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LIVE AT FIVE – 01.16.12

Posted on | January 16, 2012 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Rescuers Brave Cold, Darkness To Search Wrecked Cruise Ship

Divers search the "Costa Concordia" on Sunday

Racing against time to find the sixteen still missing

Who Gets Today Off?
Only 3 in 10 non-federal employees get Martin Luther King Jr. Day off work


Goodbye, Governor Asterisk
Will endorse Romney. Yeah, that’ll help.



POLITICS
Wisconsin’s Scott Walker May Face Closely Watched Recall Election

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker

Left looking to make an example of controversial governor; other GOP office holders also targets of recall petition drives

Ohio Seeks OK From Supremes For Execution Protocol

White House Officials Express Concern Over SOPA/PIPA

No Power Sharing In Virginia Senate

Newt’s Armageddon Strategy For SC

Ron Paul’s Backup Plan

Rick Perry Appeals Virginia Ballot Decision



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Euro Near 17-Month Low Against Dollar After S&P Downgrades
Papademos: Abandoning The Euro Not An Option
Brent Rises Above $111 As Iran Warns Gulf Exporters
Retail Group Projects Sales Growth Slow To 3.4%
Groupon Founder Admits To “Bush-League” Mistake Before IPO
U.S. Gasoline Prices Rising On Iran Tension
India’s Inflation Falls To 7.5%
Zappos: Hacker May Have Accessed Data On 24 Million Customers
Live From Vegas, It’s Geekfest 2012
Rupert Murdoch Blasts Google As Piracy Leader
Sprint Remains Tepid On Windows Phones, Confirms No New WiMax Phones In Offing
Apple Suspends iPhone Sales In PRC After Crowd Gets Violent



SPORTS
“It’s Our Time”: Giants Stun Packers 37-20

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers lies crumpled on the grass in the second half

Green Bay’s erratic defense picks a bad time to fail as Manning outplays Rodgers

Ravens Head For New England After 20-13 Defeat Of Texans

Heat’s Dwayne Wade Out Indefinitely

Duncan, Spurs Down The Suns

Ohio State Avenges NYE Loss To Indiana

Finally, Patriots Become 60-Minute Men

Yankees Trade Power For Pitching

Sorav Ganguly Slams Team India For Poor Play After Wipeout Against Australia (Video)

Nationals, Gio Gonzalez Agree On 5-Year Extension



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Skinny Demi Smiles On First Red Carpet Since Ashton Split

Demi and daughter Rumer Willis

Ready for her closeup at Cinema For Peace benefit

Brad & Angie Reign As Hollywood’s Golden Couple At 69th Golden Globes

Baby #5 On The Way For Kelsey Grammer

Sofia Vergara Voluptuous In Vera Wang

Miss America: Miss Wisconsin Crowned

Olivia Wilde, Jason Sudeikis Go Public With Romance

Jessica Biel Stuns On First Post-Engagement Red Carpet


Christina Aguilera Celebrates Son Max’s 4th Birthday At Legoland

ABC Cancels “Work It”

Heather Locklear “Out Of Control” On Booze, Drugs, Says Source



FOREIGNERS
Italian Cruise Ship Toll Rises To 6, Captain Detained
Syria: Arab League Split Over Sending Troops
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Orders Contempt Proceedings Against Prime Minister
Car Bomb Kills Eight Near Mosul
Netanyahu: Iran Sanctions Ineffective
Nigerian President Announces Fuel Price Cut Amid Strike
Romanian Protesters Clash With Riot Police, 50 Injured
International Monitors Slam Kazakhstan Election
Taiwan Opposition Party Accepts Leader’s Resignation In Wake Of Election Loss



BLOGS & STUFF
Power Line: We Must be Really, Really Stupid
Jammie Wearing Fools: Ka-Ching! RFK Daughter Could Make $40 Million Off Secret Anti-Oil Deal
Gateway Pundit: NY Gallery Displays Smelly #OWS T-Shirts, Calls It Art
Lonely Conservative: Interior Department Puts 20-Year Mining Ban On A Million Acres
WyBlog: My Weekly Obama Jobs Report – The Downgrade Fever Is Catchy
Hit & Run: Hunstman To Drop Out, Endorse “Panderer In Chief” Mitt Romney


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