LIVE AT FIVE – 11.02.11
Posted on | November 2, 2011 | 3 Comments
— compiled by Wombat-socho
TOP NEWS
Israel Takes Punitive Measures After UNESCO Vote
Settlement construction to be accelerated, VAT and customs fee transfers cut off; Netanyahu signs off on wide range of retaliatory measures against PA.
Bank Of America Rescinds Debit Card Fee After Customer Revolt
Follows lead of Chase, Wells Fargo
Greek Vote Sets Off “Pandemonium”, Engulfs Italy
Papandreou’s Socialists may lose vote on Friday; outcome of referendum extremely uncertain
POLITICS
Amid Accusation Furor, Cain Visits Capitol Hill
Cain meets with Congressmen to discuss health care, get to know potential allies in his fight for the nomination
California Math, Reading Scores Come Up Short
Only Mississippi, DC worse
Military Policeman Arrested On Suspicion Of Espionage
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Under Fire Over #OWS Protests
Perry Pushes End To Energy Subsidies As He Attacks Romney In Iowa
Crack Penalties Eased, Inmates Freed
Colorado Voters Snub Tax Increase For Schools, Colleges By 2:1 Margin
California Bullet Train’s $98 Billion Price Tag Could Be Biggest Obstacle
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Euro Up On Short Covering But Outlook Bleak
Asian Stocks Decline For Third Day As Greece Upsets Euro Plan
Corzine Brokerage’s Collapse Draws FBI Attention
Foreclosure Review Process Affecting 4.5 Million Begins
Sony Slashes Forecast To Fourth Straight Loss
Daily Circulation Falls For All Three Chicago Papers
Gates’ Hand In The Death Of Microsoft’s Courier Tablet
HP Plans Low-Power Servers Using Calxeda ARM Chips
Yahoo To Buy Ad Services Provider Interclick For $270 Million
HTC Takes Lead In US Smartphones As Apple, RIM Decline
SPORTS
Frank McCourt’s Selling The Dodgers?
McCourt to seek Bankruptcy Court permission to sell team
Mark Cuban: Billion Dollars Too Much For Franchise
Six Schools Get Big East Invitations
Phillies’ Polanco Wins Third Gold Glove
Tigers Stay Loose Before Showdown With Tide
Bruins End Skid With Win Over Ottawa
FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
California Woman Files Paternity Suit Against Justin Bieber
Woman claims three-month-old child is Bieber’s from backstage bang
Scarlett Johansson Talks About Nude Pix She Sent To Ryan Reynolds
“Glee” Star’s Father Stabbed To Death In Philippines
Amanda Seyfried To Play Linda Lovelace
Michelle Trachtenberg Returning To “Gossip Girl”
FOREIGNERS
Thai Flood Death Toll Reaches 381
Libya’s New PM Low-key Technocrat
Afghanistan A Proxy War Between Pakistan, India
UK, US Reject Calls From PRC & Russia For Tighter Controls On Internet
Iranian Economy Minister Survives Impeachment Over Banking Fraud Allegations
Saudi Crown Prince Nayef: No Compromise With Iran
French Satirical Newspaper Firebombed After Prophet Mohammed Announcement
US Military Extends Curfew In ROK After Soldier’s Rape Conviction
BLOGS & STUFF
NRO Corner: Cain Has Biggest Fundraising Day Yet
Ed Morrissey: Iowans Strangely Unmoved By Vague, 12-year-old Allegations About Cain
Pat Dollard: Cain Accuser Demands Waiver Of Settlement Agreement
Lonely Conservative: Bloomberg Tells #OWS Don’t Blame Banks For Mortgage Crisis, Blame Congress
Ed Driscoll: OWS – When The Bridge Collapses
Weasel Zippers: OWS Leads To Layoffs Among the 99%; 21 Restaurant Workers Lose Their Jobs After Protests Kill Business
Michelle Malkin: Occupy Oakland’s Dangerous “Strike” Follies
Esquire: The Case Against David Brooks, Man Of The Privileged Few
Gateway Pundit: Sex Offender Arrested For Raping 14-year-old At Occupy Dallas
Marginal Revolution: Why Greece Is Turning Down The “Bailout”
Jonah Goldberg: Tim Pawlenty’s Lost Chance
Matt Welch: The Only Thing Missing From “The New Declaration Of Independence”
SOTD: Tonight’s The Night
Comments
3 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 11.02.11”
November 2nd, 2011 @ 6:45 am
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