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LIVE AT FIVE – 06.09.11

Posted on | June 9, 2011 | 3 Comments

TOP NEWS
UK, France Submit Draft UN Resolution On Syria

One of many posters of Bashar Assad looming over Damascus

No call for action, just condemnation of crackdown violence

Gates Summons NATO Allies To Libya
Germany, Poland, Spain, Netherlands and Turkey defense ministers told they need to do more

Cause Of German E. Coli Outbreak Still Uncertain
Koch Institute, German Health Ministry divided on whether worst is over





Wars, Budget Top Panetta’s Agenda At Defense
Three wars and Obama’s cuts pose a tough row to hoe for former CIA chief



POLITICS
11th Circuit Considers Striking Down Obamacare

State attorneys' challenge to individual mandate may doom law

Harsh questions from judges for DOJ lawyers

Poll Finds Voters Uncomfortable With Mormonism

Hearing Held On Mass. Transgender Rights Act


Banks Checked; Set To Lose $15 Billion As Senate KOs Delay

Feds Accused Of Misusing VA Land In LA



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Futures Up On OPEC Indecision, Falling US Inventories
US Stocks Continue To Fall After Disappointing Beige Book Numbers
Nikkei Edges Up As Bargain Hunting Offsets Worries About US Economy
LinkedIn Loses Connection As Stock Tanks
CME Group Threatens To Leave Illinois Over Taxes
Apple’s iOS5 As Good As A New IPhone?
Facebook Stirs Privacy Ire With Facial Recognition Software
Nintendo’s New Console Rubs Market The Wrong Way



SPORTS
No Doubting Tim Thomas As Bruins Level Series With Shutout Of Canucks

Bruins' Boychuk and Thomas celebrate after Game 4 victory

Shutout follows rout as Bruins roar back to even the Stanley Cup series at two games apiece

Sox Blast Yankees 11-6, Move Atop AL East




Norris Loses No-Hitter, Wins Fourth For Astros Anyway

Arenas, Other Athletes Still Causing Twitter Headaches

Angels Lose To Rays 3-4 On Squeeze Bunt In 10th

Mets Bullpen Collapses In Loss To Brewers



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
LeAnn Rimes: I’m In The Healthiest Place Of My Life

Does this look unhealthy to you?

Singer, trainer respond to criticism of new lean look

Zach Galifianakis Slams Sean Penn, Ke$ha, Little Kids Everywhere

Kim Kardashian Blasts Cheating Allegations, May Sue

Jennifer Connelly: It’s A Girl!

Emma Stone: Riot Grrrl

Alec Baldwin Sees Weiner Implosion As Opportunity

Mark Grace Busted For DUI


Shania Twain Signs To Headline Massive Two-Year Vegas Gig



FOREIGNERS
Official: 1600 Syrian Refugees Now In Turkey
Yemen’s Saleh Out Of Intensive Care
Taliban Attacks Waziristan Outpost, 8 Pakistani Soldiers Dead
Elephant Kills Man During Mysore Rampage
PRC Confirms It’s Building First Carrier



BLOGS & STUFF
Bill Kristol: Rudy’s Running
Althouse: Wisconsin Protesters Disrupt Special Olympics Ceremony
Allahpundit: Time For Another “Rick Perry Thinking Of Running” Story
Lisa Graas: Why Palin And Bachmann Will Inevitably Butt Heads
Legal Insurrection: Who Will Leave First, Anthony Weiner Or Ed Rollins?
Ironic Surrealism: Obama Approval Drops As Fear Of Depression Rises
American Thinker: Dept. Of Education SWAT Raid Still Troubling After Corrections


— compiled by Wombat-socho

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