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LIVE AT FIVE – 04.15.11

Posted on | April 15, 2011 | 1 Comment

TOP NEWS
Congress Finally Passes 2011 Budget

Speaker of the House John Boehner

Most GOP freshmen in House support budget

 

Allies Vow To Push Libya  Until Gaddafi Resigns
The bombings will continue until morale collapses

 

US Accuses Iran of Involvement In Suppressing Syrian Protests
Crowd-control weapons, new media suppression techniques provided by Iran to its ally

 

POLITICS
Detroit Schools Send Layoff Notices To All Teachers

A child colors a Chinese mask in a Detroit elementary school

250 administrators also receiving notices

Delaware Same-Sex Civil Union Bill Heads For Governor’s Desk

Hearings Examine Mixups At Arlington National Cemetery

Abortion Battles Rage In States

Obama Starts 2012 Fundraising Among Earliest Investors

World’s Oldest Man Dies In Montana, Aged 114

 

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
PRC Growth Sizzles As Inflation Bubbles
Investors Bid Up IPOs Despite Lack Of Profits
Dow, S&P, NASDAQ Futures All Slide On Jobs, Producer Price News
World Bank Chief: Food Prices In “Danger Zone”
Gold Surges To Record As Inflation Stokes Demand
Cost Surge Under News CEO Unnerves Street
Intel Pushes Android Plans
FBI Busts Coreflood Botnet

 

SPORTS
Habs, Bruins Continue Bitter Rivalry In Playoffs

Canadiens goalie Carey Price grapples with Bruins goalie Tim Thomas

Canadiens start strong with 2-0 shutout of Boston

Joe Mauer To DL With Leg Weakness

Lakers’ Bynum Questionable For Playoffs?

Birds Fall To Swisher Sac Fly In 10th

Danica Patrick Takes Balancing Act To Long Beach Grand Prix

Rain Lets Up Just Enough For Royals To Beat Mariners 5-1

Gordon Won’t Share Radio With Rivals At Talladega

 

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Warner Brothers Lawyers Nix Sheen’s Return To “Two And a Half Men”

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insert TV show-related cocaine joke here

“…there have been no discussions, there are no discussions, and there will be no discussions…”

 

 

 

The X-Girl

ABC Axes “All My Children”, “One Life To Live”

How Kimora Lee Lost 25 Pounds

Zsa Zsa Gabor Could Be A Mom Again At 94

“Teem Mom” Star Pleads Guilty To Drug Paraphernalia Charge

Jelly Bean Resembling Kate Middleton To Fetch Over $800

Playtone Setting Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods” For HBO Series

Author Bret Easton Ellis Compares “Glee” To “Puddle Of HIV”

Lindsay Lohan: “Gottis Are My Old Pals”

 

FOREIGNERS
Syria’s Assad Seeks To Curb Prayer Protests
US Calls For Release Of Citizen Held By Norks
Who Gains From UK Business Secretary’s Immigration Outburst?
Jewish Groups Mobilize Against Palestinian Unilateralism
Senior Ruling Party Official Backs Putin To Reclaim Presidency
PRC Puts Brakes On High-Speed Trains

 

BLOGS & STUFF
That Mr G Guy’s Blog: Ex-MSNBC “Journalist” Steps On His Own Crank
Cubachi: Bill De-funding Planned Parenthood Fails In Senate
Weasel Zippers: Union Bosses Rip Obama, Harry Reid – “We’re Being Screwed By Democrats”
Fausta: Bill Clinton Remembers Those Romantic Times Square Hookers
Jawa Report: Rep. King’s Threatener “Jameela” Outed
Yid With Lid: Joy Behar – Absolute Proof That You Can’t Fix Stupid
Donald Luskin: Remembering The Real Ayn Rand
Ed Morrissey: Obama Not Getting Rave Reviews From Left Or Center After Speech, Either

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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