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LIVE AT FIVE – 05.20.11

Posted on | May 20, 2011 | 4 Comments

TOP NEWS
Obama Says Development Key To Strengthening Democracy In Middle East

President Obama speechifying at Foggy Bottom Thursday

“The events of the past six months show us that strategies of repression and strategies of diversion will not work any more.”

Lagarde Favored To Head IMF
French finance minister emerges as leading contender as developing nations fail to unite behind a candidate

Pakistan Blast Aimed At US Consulate Vehicle
One dead, seven wounded, say police; none are American



POLITICS
Huntsman Dips Toe In GOP Presidential Campaign

Ambassador Huntsman speaks at a graduation in South Carolina

Biggest challenge will be to make Republicans aware of who he is

Filibuster Blocks Liu From 9th Circuit Seat

Judge Denies Bail For Alleged Taliban Financier



Texas Legislators Reach Agreement On School Funding

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Defers Work On Budget Indefinitely

Congressional Leaders Agree To Extend Patriot Act

Campus Carry May Be Dead In Texas House



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
LinkedIn IPO Rises 109% On First Day
Liberty Media Makes $1 Billion Buyout Offer For Barnes & Noble
McDonald’s Stands Up For Ronald; CEO Fires Back At Critics: “This Is About Choice”
PRC Stocks Fall Amid Power Shortage, Growth Concerns
Northrup Grumman Settles With Virginia Over Computer Crash
Apple Stores Celebrate 10th Anniversary
Amazon E-Book Sales Surpass Printed Books
Verizon: Kiss Unlimited Data Plans Goodbye
IBM, HP, And Intel Back Open Source Against VMWare



SPORTS
Durant, Harden Lead Thunder Past Mavs To Tie Series

OC forward Kevin Durant reaches for the ball in front of Dallas' Jason Kidd

Unheralded Oklahoma City squad does what Lakers couldn’t: contain Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks

Bergeron Back, Boosts Bruins




Teammate Claims Lance Armstrong Used EPO To Win First Tour De France

Giambi Bashes Three Homers in 7-1 Rockies Rout Of Phillies

NBC Sports Chief Dick Ebersol Resigns After Clash With New Management

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Unappreciated By Lakers?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Sarah Michelle Gellar Talks

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Discusses new show “Ringer”, returning to TV, “Buffy” fans

More Stuff About Arnold’s Baby Mama

Track Palin Gets Hitched

Schwarzenegger Halts All Acting Projects, Including Terminator

Shauna Sand Arrested For Felony Domestic Violence

Princess Beatrice’s Hat-Like Thing Passes $30K On EBay

“One Tree Hill” To End Next Year


Nick Jonas: Who Are Jane Fonda & Jim Morrison?

Lars Von Trier Declared Persona Non Grata By Cannes Organizers



FOREIGNERS
NATO Strikes Nail Eight Of Qaddafi’s Warships
Kirkuk Car Bombs Target Iraqi Police; 29 Killed
South African Vote A Two-Party Race As Democratic Alliance Gains Strength
Anti-austerity Protests Continue Across Spain Despite Ban
Pakistan, PRC Strengthen Military Ties
State Funeral Planned For Former Taoiseach Garrett FitzGerald



BLOGS & STUFF
POWIP: The Taming Of The Jooooooo!
National Review Online: Three Reasons Obama’s Speech Will Worry The Jewish Community
Hit & Run: If I Made You Feel Second Best…
Michelle Malkin: How To Wipe The Smirk Off Stephen Colbert’s Face
Gateway Pundit: Palin Says Pelosi’s Telling A “Tight-Faced Lie” About Obamacare Waivers
Atlas Shrugs: Muslim Facebook Groups Call For Mass Invasion Of Israel After Friday Prayers
Boston Herald: Obama, How Nixonian!
Andrew Malcolm: Bashar Assad To Obama – What?


— compiled by Wombat-socho

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