LIVE AT FIVE – 10.19.10
Posted on | October 19, 2010 | 4 Comments
TOP NEWS
Four Convicted In NYC Synagogue Bomb Plot
Defendants could get life in prison; sentencing Wednesday
BoA, You Got Some ‘Splainin’ To Do!
Could be on the hook for $60 billion in mortgage repurchases
Judge Tentatively Rejects DADT Stay Request
Final decision today or Wednesday
Supreme Court To Decide If Former AG Ashcroft Overstepped Authority
Ashcroft sued for terrorism-related detentions
POLITICS
Meggie Mac’s Criticism Of O’Donnell Quickly Overshadowed By Her Most Noticeable Features
Here’s a hint: It’s not her brains.
It’s Karaoke Night With Rodney Glassman!
Fiorina Rips Boxer For Stimulus Vote
Brown, Whitman Spar Over Capital Gains Tax
Tancredo Celebrates Rising Poll Numbers, Mocks GOP
Supreme Courts Nixes Votes For Massachusetts Felons In Prison
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Apple Quarterly Profits Jump 70%
Company now sells more iPads than Macs; Jobs rips Google, Android, RIM tablets
MSFT Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie Resigns
Stocks Start The Week On Upbeat Note
SPORTS
NFL Contemplating Ban On Violent Hits
Head shots, helmet-first hits could earn suspensions as well as fines soon
Coyotes’ Captain Suspended Two Games For Illegal Hit
NHL more gentlemanly than NFL, eh?
Magic Johnson Sells Lakers Shares
NYT Continues To Push For Favre Retirement
Why do they hate the Vikings?
Boston Marathon Fills In Just Eight Hours
FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair” Meets Sesame Street (Videos)
Junior Seau Drives SUV Off Cliff, Survives
LiLo Advised To Keep Mom Away From Career, Money
Tyra Banks Sued For Portraying Girl As Nympho
Tiger Woods’ Divorce Settlement: $110 Million
FOREIGNERS
EU Reaches Agreement On Sanctions, Possible Treaty Changes
Public finance rules to be tightened, European Commission to be enforcer
No Problem With Iran Attendance At Afghan Peace Talks, Holbrooke Says
Iran Backs Maliki For Second Term as Iraq PM
Xi Jinping Appointed to Central Military Commission; Widely Regarded As Party Chief’s Successor
BLOGS & STUFF
Jammie Wearing Fool: GOP Maintains Lead Among Likely Voters
Dennis The Peasant: As Usual, Krugman Gets It Half Right
Blackfive: URGENT -VFW Dissolves PAC Board
Moe Lane: Conway Resorting To Religious Bigotry; Even Claire McCaskill Thinks He Went Too Far
Weekly Standard: Dennis Menaced?
Protein Wisdom: No Dissent Allowed From Obama’s Transformation
— compiled by Wombat-socho