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LIVE AT FIVE – 06.24.11

Posted on | June 24, 2011 | 5 Comments

TOP NEWS
Captured Cellphone Offers Clues To Bin Laden’s Pakistani Ties

How tight were Bin Laden's connection with the ISI?


Call records show links to longtime catspaw of ISI

JCS Chairman Admits Withdrawals Faster, More Than Recommended By Pentagon
Admiral Mullen questioned by House Armed Services Committee

Quake Shakes Aleutian Islands
7.2 magnitude quake does no damage to remote, mostly uninhabited islands off Alaska

More Evacuations In Minot As Flood Threat Worsens
As many as 10,000 people evacuated as Souris reaches above-record flood stage



POLITICS
Cantor, Kyl Pull Out Of Biden Talks Over Taxes

Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA)


Up to Boehner and Obama now

Perry Selective In Remarks To NALEO

Conrad Black Faces Resentencing In Chicago

NY Senate Session Drags On, No Decision Yet On Gay Marriage Bill

NJ Assembly Passes Worker Benefits Overhaul

Palin Cancels Visit To Sudan


Obama’s Fundraisers In Political Spotlight

Congressman McCotter Considers Campaigning For President



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Rebounds After Strategic Reserve Announcement
German Bonds Slump As Greece Clinches Deal
Multiple Antitrust Probes Of Google Reported
Williams Makes Bid For Southern Union
Sears To Spin Off Orchard Supply Stores
Stock Market Tumbles 200 Points On Weak Jobs, Housing News
European Stocks Rise From Three-Month Low
IT Managers Unhappy With Quick Demise Of Firefox 4
Nokia N9: First MeeGo Smartphone A Beauty
Team Fortress 2 Now Free To Play
Feds Declare Victory Over Coreflood Botnet
Apple iPhone’s Patent A Huge Blow To Other Touchscreen Phone Makers



SPORTS
NBA Players Union Says It Won’t Take A Bad Deal

NBPA President Derek Fisher


Owners want NHL-style flex cap, players say no way

Wimbledon: China’s Li Falls To Wildcard Lisicki

A Bunch Of Noise About The NBA Draft

Broad Street Bombshell: Flyers Trade Richards & Carter

Nationals Sweep Mariners, Move Above .500, Lose Manager As Disgruntled Riggleman Quits

FOX Not In McCourt’s Corner

Back Injury Puts Oswalt’s Career In Jeopardy



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Startled Bieber Takes Swing At Plainclothes Cop

Teen dream Justin Bieber

Failure to communicate leads to disorderly conduct charge for bodyguard

Life Imitates Art for “Grey’s Anatomy” Star

Lindsay Lohan Dodges Jail Again

Missy Elliott Battling Graves’ Disease

Supremes Smack Down Anna Nicole Smith’s Estate; No Claim To Late Husband’s Fortune

Reggae Star Buju Banton Gets 10 Years In Drug Case



FOREIGNERS
1500 Syrians Flee To Turkey As Army Approaches Border
Intel: Qaddafi May Flee Tripoli
No Interviews, Twitter Or Travel For Dissident Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
Clinton: Pakistan Must Take “Concrete Action” Against Terrorists
Iran Arrests Ahmadinejad Ally
Congo Rebels Accused Of Mass Rape
Senegal Drops Constitutional Changes After Rioting Erupts In Capital
PRC: US Should Stay Out Of Regional Disputes


BLOGS & STUFF
Allahpundit: Delta No Longer Allowing Jews On Saudi Flights?
American Power: Obama Heckled At LGBT Fundraiser In New York
Blackfive: President Obama’s Terrible Mistake
Jammie Wearing Fool: NJ Unions Dealt Crushing Defeat
NRO Corner: Kagan On Obama’s Afghan Drawdown
Jawa Report: Two Men Charged In Plot To Attack Seattle Military Processing Center
Reihan Salam: Jeffrey Goldberg, Alison Benedikt, And The Perils Of The Personal Essay
Weasel Zippers: Michelle Obama Wants Four More Years
Sister Toldjah: Why I Love Conservative Legal Minds

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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