LIVE AT FIVE – 02.08.12
Posted on | February 8, 2012 | 6 Comments
— compiled by Wombat-socho
TOP NEWS
HAT TRICK
Wins Colorado and Minnesota caucuses, also Missouri primary
California Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down
Anyone really expect anything different from the 9th Circus?
Supremes virtually certain to grant cert, experts say
Syrian Slaughter Continues Into Fifth Day
Follows promise by Assad to Russian envoy that’s he’ll stop the violence
POLITICS
Obama Tries To Ease Ire On Contraception Mandate
Administration firm on maintaining mandate, looking for spoonful of sugar to make it go down easier
Poll Says TV Still Trumps The Web For Campaign News
Obama Flip-Flops On Super PACs
Pa. Governor Corbett Seeks Budget Cuts, No Tax Hike
Payroll Tax Extension Talks Bog Down
Gingrich Goes Back To Positive Approach In Ohio
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
NY Crude Gains For Second Day As Stockpile Decline Indicates Increased Demand
Gold Edges Up, Copper Gains On Europe Hopes
Greeks Seek Elusive Bailout Deal, EU Tempers Fray
Yahoo Board Shaken Up In Push For Revival
Nokia Cuts 4000 Jobs
Bernanke Repeats Vow To Shield U.S. From EU Fallout
Disney Profit Up 12% On ESPN Growth, Domestic Theme Parks
Google Finally Launches Chrome For Android
Hacker Posts Symantec Source Code As Ransom Demand Fails
Greenpeace Hates Big Tech But Wants To Kill Google Least
Halliburton Replaces Blackberries With iPhones; U.S. Military Experiments With Google’s Android
Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios Releases First Videogame
SPORTS
Pierce Points The Way For Celtics
Moves into second place on Boston’s all-time scorers list as he leads team past Bobcats
Ellis’ 48 Not Enough As Warriors Fall To Thunder, 119-116
Caps Regain Southeast Lead With 4-0 Shutout Of Panthers
Chauncey Billups Out For Season With Torn Achilles Tendon
Fighting Sioux Nickname Lives Again In North Dakota
WWE Superstar John Cena To Start Daytona 500 Engines
Cricket And Politics Collide On Twitter With Hilarious Results
Probably funnier in the original Australian
Restless Nationals Could Leave Brevard
FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
InStyle’s Cover Girl: Jennifer Aniston
What Jen likes about Justin Theroux and other tidbits of interest
T-shirts, Tuxes, And Rap Without Frills
Beyonce Reveals Sexy Post-Partum Body
Robert Downey Jr.: It’s A Boy!
Lana Del Rey Tour Postponed After SNL Flop
Jospeh Gordon-Levitt To Make Directing Debut
Jennifer Love Hewitt Goes Blonde
Katharine McPhee: The Roles That Got Away
Nicole Scherzinger On “X Factor” Departure: “I Have No Regrets”
Fox Delays “This Means War ” Release
FOREIGNERS
Obama Administration Flounders On Syria
A Resignation That Keeps Democracy Afloat In Maldives
Crackdown Threatens U.S. – Egypt Relationship
9 Jihadis Killed In Pakistan By Drones
Britain Rules Out Falklands Talks With Argentina
Would-Be Car Bomber Killed, Barracks Windows Shattered In Nigeria
Brazilian Police Strike Talks Break Down In Bahia
Ahmadinejad Summoned To Testify Before Iranian Parliament
Gulf States Expel Syrian Ambassadors
BLOGS & STUFF
Legal Insurrection: 9th Circuit Holds Proposition 8 Violates 14th Amendment
Michelle Malkin: Romney Gets Rick-Rolled
Hit & Run: Ron Paul Second In National Poll
Powerline: Democracy In Action?
Gateway Pundit: McConnell On Mandate – Congress Will Act If President Doesn’t Reconsider
Allahpundit: White House Having Second Thoughts On Contraception Mandate?
David Freddoso: Dirty Tricks In WI State Senate Recalls
Atlas Shrugs: Pro-Jihad BBC Gives The K-Dash Treatment To Osama Bin Laden’s Right Hand Man In Europe
Wall Street Journal: Planned Parenthood’s Hostages
Jihad Watch: Occupy DC Thugs Plan Violent Disruption Of CPAC
Lonely Conservative: Occupy DC, Unions Plan To Thwart Security, Infiltrate CPAC
Ed Driscoll: Combat Journalism
Weasel Zippers: Obama Appoints Public Advocate For Illegal Immigrants
SOTD: Goodnight Saigon
Comments
6 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 02.08.12”
February 8th, 2012 @ 6:23 am
Go, Rick! I hope he rides a wave of energy and contributions off of this.
Also, Go Wombat! Another fine outing, sir.
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February 8th, 2012 @ 8:40 am
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