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LIVE AT FIVE – 04.25.11

Posted on | April 25, 2011 | Comments Off on LIVE AT FIVE – 04.25.11

TOP NEWS
Calcutta Mourns Death Of Spiritual Leader Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba, 1926-2011 RIP

Revered by millions, he was India’s most famous and controversial holy man; top political leaders, Bollywood personalities, sportsmen and lakhs of devotees rush to pay homage


NATO Strikes Hit Qaddafi Compound (Video)
“Most significant damage yet”

Doctors Clear Gifford To Attend Husband’s Shuttle Launch
Her first extended outing from the hospital since being shot in January



POLITICS
Medicare, Medicaid Must Be Part Of Budget Debate, Coburn Says

Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Okla)

“To lead on this issue and create a false predicate that says we can solve our problems without addressing our entitlements hurts the country.”

Bloomberg Says Now Is Not The Time For Tax Hikes On Top Earners

Trump Vs. The GOP Also-Rans



Obama Already Running Against Paul Ryan



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Schumer Wants Job Numbers; Lost Jobs From NYSE Deal?
Treasury Secretary Geithner Downgrades His Own Credibility To Junk
Yen Weakens On Outlook For Japan Stimulus; Oil, Gold Up
Long-Term Bets On Yuan No Sure Thing
PlayStation Network Outage Continues
Former Sony CEO Norio Ohga, “Father Of The Compact Disc”, Dies At 81
Amazon Outage Sparks Frustration, Doubt About Cloud



SPORTS
Celtics Leave NYC Clean

Celtics' Paul Pierce all smiles; Carmelo Anthony, not so much

Knicks Fall In Four Straight To Beantown Squad – On To Miami!

Sixers Rally To Beat Heat & Stay Alive

Paul’s First Triple-Double Wins It For Hornets; Series Tied At Two Apiece




Hawks Come Through At End To Beat Magic, Take 3-1 Lead

Flyers Force Seventh Game

Cardinals Take Series From Reds With 3-0 Win

BoSox Headed Back to .500 On Wings Of Angels



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Lindsay Lohan Gets Four Months, 480 Hours

Lohan in court, April 22

Prison time and community service, respectively; actress free on bail pending appeal for alleged jewelry theft

Antoine Dodson Busted For Weed

Leann Rimes Weds Eddie Cibrian

Emma Watson Leaving Brown; Rep Says Actress Not Bullied To Leave

Charlie Sheen Dumped By Bree Olson

Snooki’s Diet Plan: More Gym, Less Clubbing



FOREIGNERS
Russian Police Free Kidnapped Kaspersky Son; No Ransom Paid
Japan Deploys 25,000 Troops In Search For Disaster Victims
Syrian Security Forces Storm Daraa; Activists Detained In Sweeps
One Israeli Killed, Four Wounded By Palestinian Police
Hundreds Of Taliban Escape By Tunnel From Kandahar Prison
Guns Silent On Thai-Cambodiam Border, But Talks Cancelled



BLOGS & STUFF
Hit & Run: Man Gets Visit From SWAT Team After Not Securing His Wi-Fi Router
Power Line: Another Passover Massacre
Legal Insurrection: “But How In The World Did Mrs. Palin…Manage To Figure All This Out So Far Ahead Of The New York Times…?”
Watts Up With That?: The Telegraph Gets It About Climategate Investigations…
Mark Steyn: Choc And Awe

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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