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LIVE AT FIVE – 09.14.11

Posted on | September 14, 2011 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Turner Scores Upset Win In NY-9

Bob Turner and wife Peggy celebrate victory

Catholic Republican’s election seen as stinging rebuke for Obama’s Israel policy in this predominantly Jewish district

Taliban Attack On Kabul Over After 20 Hours
Afghan Police root out last holdouts; seven dead including three civilians


Amodei Crushes Marshall In NV-2
57-36 margin not seen as indicative of anything in this solidly Republican district



POLITICS
Census: Poverty Rate Hits 15%; 1 In 6 Below Poverty Line

Thousands line up for an Atlanta job fair

Median income falls 7% from 2000 after inflation adjustment; poor, minorities hardest hit

Obama Taking His Jobs Road Show To NC

Elizabeth Warren To Challenge Scott Brown

Fewer Pat-Downs For Kids From TSA


Democrats Concerned Over Obama’s Planned Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid

Carl Lewis Reinstated On NJ Ballot

$6 Billion In Disaster Relief Clears Senate, Fate In House Uncertain



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Google Flight Search Takes Off
Demand For Missoni Line So Hot, It Crashes Target’s Web Site
Euro Falls; No Imminent End To Sovereign Debt Problems Seen
Moody’s Cuts French Bank Ratings As Euro Crisis Deepens
US Stocks Register Back-to-Back Gains For First Time This Month
CBO Chief Seeks Wholesale Reordering Of Government Priorities
Microsoft Unveils Windows 8
Intel Brandishes First Android Tablet
Samsung Takes Apple Patent Battle To France
Nielsen: Americans Spend 25% Of Online Time On Social Networks



SPORTS
Wakefield Gets 200th Win In Rout Of Jays

Tim Wakefield finally gets a win

Overcomes shaky start, wins with lavish run support

Mariano Rivera Notches 600th Save In Win over Mariners

NBA Negotiations Go Sour




Eagles’ Vick To Face Tough Crowd In Return To Atlanta

NCAA Hits Boise State With Three-Year Probation

Big 12’s Prospects Of Holding Together Grow Dimmer

Verlander By The Numbers: 100, 23 And 11

Orioles Play Spoiler, Rally Behind Wieters To Beat Surging Rays

Nationals Get To Parnell, Beat Mets 3-2 Again



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Christina Hendricks Is Too Busy For Children Right Now

Christina Hendricks

Talking about cooking, marriage, and babies with People magazine

“It’s Like Washington Crossing The Delaware To Get To Hooters”
(h/t Moe Lane)

Material Girl Forces Volunteers To Look Away At TIFF

Paul McCartney To Wed This Weekend

Michelle Williams: My Week With Michelle

JJ Abrams Officially Commits To Direct “Star Trek 2”

CBS Developing Modern “Sherlock Holmes”, Adapting “Mommy-Track Mysteries” Books

Lady Gaga Holds Nothing Back About Her “Self-Indulgent” Past

Britney Spears Is Not Getting Engaged



FOREIGNERS
Iran Judiciary Denies Americans’ Release Is Imminent
US envoys To Meets Abbas, Netanyahu In Effort To Halt Palestinian UN Bid
Bani Walid Residents Given Two Days To Leave Before City Attack
11 Killed, Hundreds Injured In Argentina Bus/Train Accident
Turkey’s PM Warns Of Syrian Civil War
New Japanese PM Concerned Over Growth Of PRC Military
Heavy Rains, Flooding Leave Hundreds Dead In Pakistan
Abuse Victims Ask International Court To Prosecute The Vatican



BLOGS & STUFF
Riehl World View: So Much For NRO Being Conservative
Michelle Malkin: The Right And Wrong Way To Talk About Gardasil/A Really, Really Stupid Attack On Palin
Allahpundit: E-Mails Reveal White House Closely Monitored Energy Department Deliberations On Solyndra
Hit & Run: Solyndra – A Big Story For The Wrong Reasons
Weasel Zippers: Obama’s Jobs Bill Makes Unemployed A Protected Class, Allows Suits For Discrimination
Megan McArdle: Need Someone To Protest Against Your Union? There’s a Union For That!
Power Line: Connecting The Dots – How The Left Works
Lonely Conservative: Poverty Soars Under Obama’s Leadership
Sister Toldjah: Tone-Deaf Prez To Give Jobs Plan Speech At NC Company Shipping Jobs To Costa Rica
Legal Insurrection: Pennsylvania Federal Court Strikes Obamacare Mandate


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One Response to “LIVE AT FIVE – 09.14.11”

  1. Anonymous
    September 15th, 2011 @ 2:14 am

    Can’t have too many Christina Hendricks pics.