queen Proud
Lee, Obama Celebrate Implementation Of ROK-US Free Trade Agreement
Russian Female Punk Rockers To Remain In Jail For Anti-Putin Prayer: Looking At Seven Years For Hooliganism



BLOGS & STUFF
An Ex-Con’s View: A Disgrace To America
American Power: Possibility Of A Brokered Convention Less Remote After Santorum’s Southern Sweep
Michelle Malkin: What’s The Matter With Soledad O’Brien?
Powerline: If You’re A Republican, No Need To Panic
Cafe Hayek: The Right Way To Make Money
Chicago Boyz: Wall Street And Its Clients
Hit & Run: Romney/Paul Deal In The Making?
Gateway Pundit: UN Human Rights Council To Investigate U.S. Voter ID Laws
JustOneMinute: Poll Dancing And Spinning
American Conservative: Raven Chides Blackness
Legal Insurrection: The Real Threat To Conservative Talk Radio Is Not What You Think
Weasel Zippers: Woman Raped At Occupy New Haven

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3 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 03.15.12”

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  3. fuhq2
    March 15th, 2012 @ 7:45 am

    that pic of ms theron sure does make her look as  if she has had a lot plastic work done. plus her acting sucks.