LIVE AT FIVE – 04.26.11
Posted on | April 26, 2011 | Comments Off on LIVE AT FIVE – 04.26.11
TOP NEWS
Ukraine Marks 25th Anniversary Of Chernobyl Disaster (Video)
550 million euros raised for new containment shield
Syrian Crackdown Moves Into Brutal New Phase
Bodies in the streets as Assad sends in the tanks
Trump Flames DeNiro, Obama
Actor “not the brightest bulb on the tree”; President “a bad student” who probably didn’t belong at Columbia or Harvard
POLITICS
Haley Barbour Drops Out
Admits to not having the “all-consuming fire in the belly” needed for candidacy
Judge Walker’s Prop 8 Ruling Contested
NY Leads Pack In Welfare Benefits
Boehner Considers Cutting Oil Tax Breaks
Ron Paul Forms 2012 Exploratory Committee
Lawyer Quits Firm After Firm Withdraws From DOMA Defense
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Dollar Edges Lower As Market Awaits Fed Meeting
IMF: PRC’s Economy Set To Surpass US In 2016
NYSE Increases Estimate Of Savings In Deutsche Boerse Deal
Gold, Silver Down Slightly In Asian Trading
State Retirement Funds Short $1.26 Trillion
House Presses Apple & Google On Location-Tracking Practices
Sony To Introduce Android Tablets in Late 2011
Ten Reasons The Nook Color Can’t Compete With The IPad & Kindle
SPORTS
Judge Issues Order Ending NFL Lockout
Owners to appeal to Eighth Circuit
Time On Celtics’ Side Between Series
Sharks Eliminate Kings, Lightning Ties Penguins At 3
Grizzlies One Away From Eliminating Spurs
Jered Weaver Joins Elite With Shutout Of A’s
Ex-President Of Rangers Hired To Oversee Dodgers
FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Lohan’s Community Service: Toilet Brushes & Dead People
Star to do her service at womens’ center, county coroner’s office
Ryan Philippe Tired Of Celebrity
Dirtbag Loser Writes Tell-All About Palins
Prince Harry To Squire Chelsea Davy To Royal Wedding
Johnny Depp Confirmed For “21 Jump Street” Cameo
Former Member Of Destiny’s Child Arrested
Kevin James Welcomes First Son
FOREIGNERS
Libyan Rebels Under Siege Despite Successes
Afghan Prison Break Could Lead To Military & Political Setbacks
Sri Lanka War Crimes: Main Allegations
Anti-Corruption Investigators Strike Again At India’s Political Elite
Aussie PM Gillard Presses PRC On Rights While Seeking Increased Trade
Nigeria To Elect State Governors Amid Continuing Violence
Wikileaks Files: Pakistan’s ISI Spy Service Designated As Terrorist Agency
Sarkozy, Berlusconi To Meet Amid Immigration, Merger Tensions
BLOGS & STUFF
Legal Insurrection: MSM Doesn’t Have Haley Barbour To Kick Around Any More
Riehl World View: Trump Idiocy – Claims Birtherism Is A Tea Party Issue
Power Line: The Left Politicizes The Practice Of Law
Jawa Report: “Christian” President Fails To Recognize Easter
Lonely Conservative: Note To Speaker Boehner…
Jammie Wearing Fool: Newsflash – Rachel Maddow “Top US News Anchor”, “MSNBC Has No Political Agenda”
Michelle Malkin: No SCOUTS Fast Track For Obamacare Lawsuit
Mudville Gazette: The Hurting
— compiled by Wombat-socho