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LIVE AT FIVE – 06.27.11

Posted on | June 27, 2011 | 4 Comments

TOP NEWS
ND Flood Victims Start Recovery Effort

The Souris River in Minot, ND

Most had no flood insurance, but oil-rich state may help

Iowa Caucuses At Eight Months Out
Consensus is that it’s too early for polls to have much meaning

Libyan Rebels Claim Advances In Western Mountains
Making steady progress towards Tripoli



POLITICS
Michele Bachmann Says “Flake” Label Is Insulting

Rep. Michele Bachmann addresses a crowd in Waterloo, Iowa

Points to record of personal accomplishment while not acknowledging “rap”

NRC Inspector Says No Threat To Brownsville Reactor From Flood

Defense Cuts A Path To Budget Compromise?

Wildfire Closes Los Alamos Lab

TSA Forces Dying 95-Year-Old To Remove Adult Diaper

Budget Talks Test Jerry Brown’s Campaign Promises

Governor Walker Signs Wisconsin Budget

NJ Legislature Goes Down To Wire On Budget



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
European Leaders Prepare For Greek Default
Asian Shares Mostly Down On Europe Woes
Interest Rates Must Rise Worldwide, Says BIS
Crude Falls On Slowing Demand; IEA Contemplates Releasing More Oil
Treasuries Advance On Greek Debt, US Economy Concerns
National Gas Prices Drop, Chicago Still Highest
LulzSec Says It’s Ending Attacks
Amazonian Tribe Discovered Deep In Brazilian Rain Forest
NASA’s Dawn Reaches Asteroid Vesta
Google Euthanizes GoogleHealth, Unplugs PowerMeter



SPORTS
Busch Avoids Chaos, Wins Sonoma

Typical Sonoma racing scene

Dominates road-course showdown

Gators, Cocks Meet For College Baseball Title

Terrell Owens Has Surgery For Torn ACL


Torre Shoots Down Idea Of Return To Managing

Kershaw Pitches Complete Game, Helps Dodgers Avoid Sweep In Freeway Series

Shields’ Complete Success

Giants Sweep Tribe, Leave Tigers Alone Atop AL Central

Red Sox Avoid Sweep By Pirates In Error-Filled Win

Fish Fail Continues With Loss To Mariners

McLaren’s Management Ends With 2-1 Win For Nationals Over ChiSox; Now It’s Davey Johnson’s Turn At The Helm



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
The Name Is Craig. Mrs. Craig.

Rachel (Weisz) & Daniel Craig

Rachel Weisz, Daniel Craig tie the knot in “secret” NYC ceremony

Paulina Rubio Arrested After Minor Car Accident, Released

Disgraced Weiner, Miserable Wife Spotted Dining In Chelsea

Oprah Gets Honorary Degree

Duke, Duchess Of Cambridge Attend Awards Ceremony For Irish Guards Regiment



“Cars 2” Revs Up $68 Million, “Bad Teacher” Good Enough for $31 Mill

Britney “Honored” To Meet “Hold It Against Me” Marines



FOREIGNERS
Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Four On Trial
Egypt, Israel Agree Gaza Flotilla To Dock At El-Arish
At Least 25 Killed In Deadly Nigeria Bomb Attack
Border Shelling Overshadows US/Afghanistan/Pakistan Talks
PRC Dissident Hu Jia “Freer, Not Free” After Prison Release



BLOGS & STUFF
Ed Morrissey: Chris Wallace Apologizes To Bachmann For “Flake” Question
Lonely Conservative: Your Tax Dollars At Work, Punking Doctors’ Offices
Outside The Beltway: Costs Of War Include $20 Billion For Air Conditioning
Jawa Report: Radical Cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr Thanks Followers For Pledging To Attack US Forces In Iraq
Verum Serum: Jon Stewart Proven Wrong On Media Bias – Again
Atlas Shrugs: US Soccer Team Viciously Booed In LA, Mexico Treated As “Home Team”
Legal Insurrection: Operation Chaos – Wisconsin Recall Primary Edition
Powerline: A New Low In Wisconsin
Don Surber: Next Target For Envirowackos? Your Cable Box

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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