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LIVE AT FIVE – 09.01.11

Posted on | September 1, 2011 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Libya: Western Diplomats, Rebel Leaders Gather At Paris Conference

Rebels talk at Brega refinery's control station

An opportunity for the NTC to lay out their plans for the future and seek help to implement them.

White House Backs Down On Obama Speech Timing
Smooth moves.

Labor Department Agreements Protect Illegals
Doesn’t anybody in this administration obey the law?



POLITICS
Governor Asterisk Calls For Tax Code Overhaul

Governor Jon Huntsman campaigns in New Hampshire

Wants to reduce rates, eliminate mortgage & charity deductions as well as capital gains & dividend taxes

Infrastructure Bank Could Be Part Of Jobs Package

Palin Going To ROK


Cheney Book Renews Post-9/11 Policy Fights

Goodwin Liu Confirmed To California Supreme Court

Job Crisis, Race-Baiting Top Congressional Black Caucus Agenda, But Mostly Race-Baiting
Allen West Threatens To Quit CBC Over Race-Baiting



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Deutsche Telecom Loses $12 Billion Even With New T-Mobile Bid
Justice Department Hangs Up On AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
Solar-Cell Maker Solyndra Closes Fremont Plant
Stocks End Wild Month Quietly
German Banks Reject IMF Call For More Capital
BNY Mellon CEO Fired For Being A Jerk
Apple Staffer Loses Prototype iPhone In Restaurant – Again
Sony Tablets Face Criticism On Price, Hardware
Facebook Music Service Launching In September?
Financial Times Pulls Apps From Apple Store
Amazon Offers Jobs To California To Avert Ballot Box Showdown Over Internet Tax



SPORTS
Venus Williams Withdraws From US Open Due To Illness

Serena Williams

Diagnosed with Sjogren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune disease

NBA, Players Agree On Urgency But Little Else

Texas A&M Sets Date For Leaving Big 12

Retired NHL Enforcer Wade Belak Found Dead

Red Sox Acquire Conor Jackson From A’s For Stretch Run

LSU Tries To Focus On Football, #3 Oregon

Filly Star Havre De Grace Goes After The Boys In Woodward

Braves Acquire Jack Wilson From Mariners

End Of The Line For Corky Miller?

Madison Bumgarner Fans 11 As Giants Shut Out Cubs

Barry Bonds Won’t Face Retrial On Perjury Charges

Derek Lowe Homers, Craig Kimbrel Sets Rookie Save Record As Braves Brat Nats 3-1



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Alyssa Milano, It’s A Boy!

Alyssa Milano and husband David Bugliari

Milo Thomas Bugliari, seven pounds and 19 inches

Marc Anthony Breaks Silence On J-Lo Split

Rapper T.I. Gets Out Of Prison, Onto Reality Show

First Look At “American Pie” Reunion Movie

John Moore Last Man Standing In “Die Hard 5” Directing Derby; Who’ll Do “RED 2”?

Giuliana Rancic Refuses To Engage In Twitter Fight With LeAnn Rimes

Robert Downey Jr.’s Wife Is Pregnant

Charlie Sheen Arbitrator Turns Thumbs Down On Warner’s Request For Gag Order

“The Help” Crosses $100 Million Mark

Seriously, F*** You, George Lucas



FOREIGNERS
Russia Recognizes Libyan Rebels At Paris Meeting
Syrian Forces Raid Hama, City’s Attorney General Resigns In Protest
Kosovo Albanian Confesses To Killing Two American Airmen In Frankfurt, Expresses Regret
A Guide To Nicolas Sarkozy’s Scandals
Remains Of Iconic Australian Bush Ranger Ned Kelly Identified



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: Photoshop Fun – President O-Bow-ma Bows To Speaker Boehner
Allahpundit: Peace In Our Time – Obama Agrees
To Reschedule Jobs Speech
Ed Driscoll: Solyndra Filing A Disaster For Obama
Weasel Zippers: Dem Rep Carson Defends Lynching Comments
Sister Toldjah: The Democratic Party – The Party Of Class And Race War
James Pethokoukis: Huntsman Plan Goes Big And Bold
Lonely Conservative: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Drives Canadian Chevy
Riehl World View: It’s The Water, Stupid
Jihad Watch: Allan Commands You To Spray The Unbelievers – Iran Furious At Typo-Filled Qurans Printed In PRC
Jawa Report: White House Issues 9/11 Talking Points


SOTD: Space Junk

Category: Live at Five

Comments

4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 09.01.11”

  1. Ed Driscoll » ‘Solyndra Filing a Disaster for Obama’
    September 1st, 2011 @ 8:02 am

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  3. richard mcenroe
    September 1st, 2011 @ 2:48 pm

    Venus Williams “Diagnosed with Sjogren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune disease”

    Contracted by eating too many biplanes atop the Empire State Building.

  4. Anonymous
    September 1st, 2011 @ 7:52 pm

    Outing yourself as a William Rotsler fan, eh?