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LIVE AT FIVE – 05.08.12

Posted on | May 8, 2012 | 5 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
CIA Busts Undetectable Underwear Bomb Plot
Unclear on whether bomb would have been picked up by new scanners



Future Of Austerity In Europe Doubtful
They don’t have a plan, but they sure don’t like yours

Putin Assumes Power In Russia
Blames US for supporting protesters; chided by Communists for not taking opposition seriously



POLITICS
Soros Hands $2 Million To Liberal Groups

George Soros

American Bridge, America Votes the beneficiaries as Soros funds “grass roots” organizing

US Campaign Ads Carry Familiar Echo For Brits

Tea Party Flexes Its Muscles Against Lugar

White House Gives Charlie Rangel The Cold Shoulder

Governor Malloy, CT Legislature Reach Deal On Education Reform

Senate Confirms Obama Nominees To FCC



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Oil Prices Close Slightly Higher; NYMEX $97.74, Brent $112.98
Markets Watch Europe Amid Flurry Of Earnings Reports
Spain To Spend Billions On Bank Bailout
Obamanomics: Americans Too Broke To Go Bankrupt
BPI Closes Three Processing Plants, Blames “Pink Slime” Uproar
GAO Claims Taxpayers Could Turn $15.1 Billion Profit On AIG Bailout
Buffett Reassures Berkshire Stockholders On Cancer, Succession
Electronic Arts Shares Fall On Weak Outlook
Mastercard Unveils PayPass Wallet Services
Greece Could Drop Euro, But Tragedy Won’t Follow
Jury Rules Google Infringed Java Copyrights With Android
What Will It Take For Apple TV To Succeed?
Nevada OKs Google Autopilot Car Tests
Disney Technology Turns Everything Into A Touch Device



SPORTS
Rangers Strike Twice On Late Power Play, Stun Caps 3-2

Brad Richards ties it up for the Rangers

New York takes 3-2 series lead back to Washington

Player Formerly Know As Ron Artest Not Sure He Deserved Lengthy Suspension For Harden Hit


Spurs Sweep Jazz Out Of Playoffs, 87-81

Unlikely Heroes Lead Mets To Victory Over Phillies

Hamels Fined, Suspended Five Games For Deliberately Throwing At Harper

NHL Reaches Tentative Deal To Sell Coyotes To Jamison

Can Jeremy Lin Save The Knicks?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Matthew Fox Busted For DUI

Pulled over at 3 AM in Oregon

John Travolta Sued For Groping Masseur

Supermodel & Billionaire Settle Child Support Tiff

Jack Osbourne, Fiancee Lisa Welcome Baby Daughter Pearl

Lifetime Renews “The Client List”

Beastie Boys Thank Fans For Outpouring Of Love

Sony Signs Shakira: $60 Million For Six Albums



FOREIGNERS
New Democracy Fails To Form Coalition; No Government Yet For Greece
Kadima Joins Netanyahu; Early Elections Canceled
Hillary Clinton Talks Tough On India And Pakistan
PRC Gives al-Jazeera Correspondent The Boot; First Reporter Expelled In Thirteen Years
US, PRC To Cooperate More On Cyberdefense



BLOGS & STUFF
Viking Pundit: Mark Halperin Beclowns Himself
Bryan Preston: President Who Hired Communists And Hung Out With Terrorists Says Romney Must Rebuke “Extreme Voices”
Jm Geraghty: You Can’t Fight In Here, Gentlemen! This Is A Unity Rally!
Ricochet: Tolerance And Diversity At The Academy
Ace Of Spades: Perfect Gaul – Obama Advises French Not To End Austerity Measures
Weasel Zippers: The Charade Continues – Obama Won’t Say If He Supports Gay Marriage
NewsBusters: Jon Stewart Loses Delta As Sponsor After “Vagina Manger” Sketch
Clayton Cramer: Even Newsweek Is Now Covering The Apparent Corruption Of The Obama Administration
Washington Free Beacon: Administration Drafted CYA Memo For Obama In Case OBL Raid Failed
Hot Air: Shocker! FLOTUS’ Plan To Weed Out “Food Deserts” Failing To Bear Much Fruit
Ramesh Ponnuru: Dead Wrong

Category: Live at Five

Comments

5 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 05.08.12”

  1. smitty
    May 8th, 2012 @ 6:30 am

    Excellent work!

  2. Zilla of the Resistance
    May 8th, 2012 @ 7:01 am

    LET’S GO RANGERS!!!!! LET’S GO RANGERS!!!!! LET’S GO RANGERS!!!!!
    Thank you, Wombat, for helping me to start my day with a little bit of good news. 🙂 
    And of course, thank you again for yet another awesome linkaround.

  3. Adjoran
    May 8th, 2012 @ 8:28 am

    In appreciation, I know what an aggravation an aggregation can be – thanks!

    (Yeah, I know – the Revrunt Jackson could have said it better).

    The CIA took down the new underwear bomber before he got on the plane.  Their secret classified counterterrorism tactic?  They got to the airport early and gave away free bran muffins at the Halel Snack Bar.

  4. Bob Belvedere
    May 8th, 2012 @ 8:57 am

    Indeed, I rarely do aggregations any more because they take too damn long.  I start off my day in The Ether with Live At Five.

    Bravo, Wombaticus!

  5. Wombat_socho
    May 8th, 2012 @ 10:18 am

    Aw, gosh. Thanks, everyone!