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LIVE AT FIVE – 11.11.11

Posted on | November 11, 2011 | 7 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Rick Perry Struggles To Keep Campaign Alive

Rick Perry shows his proposed income tax form to Fox's Megyn Kelly

Observers think he’s done after brain fart at debate, but the candidate carries on regardless

Press Conference With Cain Accusers May Not Happen
Bielek, Kraushaar waiting for other two accusers to come forward

Paterno Looking At Lawyering Up
Nobody retained yet

Greece, Italy Seek A Solution From Technocrats
New Prime Ministers selected to replace Papandreaou, Berlusconi



POLITICS
Man Shot Dead Near Occupy Oakland Camp

Man shot dead near Oakland BART station

Occupiers claim it was “neighborhood violence”

Panetta Orders Review Of Mishandled Dead

Romney, Obama Tied In Three Key States



Texas Faces Lawsuit After Nixing Confederate Plates

Senate Passes Portion Of Obama’s Jobs Bill

Newly Released Transcripts Show Bitter, Cynical Nixon In 1975

Obama’s Mideast Advisor, Dennis Ross, Retires

#OWS Protesters Disrupt Bachmann Speech



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
US Jobless Claims Fall, September Trade Gap Narrows
Futures Signal Rebound After Sharp Selloff
Asia Stocks Rise On US Jobless Data
Obama Punts Decision on Keystone XL Pipeline Until After 2012 Election
Japan’s Exit From Slump May Be Short-Lived
Facebook Retreats On Privacy
Valve’s Steam Forums Hacked; Not Clear If Credit Card Numbers Stolen
More Shoppers Drawn To Smaller, Cheaper Kindle Fire Than iPad
Amazon Acquires Speech-to-Text Startup Yap



SPORTS
Penn State’s McQueary Won’t Coach Against Nebraska

Assistant PSU football coach Mike McQueary with Joe Paterno just hours before the latter was fired

Multiple threats made against interim coach

Aircraft Carrier Embarks On Unique Mission As Basketball Arena

Kyle Busch To Finish Sprint Cup Season Without Main Sponsor

NBA, Union Conclude Talks; Still No Deal

Blackhawks Halt Three-Game Skid With Win Over Blue Jackets


For UCLA, Everything Old Is New Again

NFLPA Offers Proposal For HGH Testing

Kidnapped Nationals Catcher Wilson Ramos Still Alive, Police Say



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Ashton Kutcher Apologizes For Tweets

Ashton Kutcher & Joe Paterno

Oops, Paterno did WHAT?

Billy Crystal Set As New Host For Oscars

Ricky Gervais Makes Two For One Offer: “I’ll Host The Oscars AND The Globes!”




Adam Sandler: “There’s No Reason For Me To Host The Oscars”

Howard Stern In Talks With “America’s Got Talent”

Pregnant Reality TV Star Claims Mel Gibson Is Her Baby Daddy

Olsen Twins Beat Middleton Sisters As Vogue’s Most Stylish



FOREIGNERS
US Soldier Convicted Of Murdering Afghans, Sentenced To Life
Ayatollah Khamenei Denounces UN Nuclear Report
Turkey: Rioting Follows Quake
Syrian Violence Kills Dozens More; Arab League To Meet
South Africa’s ANC Kicks Out Malema For Five Years
Black Rhino Goes Extinct In West Africa (Video)
President Sirleaf Holds Clear Lead In Liberia Election



BLOGS & STUFF
Via Meadia: School Spirit In Pennsylvania
John Scalzi: Omelas State University
OWS Exposed: Death #5 – Man Shot In Vermont
Allahpundit: Hard-hitting WaPo Coverage
The Lonely Conservative: Obama Tables Keystone XL Approval Until After Election
Sarah Palin: Fire Eric Holder
Gateway Pundit: Occupy Atlanta’s Base Tests Positive For Drug-Resistant TB
Jonah Goldberg: The Perilous Perry Pattern
Fire Andrea Mitchell: citizen Journalist Assaulted by Occupy San Diego Camper


SOTD: Phone Call From The Moon

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Comments

7 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 11.11.11”

  1. Veteran of the day « Don Surber
    November 11th, 2011 @ 7:20 am

    […] Robert Stacy McCain. […]

  2. Anonymous
    November 11th, 2011 @ 7:49 am

    Wow.  An actual apology (Ashton Kucher) and admission about what he did.

  3. Anonymous
    November 11th, 2011 @ 3:34 pm

    Anybody else notice that in at least the last three weekly unemployment reports that the fall in claims reported is greater than the difference between original previous weeks number and the current one?

  4. Anonymous
    November 11th, 2011 @ 5:46 pm

    You don’t see that too often in Hollyweird. Maybe he’s a closet Republican.

  5. Anonymous
    November 11th, 2011 @ 5:49 pm

    Lots of people are running out of  unemployment benefits to claim after having been out of work for over 99 weeks. Come next month, I’ll be one of them; fortunately, tax season starts with training in mid-December.

  6. Anonymous
    November 11th, 2011 @ 5:57 pm

    Good luck.

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