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LIVE AT FIVE – 09.30.11

Posted on | September 30, 2011 | 5 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Bank Of America To Begin Charging $5 Debit Card Fee

Fork out, peasants. BoA's got some contributions to make.

Monthly charge will apply if card used in stores, at gas pumps, or anywhere that isn’t an ATM

Can “Occupy Wall Street” Ever Occupy Main Street?
In Cityville, maybe




UN Security Council Still Divided Over Syria Sanctions
Moscow totally opposed to even mentioning sanctions



POLITICS
Onion Story On Capitol Hill Hostages Sparks Probe

Shooped photo of "hostage crisis" from The Onion, which used to be funny

Satirical story accompanied by Twitter “updates” gets Capitol Police riled

Drug Bust At Boeing Plant Near Philly

Tea Party Moves To Challenge Lugar

9th Circuit Strikes Down DADT Ruling By Lower Court

Federal Challenges To State Immigration Laws Increase

House Passes Continuing Resolution To Fund Government Through November 18

Fox Poll: 52% Say If Obama Were A CEO, He’d Be Fired By Now



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Stocks Finish Mixed As NASDAQ Slumps
Nokia To Cut 3500 Jobs By 2012
Deal Would Unite S&P And DJIA
September Auto Sales Seen Up 9 Percent
Amazon Has Palm In Its Shopping Cart – Will It Click Buy?
RIM Debates Target Market For Playbook
Spotify Implements “Private Listening” After Complaints From Facebook Users
Foxconn’s Brazilian iPad Plans In Jeopardy?
Microsoft Planning XBox Live Expansion On Comcast Pay Service



SPORTS
With Eye On Calendar, NBA Owners And Players Seek Deal

NBA Commissioner David Stern

Deal pretty much has to be done this weekend if season isn’t to be cut short or cancelled

Red Sox Win Dubious Distinction Of Worst Collapse

Kings’ Doughty Agrees To Eight-Year, $56 Million Deal

Tigers And Verlander Ready To Face Yankees Tonight

Rays Turn To Rookie Moore For Opener Against Rangers

Detroit Lions Rediscovering Their Roar

Nationals’ Strong Finish Leads To High Expectations For 2012



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
CBS Not Taking Action After Ashton Kutcher’s Plugs On “Two And A Half Men”

Judy Greer and Ashton Kutcher


Network not going to bill companies who got plugs

Holly Madison Insures Her Boobs For $1 Million




Ashton Kutcher Addresses Marriage Rumors On Twitter

Berenice Marlohe Is The New Bond Girl

At Least Cheryl Ladd Likes The New Angels

New Line Reboots “Mortal Kombat”



FOREIGNERS
Rocket’s Red Glaring Error – PRC Space Station Goes Aloft To Strains Of “America The Beautiful” On State TV
Typhoon Moves On To Vietnam After Hitting PRC
Pakistan Rebuffs US Demands To Increase Cooperation In War On Terror
Bahrain Jails 20 Doctors After Democracy Protests
Strauss-Kahn, French Accuser Meet Face To Face
Putin’s Second Coming No Gift To Russia Or Investors
Castro Calls Obama “Stupid”, Slams Cuba Policy
It’s Official: Cuban Citizens Can Now Buy & Sell Cars
Afghans Drop Three-Way Talks, Take Harder Line With Pakis
Egyptians Threaten Ballot Boycott
Hugo Chavez In Hospital For “Kidney Failure”



BLOGS & STUFF
Gateway Pundit: NY Transit Workers Union, Teamsters Agree To Join “Occupy Wall Street” Protesters
Jonah Goldberg: Wait, Is Malaise French for Soft?
Lonely Conservative: Here’s The Understatement Of The Year
PJ Tatler: Biden – Barry And I Own The Economy Now
Michelle Malkin: Adventures In Liberal Tolerance, Part 999,901
Daniel Henninger: Taking Cain Seriously
Moe Lane: Drug-related/Vigilante/(Both) Violence Escalates In Mexico
Power Line: The Trouble With Crony Capitalism
Joanne Jacobs: Warning, Idiocy At UW-Stout!
Michael Lewis: California And Bust


SOTD: Aces High

Category: Live at Five

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