LIVE AT FIVE – 06.06.11
Posted on | June 6, 2011 | 1 Comment
TOP NEWS
Test Results Expected; German Sprouts Suspected
Early reports blaming Spanish cukes evidently in error; farm near Bienenbuettel regarded as the source now
Arizona Wildfire Threatens Residents Near NM Border
Third-worst fire in Arizona history
Vets Remember Normandy
D-Day invasion memories
POLITICS
Santorum Poised To Enter GOP Presidential Race
His main theme: American exceptionalism
Palin’s Party Like It’s 1773 Flap Continues
Tour Bus Crash Injures 20 In Chicago
Floods, Tornadoes Deal Heavy Economic Blow To States
Palin: Timothy Geithner Crying Wolf On Debt Ceiling
Nobel Laureate Withdraws Fed Nomination In Face Of Solid GOP Opposition
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Prices Pose Threat To Airlines’ Survival
Japanese Stocks Fall To Record Low On US Jobs Data
US Market Stalls But No Panic Yet
Philadelphia Fed President Advocates End To Stimulus
Oil Falls Through $100/Barrel On Slack US Demand
Greeks Protest New Austerity Measures
US Okays Keystone Pipeline Restart
Apple Hopes For Music Revolution With ICloud Launch
Lulzsec Hacks Nintendo; No User Info Exposed
Ballmer: Office 365 Launches In June
The Best Games Of E3 2011
SPORTS
Heat’s 88-86 Victory Over Mavericks Is Full-Groan
Miami pulls out critical win in Game 3, leads finals 2-1
Latos Buckles Down In Win Over Astros
Bruins Head Home Facing 0-2 Deficit
Night Race Would Help Beat The Heat At STP 400
Pujols Delivers Second Straight Sayonara Homer As Cards Sweep Cubs
Pitching Helps Yankees Thrive Out West
Dickey, Reyes Lead Mets Past Braves
FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Selena Gomez Lights Up Red Carpet At MTV Movie Awards
There to cheer for boyfriend Justin Bieber
Piers Morgan & Wife Celia Expecting
Country Star Trace Adkins Home Burns, “Total Loss”
“Jersey Shore” Season Four Gets Premiere Date
Rihanna Gives Female Fan Lap Dance At Tour Kickoff (Video)
“X Factor” Wants Cheryl Cole Back – But It’s All About The Money
Spike TV Celebrates Jennifer Aniston
Jim Carrey Gushes Over Grandchild, Penguin Co-Stars
FOREIGNERS
IDF: Naksa Day Protesters Caused Their Own Deaths
Saudi TV: Saleh To Return To Yemen After Surgeries, Recovery
Leftist Humala Narrowly Wins Peru Election
Shocked Indian Supreme Court Says Police Crackdown On Guru’s Protest A Gross Violation Of Human Rights
Portugal Decisively Ends Leftist Rule
Nigerian Speaker Arrested
Lawyer Claims Strauss-Kahn Will Be Acquitted
Pope Promotes Marriage, Children As Croatia Trip Wraps Up
BLOGS & STUFF
Clayton Cramer: Never Cease To Be Amazed At Fanaticism Of Global Warming Crazies
American Digest: It Gets Worse
Legal Insurrection: Wasserman-Schultz On Weiner – It’s Okay, He’s A Democrat
Marginal Revolution: Peter Diamond Withdraws
Jawa Report: France, The Gift That Keeps On Taking For 67 Years
Jihad Watch: UK Moves Toward Broader Definition Of Extremism, Including Advocacy Of Sharia
Lonely Conservative: Democrats – We’re Not Spending Enough Money!
Jazz Shaw: Cain Taking Aim At Other Conservatives
Da Tech Guy: Exhibit D – This Week With Sarah PalinHerman Cain!
Ed Driscoll: Class Warfare Charlatans
— compiled by Wombat-socho