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LIVE AT FIVE – 1.27.11

Posted on | January 27, 2011 | 13 Comments

TOP NEWS
Anti-Government Protests Continue To Rock Egypt

Protesters clash with riot police Wednesday

Four killed, dozens wounded, hundreds arrested in second day of violent protests

Congress Likely To Heed President’s Call To Cut Corporate Rates
Tax Foundation says Japan’s April cut likely to force action



House Armed Services Committee Chair Challenges Obama’s Defense Cuts
McKeon: “The concern I have is that defense spending is being based on budget rather than defense needs.”



POLITICS
Can Congress Avoid A Governmental Shutdown?

Speaker of the House John Boehner

GOP wants to cut the budget; Democrats want more stimulus. Where’s the middle ground?

DHS To Scrap Color-Coded Terror Alert Levels By April



Obama Takes Road Show To Midwest

GOP Pushing For More Aggressive Immigration Enforcement



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Dow Finishes Just Shy Of 12,000
Treasuries Snap Decline As Fed Prepares To Buy More U.S. Debt
Judge Rules Financier Stanford Incompetent To Stand Trial
Facebook Founder’s Own FB Page Hacked
Hubble Spies Faint Glow Of Oldest, Furthest Galaxy
Facebook Once Again Hangs Up On Phone Rumors



SPORTS
More Balanced Woods Tees Off At Torrey Pines

Tiger Woods fields questions at press conference before Torrey Pines

Failed to win anywhere last year

NASCAR Hoping Simplified  Points System Will Put Emphasis On Wins

OSU Falls To #7 Texas 61-46



Red Wings Put Clamps On Devils, 3-1

Angels Trade For Blue Jays OF Vernon Wells



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Carrie Underwood Expecting?

Carrie Underwood and hubby Mike Fisher

They wanted to wait but Nature had other plans, it seems

“Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome” Cast Revealed

Welcome To The Whitest Oscars In Ten Years

Cheryl Burke’s Molestation Agony

How Chelsea Handler Broke 50 Cent’s Heart

Jimmy Buffett Hospitalized After Fall From Stage

Jesse James Has More Alarming Nazi Pix

Will Ferrell Helping Steve Carell’s Exit From “The Office”


Padma Lakshmi Speaks Out On Custody Battle

P. Diddy To Guest Star On “Hawaii 5-0”



FOREIGNERS
Lone Retired Gurkha Thwarts Train Robbers: Kills 3, Wounds 8, Drives Off 19 Armed Only With Kukri; Saves Girl From Rape Into The Bargain
As Arabs Protest, Obama Administration Offers Assertive Support
Afghanistan Inaugurates New Parliament
Twenty Killed In Colombia Mine Blast
Sudan Urges U.S. To Look Beyond Darfur, Renew Ties
Apology Not Required For Talks With Norks, Seoul Says



BLOGS & STUFF
Tim Blair: Obama No Longer Has The Hots For Global Warming
Yid With Lid: Chief Medicare Actuary Rips Obamacare In Hearings
Ed Morrissey: Rand Paul – “They Still See Government As The Solution For Everything”
Overlawyered: Dennis Kucinich Sues House Caefteria Over Olive Pit
Megan McArdle: U.S. Budget Deficit To Pass $1.5 Trillion This Year
Weasel Zippers: Harry Reid To Defy Obama’s Pledge To Veto Earmarks
Firedoglake: After Failing To Change Senate Rules, Democrats Lose Right To Blame Mitch McConnell
Jawa Report: Amazing What You Can Find In The Trunk Of A BMW
Erick Erickson: The Bachmann Speech
American Power: Marxist Barbara Ehrenreich Exploits Arizona Shooting In Latest Smear Of Glenn Beck


— compiled by Wombat-socho

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