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LIVE AT FIVE – 05.04.11

Posted on | May 4, 2011 | Comments Off on LIVE AT FIVE – 05.04.11

TOP NEWS
Levee Breach Diverts River Water Into Floodway To Save Cairo

Birds Point Levee, Missouri after Corps of Engineers demolitions

About a third of rural Mississippi County flooded, certainly out of production this year and possibly for several due to river silt and debris






Shelter Shortage For Alabama Storm Survivors
Thousands homeless, but there’s only shelter for hundreds

Portugal Agrees To Bailout Terms, Will Receive 78 Million Euros
But will the likely conservative successors to caretaker PM Socrates stick to the agreement?



POLITICS
Indiana Ready To Rumble With Administration Over Abortion

No more state or Federal money for Planned Parenthood in Indiana

Indirect funding vs. the Medicaid Act

TurboTax Timmy Blinks; Extends Date To Avoid Default By Three Weeks

President Ford Honored With Capitol Statue




Massachusetts Lawmakers To Hear Casino Bills (Again)

Huntsman Forms Committee Ahead Of Possible 2012 White House Bid



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
US Sues Deutsche Bank, Alleging Fraud
Dollar Rises After Profit-Taking By Forex Traders
US Stocks Close Unchanged; Energy & Materials Down, Telecoms Up
Gold, Silver Continue Declines In Asian Trading
Small Cars Spur April Sales
Sears Earnings Warning Raises Concerns About Retailer’s Future
Mobile App Stores A $3.8 Billion Business In 2011
Android Tethering Free Ride Is Over
Windows TPC Turns Old PCs Into New Thin Clients



SPORTS
Liriano-No! Twins Lefty Hurls No-Hitter Against White Sox

Liriano (W, 2-4) 9 IP, no hits, no runs, six walks, two K's and some awesome defense by the Twins

Snaps Twins’ six-game losing streak

Heat Beat Celtics For 2-0 Playoff Lead

Huff Hits Leadoff Homer In 10th To Lead Giants Past Mets

Astros Rout Reds 10-4 With Six-Run Fourth

Lightning Take 3-0 Lead Over Capitals

NFL Appeal Of  Lockout Order Expedited



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Katy Perry: “My Career Is Like An Artichoke”

Katy Perry. Need I say more?

The Vanity Fair interview.

Lindsay Lohan May Dodge Jail

Kristen Wiig: The Anti-Comedian

Andy Dick Arrested For Drunken Restaurant Ruckus

Rachel Weisz To Play Evil Witch In Disney’s Oz Reboot

MTV Movie Award Nominations Announced: Twilight And Inception Lead The Pack

Great Dress, Beyonce- Unless You Want To Climb Stairs

Carla Bruni Pregnant With Twins

Jesse James: I Have Started Life Over



FOREIGNERS
Israeli Foreign Ministry Sees Palestinian Deal As An Opportunity, Contra Netanyahu
Syria Protests Defy Deadly Crackdown (Video)
Turks To Unveil Libya Cease-Fire Plan At Rome Meeting
Five Arrested Near UK’s Sellafield Nuclear Plant
Canada’s Tory Majority Gives PM Harper Economic Policy Flexibility
Norks Behind Cyber Attack On ROK Bank



BLOGS & STUFF
Jammie Wearing Fool: W Nixes Appearance At Obama’s Ground Zero Victory Lap
Atlas Shrugs: Jerusalem Imam Threatens Obama
Ace Of Spades: 7 Minutes V. 16 Hours – How The Media Reports Delay
Jihad Watch: Honor Killing In Michigan


— compiled by Wombat-socho

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