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LIVE AT FIVE – 12.05.11

Posted on | December 5, 2011 | 2 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Senate Dems Prepare New Plan To Extend Payroll Tax Cut

Dingy Harry speaks to the press

Kent Conrad (D-SD) says plan is a compromise between failed GOP, Democrat plans

Putin, United Russia Suffer Election Blow
United Russia polls less than 50%

Romney Girds Loins for Gingrich
Insert temple garment joke here



POLITICS
DC Occupiers Busted For Permit Violation

NO BUILDING PERMIT, NO PEACE

DC police arrest Occupiers after they refuse to tear down structure erected without building permit

Students And Veterans Link Up For Pearl Harbor’s 70th

Obama Pushes Cordray Appointment With Populist Message


Governor Cuomo Pushes New Taxes For The Wealthy, Stimulus Fund

Critics Accuse Sheriff Joe Arpaio Of Botching Sex Crime Cases

Oklahoma’s Senator Coburn Says He’d Have A Hard Time Backing Newt

CT Governor Orders Probe Into Possible Post-Irene Food Fraud



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Leaders Piece Together Deal To Keep Euro Intact
Italy PM Monti Unveils Sweeping Austerity Program
Online Holiday Sales Hit Nearly $6 Billion For The Week
Oil Rises A Second Day On Iran Tension, Eurodebt Meetings
Average Gasoline Price Down Nine Cents Over Last Two Weeks
Apple Takes Blow In Battle With Samsung: Judge Rejects Injunction Request
Inside Carrier IQ-Gate
Dear FTC, Thanks For Not Saving Us From Facebook’s Privacy Changes
Slow Sales Dogged Volt Before Fires
We’re All Wasting Time Online



SPORTS
BCS Standings Ensure Alabama & LSU Will Meet Again

Rose Bowl reunion?

First rematch in bowl history and first all-SEC BCS championship

Marlins, Reyes Sign Six-Year $102 Million Deal

Penske To Determine Kurt Busch’s Future Today


Stephens-Howling Leads Cardinals To OT Win Over Cowboys

Packers Stay Unbeaten, Fell Giants At Finish

Tebow Takes To The Air As Broncos Trample Vikings

Phillies Sign Laynce Nix To Two-Year Deal



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Brooke Mueller Arrested For Coke Possession, Assault

Charlie Sheen's ex, Brooke Mueller

Assault and possession with intent to distribute, that is

Angelina Jolie Treats Her Kids To A Movie in NYC

Lindsay To Face Fate Worse Than Jail: Celebrity “Big Brother”

Mindy McCready & Son Found In Arkansas

Jessica Biel Loved Being Pregnant In “New Year’s Eve”

Ashton Kutcher Takes Off Wedding Ring And Kabbalah String


Kirsten Dunst: Who’ll Have Kids With Me?

Universal Studios Closes “Jaws” To Make Way For New Attraction

How Britney Spent Her 30th Birthday

Cheerios: Lady Gaga’s Naked O-Face Is O-Kay With Us



FOREIGNERS
Islamists Seek To Extend Gains In Egyptian Runoff Vote
Afghan Conference In Bonn As NATO Eyes Exits
Syria Faces New Sanctions As Arab League Deadline Passes
Iran Shoots Down US Surveillance Drone
Mysterious Explosions, Deaths Suggest Covert Offensive Against Iran
Thousands Evacuated After 1.8-ton WW2 Bomb Found In Koblenz; Defusing Successful
Croatia’s Conservatives Ousted
Center-Left Party Gets Surprise Win In Slovenia



BLOGS & STUFF
Lonely Conservative: Huckabee’s GOP Presidential Primary Forum (Video)
American Thinker: Iran Says It Shot Down US Drone
Just One Minute: Or Full Service DEA
Glenn Reynolds: The Higher Ed Bubble Is Bursting, So What Comes Next
Weasel Zippers: Woman Raped At Occupy Hartford Camp
George Will: Choking On Obamacare
Jawa Report: Religion Of Peace Influence Increases In UK


SOTD: Blue Jeans & A Rosary

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2 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 12.05.11”

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    December 5th, 2011 @ 3:39 pm

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