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LIVE AT FIVE – 07.25.11

Posted on | July 25, 2011 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
As Debt Deadline Looms, Both Parties Prepare Separate Solutions

Speaker Boehner and President Obama on Saturday

Boehner & Reid craft separate plans to raise debt limit, President threatens veto, Coburn calls threatened veto “ridiculous”.
Analysts Say Little Danger Of Market Panic




Inside The Mind Of The Oslo Murderer
Bruce Bawer examines the motivations of Anders Behring Breivik

Hotel Maid Goes Public With Accusations Against Former IMF Chief
Nafissatou Diallo does interviews with Newsweek, ABC News



POLITICS
Pelosi Seeks Ethics Investigation Of Oregon Democrat Wu

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

Congressman accused of rape by teenage daughter of campaign donor

Same-Sex Marriages Begin In New York

Top Recipient Of Texas Donations So Far? President Obama

First Lady, Jill Biden Urge Support For Military Families

Chris Christie – Not Candidate, But Kingmaker?

Eyeing Iowa, Bachmann Slams Pawlenty On Credentials



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Greece Debt Rating Cut Three Levels By Moody’s
Asian Stocks Slip On US Debt Deal Delay
Drug Prices To Plummet In Wave Of Expiring Patents
Dollar Dips With US Debt Ceiling Talks Deadlock
Asian Oil Lower On US Debt Default Concerns
Fake Apple Stores Spur PRC Officials To Inspect Electronics Retailers
Judge Tells Oracle To Rethink $2.6 Billion Claim Against Google; Is Google Willing To Settle?
AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Confronted By Angry Customers
“Some People Get A Droid Because They Want A Phone, Not A Religion”
Toshiba Thrive Tablet Mostly For Work, With Some Play



SPORTS
Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven, Pat Gillick Gracefully Enter Hall Of Fame

Pat Gillick, Roberto Alomar, and Bert Blyleven hold their plaques during their induction Sunday

Alomar: “My heart is half Puerto Rican and half Canadian”

NFL Lockout Could End Today If Players Approve Deal

Nationals’ Fast Start Brings False Hope In LA

Tigers Talking With Dodgers About Hiroki Kuroda?

Sources Say Favre To Eagles Unlikely

Stubbs Sayonara Homer Puts Reds Ahead Of Braves For 4-3 Win


Paraguay’s Justo Villar: Uruguay Deserved To Win Copa America

ACC’s Swofford Likes League’s Potential, Acknowledges Shortcomings

All-Time Record Wreck: Mariners Set Team Record With 15th Loss In A Row



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Sordid Final Hours Of A Troubled Star

Fans leave flowers and other tributes outside Winehouse's apartment

Amy Winehouse, 1983-2011 RIP
Russell Brand: For Amy

Kristin Cavallari And Jay Cutler Call Off Engagement

First Photos From “Snow White And The Huntsman”


“Glee” Boss: Colfer, Monteith, Michele Staying, But Sam Won’t Be Back

“Captain America” Opens At $65.8 Million

“Amazing Spider-Man” Villain Rhys Ifans Arrested for Misdemeanor At Comic-Con

News Orgs Deny Offering Money For Casey Anthony Interview



FOREIGNERS
Bullet Train Crash Raises Questions About PRC’s Rail Plans
US Struggles To Free Money For Libyan Rebels
UN Food Agency Hosts Emergency Talks On East African Drought
Nork Diplomat Invited To US For Nuke Talks
Australia, Malaysia Sign Refugee Swap Deal



BLOGS & STUFF
Babalu: “They Tried To Make Me Go To Rehab But I Said ‘No, No, No'”
Human Events: Barack The Mad
RedState: What About Paul Ryan’s Budget?
Moe Lane: Reading Paul Krugman So That You Don’t Have To
Gateway Pundit: Boehner Says “I Know The President Is Worried About The Next Election, But My God, Shouldn’t He Be Worried About The Country?” (Video)
Lonely Conservative: Democrats Could Have Raised The Debt Ceiling Last Year
Weasel Zippers: Wu Won’t Resign, Says He’ll Serve Out Term And Retire In 2012
Gates Of Vienna: What Do We Know?
Marginal Revolution: Means-Testing Medicare Is A Marginal Tax Increase
Michelle Malkin: No, James Fallows, The Washington Post Doesn’t Owe The World An Apology
Power Line: Someone Is Putting Words In Jen Rubin’s Mouth
American Thinker: Will The Hard Left Primary Obama?

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