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LIVE AT FIVE – 03.14.11

Posted on | March 14, 2011 | 1 Comment

TOP NEWS
Japan Earthquake: Survivor Swept Ten Miles Out To Sea

Hiromitsu Shinkawa: Survivor

Rescued by Japanese destroyer after two days at sea on his roof
Tsunami warning canceled
New reactor blast unlikely to have caused radiation leak



PM Kan: Quake, Tsunami Worst Crisis Since WWII

State Department Spokesman Crowley Resigns
Called treatment of PFC Manning “ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid”

Analyst: Apple Sold Half A Million IPad 2s
Seventy percent sold to first-time buyers



POLITICS
Tim Pawlenty Campaigning As All
Things To All Republicans?

Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney

Former governor of Minnesota reaching out to all factions of the GOP to build support for Presidential run

Detroit To Convert Nearly A Third Of Public Schools Into Charter Schools




Oklahoma House Passes Arizona-Style Immigration Bill

President Urges Improved Background Checks For Gun Sales

NRC: No Danger To US From Japanese Reactor Leaks



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Japan’s Insurance Tab From Quake Could Reach $35 Billion
London Markets Poised For Sell-off After Japan Disaster
Brent Crude At Two-Week Low On Japan Pessimism, Mideast
Treasuries Slip On Japan Fears
Newest IPad Challenger: Amazon Kindle Android Tablet?
Users Complain IPhone Botches Time Change
Postcard From PAX



SPORTS
Top Sees Offer Interesting Tournament Mix

Kawhi Leonard and San Diego State - a worthy #2 pick?

#1 Seeds Mix Hoops Blue Bloods With Blue Collar Teams
The Killer B’s: Big East And Buckeyes
Handicapping Your NCAA Hoops Brackets

Sabres Win One For Martin

Watney’s Victory At Doral Epitomizes Rise Of Young Guns

Giants’ Rowand Moves To Left

Celtics Hold Bucks To Fewest Points In Team History

Critics Rip NCAA Selection Committee After Brackets Made Public



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Charlie Sheen Tour Sells Out In 18 Minutes

New holder of Ticketmaster record!

Misses kids’ birthday parties

Gyllenhaal Bathroom Scuffle Overshadows “Source Code” Release

Arrest Warrant Issued For “Kill Bill” Star Michael Madsen

“Celebrity Apprentice” Richard Hatch: Back To Jail

Kanye West To Perform At SXSW

Thornton, Baker Crowned “Let’s Dance” Winners



FOREIGNERS
Gaddhafi Loyalists Gain Ground in East Libya
Arab League Calls On UN To Impose Libya No-Fly Zone
Saudi Forces Prepare To Enter Bahrain After Day Of Clashes
Lebanese Rally To Call For Disarming Of Hezbollah
Ivory Coast Rebels Continue To Advance
South Sudan Breaks Off Talks With North, Accuses Khartoum Of Plotting Genocide



BLOGS & STUFF
Mark Steyn: Cosmopolistan
Legal Insurrection: The Great Tractorcade That Wasn’t
Maggie’s Farm: Let The Arabs Do It
Protein Wisdom: “And This Is What Democracy Actually Looks Like”
Power Line: Crowley Out Over Manning Outburst
Jawa Report: USS Ronald Reagan Crew Exposed To Japanese Reactor Radiation


— compiled by Wombat-socho

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