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LIVE AT FIVE – 08.23.11

Posted on | August 23, 2011 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Hurricane Irene First Threat To US In Years

A boy in the Dominican Republic waits for sign of the hurricane

Floridians already preparing for storm
Irene May Damage Cotton Crop In Southeast

Fighting Continues In Tripoli
Loyalist holdouts plague rebel occupiers with snipers, hit and run attacks



Strauss-Kahn Accuser’s Lies Torpedo Case
Manhattan prosecutors ask judge to dismiss all charges



POLITICS
Romney Nixes QE3, Cites Inflation Concerns

Governor Mitt Romney

Sticks to Reagan’s 11th Commandment: “I want to focus my time and attention on the failure of the president.”



Gallup: Romney Leads Obama, Perry Tied, Bachmann & Paul Within Margin Of ErrorAmong Registered Voters

Obama Picks Fight With GOP Over Payroll Tax

Rick Perry’s Views On The Constitution Get Closer Scrutiny From MSM

Paul Ryan Shuts Door On Presidential Run

Hunstman Would Be OK With Being Bachmann’s VP
“Wait, wait, that was a hypothetical! Guys! Guys?”



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Goldman Sachs CEO Lawyers Up
Global Markets: German, Chinese Data Lift Stocks, Euro
Bernanke’s Jackson Hole Hamlet Moment: To QE Or Not To QE?
Stock Index Futures Signal Strong Gains
SPDR Gold Trust Now Largest ETF, Topping S&P 500
Stunted Corn Crop Could Lead To Higher Food Prices
What TouchPad’s Fate Says About The Tablet Market
Canon Announces Three New PowerShot Cameras
Judge Rules Cloud Music Lockers Don’t Violate Copyrights
Toyota And Ford To Collaborate On Hybrid SUVs
Microsoft Woos WebOS Developers With Free Phones



SPORTS
Verlander Notches 19th Win Against Rays

Detroit SS Jhonny Peralta turns the double play despite Rays' Evan Longoria

One win away from milestone

Wilson, Rangers Shut Out Red Sox

Cliff Lee Stays Hot As Phillies Rout Mets

Dodgers Launch Rare Comeback In  9th To Top Cardinals 2-1



UFC Boss Calls Boxing’s Arum “Greedy Pig”

NASCAR Reverts To Child’s Play, But Jimmie Johnson Is All Business

Internet Reports On Crosby’s Health Irk Agent

Detwiler, Werth Lead Nats Past Snakes



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Jennifer Garner Pregnant With Third Child

Jennifer Garner and hubby Ben Affleck

Sources say Garner wanted three children all along

Legendary Motown Songwriter Nick Ashford Dies, 69

Kate Winslet Escapes Fire On Branson’s Necker Island

Hilary Duff: Pregnant And Dumped From “Bonnie & Clyde”

Katie Couric’s ABC Talker Gets Stunningly Original Name

“Real Housewives Of NYC” Getting Bumped Yet Again


“The Lion King” Bloopers You’ve Always Wanted

“Ghost” Musical To Materialize On Broadway In The Spring

Cranky Neighbors Shut Down Kardashian Wedding Bash



FOREIGNERS
Assad Broke Word, UN Chief Says
Investors Eye Promise, Pitfalls In Post-Qaddafi Libya
Anti-anna Groups Surface Online
Don’t Count US, Japan Out, Biden Says
Kay Granger (R-TX): Aid To Egypt Depends On Peace With Israel
All Eyes On Maehara Bid As Japan’s PM Kan Steps Down Next Week
Canadian Leftist Jack Layton Dies Of Cancer



BLOGS & STUFF
The Lonely Conservative: Jon Huntsman, Tool Of The Left
NRO Corner: Paul Ryan Playing Role Of Jack Kemp
FiveThirtyEight: Nate Silver Says There’s Room For More Republican Candidates
Weasel Zippers: Obama’s Limited Kinetic Military Action In Libya Cost US $896 Million
Hit & Run: What Next For Libya?
John Yoo: Qaddafi’s Fall Should Embarrass GOP Isolationists
Sister Toldjah: Is The Fairness Doctrine Really Dead And Gone?
NJ Politicker: NJ Congressman Leads Trade Delegation To Candy Land
Firedoglake: Defending Obama With A Failure Of Imagination
Moe Lane: Joe Biden Opens His Mouth Watch – PRC’s One Child Policy
Althouse: The End Of An Era For UW T.A.s
JammieWearingFool: Morgan Freeman Down With Vote Fraud For Obama
Jihad Watch: Draft Libyan Constitution Declares Islam The State Religion And Sharia The State Law


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4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 08.23.11”

  1. Cartoon of the day « Don Surber
    August 23rd, 2011 @ 8:23 am

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  2. ThePaganTemple
    August 23rd, 2011 @ 12:28 pm

    Holy crap, if RON PAUL is within the margin of error against Obama in a GALLUP Poll Obama might want to consider doing a Johnson.

  3. Anonymous
    August 23rd, 2011 @ 6:34 pm

    From your keyboard to God’s eyes, man.

  4. ThePaganTemple
    August 23rd, 2011 @ 8:18 pm

    At this rate I’m thinking Obama might have a serious challenger for the Democratic nomination. He would still be renominated more than likely, but it would seriously damage Obama, and the party, which is probably why Russ Feingold more than likely won’t try it. But I do know one guy that could probably be talked into it by the right people-Gavin Newsome.