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LIVE AT FIVE – 1.7.10

Posted on | January 7, 2011 | 1 Comment

TOP NEWS
Voting Against Pelosi Could Have Consequences For Blue Dogs

Ex-Speaker Pelosi reacts to applause after 112th Congress convenes

Nineteen votes for other candidates most defections in House history

Gates Calls For Cuts To Army, Marines
47,000 soldiers and Marines to be cut under budget-reduction pressure from White House

President Puts Plans To Woo Business Into Gear
Appointment of Daley as adviser been as first step in bringing more pro-business voices into Obama’s circle



POLITICS
Pentagon Anticipates $78 Billion In Cuts Over Next Five Years

SecDef Gates, JCS Chairman Admiral Mullen brief the press

Most savings to come from troop cuts, civilian pay freeze, closing Joint Forces Command HQ

A Shift In Tactics, But Not Ideology?
GOP Rejects CBO Report On Cost Of Repealing Obamacare

House GOP Challenges Obama On Debt Limit

Former CIA Officer Busted For Leaking To NY Times Reporter



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Facebook Sets Stage For 2012 IPO
Dollar Steady Vs. Euro, Yen After Mixed Start
Treasuries Higher After Rise In Unemployment
CES 2011: Incremental Upgrades, Tablets mark This Year’s Show (Video)
Lady Gaga Unveils Polaroid Sunglasses Camera, Photo Printer
Stolen ITunes Accounts For Sale In PRC



SPORTS
Luck Smiles On College Football World

Stanford QB Andrew Luck

Much-touted Stanford QB stays in college

Dolphins Stick With Sparano

He Won’t Quack Under Pressure

Tiger Woods, Golf Digest Part Ways After 13 Years

After Slump, Manning’s Season Looks Up



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Raven-Symone: Only I Found Myself Attractive When I Was Heavy

Raven-Symone before & after weight loss

Strain of doing “That’s So Raven” contributed to weight problem

Jamie Pressly Busted For DUI

Felony Charges Dismissed Against Anna Nicole Smith’s Former BF Howard K. Stern

American Idol: Nobody Misses Simon

Rapper T.I. Gets Frisky With Wife, Gets Prison Punishment

Natalie Portman Shows Off Pregnancy Curves At People’s Choice Awards


Elizabeth Edwards Leaves John Out Of Her Will

Paula Abdul’s “Live To Dance” Drops 25% From Premiere



FOREIGNERS
This Christmas Solemn, Not Festive For Egypt’s Copts
Thousands of Egyptian Muslims join Copts at Mass as sign of solidarity against terror attacks; services televised nationally, attended by President Mubarak’s sons
Gbagbo Expels British, Canadian Ambassadors
Southern Sudanese In U.S. To Vote On Independence
Afghan Tribal Leader Attacked After Rallying To Coalition Against Taliban
Paki PM Pulls Petrol Price Increase On Demand By Opposition


BLOGS & STUFF
Althouse: Juan Williams Reacts To Firing Of Ellen Weiss
AmSpecBlog: ObamaCare Repeal And Fiscal Responsibility
Pirate’s Cove: Bill Introduced To Do Away With Executive Branch “Czars”
NRO: Chamber of Commerce, AFL-CIO To Unite Against Threat Of Infrastructure Cuts
Jennifer Rubin: Rep. Lamar Smith Issues First DOJ Oversight Letter
Blackfive: Pentagon To Cut $78, 70,000 Soldiers & Marines…But No Civilians?
Hit & Run: “No One Said Loving Free Markets Was Easy”
Doug Ross: 50 GOP Reps Sponsor Bill To Block EPA From Regulating Greenhouse Gases

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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