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LIVE AT FIVE – 06.19.12

Posted on | June 19, 2012 | 5 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Centrist Coalition Forming In Greece

New Democracy Party's Antonis Samaras

Tentative agreement with socialist PASOK, Democratic Left parties

GOP Enthusiasm For Romney Growing
Getting out on the road

Aussie PM Brushes Off Barroso Comments
Says EU head’s irritated comments aimed at US, not Australia



POLITICS
Report: Asians Eclipsing Hispanics In Immigration To US

Gurdarshan Gill (L), others take the oath at a San Feanscisco immigration ceremony

Poor economy diminishes demand for low-skilled Mexicans while high-skilled Chinese, Indians still wanted

Leaking Steam Tubes At San Onofre Nuke Plant Not Properly Tested



Interim President Chosen For UVa After Sullivan’s Sacking; Did Breitbart.com Claim A Scalp?

Supremes Split Over Defendants’ Right To Confront Lab Techs

Romney Predicts Win In Wisconsin

Student Restraints Latest Flash Point In Nevada Senate Race

Judge Considers Delay In Nidal Hasan Court-Martial

Holder Seeking Deal With Issa Before Contempt Vote?



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Oil Resumes Slide On Europe Concerns; NYMEX $82.99, Brent $96.05
Much Speculation, No Certainty As Fed Policy Meeting Approaches
BoA Likely To Sell Overseas Wealth Unit To Julius Baer
Oracle Rises As Earnings Beat Estimates
Blue Chips Beating S&P By Most In 13 Years On Dividends, Falling P/Es, And Fear
State Pension Shortfalls Ballooned In 2010; 34 States Failed To Adequately Fund Pensions
CFPB Launches Credit Card Complaint Database
J.C. Penney President Abruptly Resigns
Hong Kong Stocks Sink, Led By Esprit, HSBC
Corn Prices Surge As Crops Wilt In Midwest Heat
Facebook Buys Facial-Recognition Startup
IBM Supercomputer Overtakes Fujitsu As World’s Fastest
India Demands Google Censor Objectionable Content
Samsung CEO: Software Key To Device Wars
Facebook Pays $10 Million To Charity, Settling “Sponsored Stories” Suit
First Look At Microsoft’s New Surface Tablet



SPORTS
WP: Clemens, Save: Pettitte; LP: Holder

Roger Clemens: not guilty on all counts

Jury finds star pitcher not guilty on all counts of lying to Congress

Dickey K’s 13 In Second Shutout As Mets Pound O’s 5-0

Goodell Hears Bounty Appeals From Players

Aaron Hill Hits For Cycle As Snakes Romp 7-1 Over M’s

Flyers GM Holmgren Rules Nothing Out

Cain Far From Perfect But Earns Hard-Fought Win Against Angels

Sharks Make It Official: McLellan’s Back

Sabathia, Jeter Lead Yankees To Tenth Straight Win

Vets’ Advice Leads to Success For Nationals’ Rookies



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Katy Perry Finds Bodysuit A Little Too Revealing At MuchMusic Awards

Obviously not the bodysuit in question

Proof that it’s possible to look even more naked with not enough clothing than with none at all

Some B-List Actor Gets Naked For Sigur Ros Video

Stitched-Up Clubgoer Suing After Rappers’ Brawl In Club

Channing Tatum’s Stripper Buddies Upset Over “Magic Mike”

Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles Expecting First Child

Mel Gibson Parties Hard With Maria Menounos

Lindsay Parties Until 1 AM Day After Being Treated For Exhaustion

Nick Stahl Missing Again After Skipping Out On Rehab

How Britney Spears And Demi Lovato Are Bonding On “X Factor”

Mommy Porn “Fifty Shades Of Grey” Passes “Harry Potter” To Become Fastest-Selling Paperback Of All Time

Male Model Files $1 Million Lawsuit Against Abercrombie & Fitch

Emma Stone To Debut As Vogue Cover Girl In July



FOREIGNERS
EU Leaders Tired Of Being Lectured By Others
Few Concrete Solutions Expected From Rio Sustainability Conference
Obama, Putin Call For Peace In Syria
Hamas Applauds Morsi’s Victory In Egypt
Analysts Warn Of New Egyptian Political Crisis
Tense Iran Nuke Talks Resume In Moscow
Another Day, Another Green-On-Blue Attack In Afghanistan
Eighteen Dead In Turkey As Kurdish Rebels Attack
Death Sentences For Muslims In Murder/Rape Case That Set Off Riots In Rakhine State
Suspect In Body Parts Case Returns To Canada
Suicide Bomber Kills Army General Leading Fight In South Yemen; Al-Qaeda Takes Credit



BLOGS & STUFF
Soopermexican: Another Ridiculous Lie From Media – Distorting Romney’s Wawa Speech
Moe Lane: What To Take Away From MSNBC’s Fake Romney Wawa “Scandal”
Ed Driscoll: MSNBC Gets Caught Cooking The Books
Professor Bainbridge: Kevin Drum’s Crocodile SCOTUS Tears
Volokh Conspiracy: Does Scalia’s New Book Reveal His Vote On The Individual Mandate?
Althouse: “Obama Picks Kerry To Play Romney In Mock Debates” – This seems like a terrible idea!
Weasel Zippers: Ann Romney – I Doubt We’ll Take As Many Overseas Vacations As The Obamas
Lonely Conservative: West Virginia Democratic Brass Sitting Out Democrat Convention
NewsBusters: Scott Brown Agrees To Debate With Fauxcahontas, But Not If MSNBC Involved
Allahpundit: Overhead – Romney Would Do A Better Job Running The Country, Says Mayor Bloomberg
Power Line: The Sad Demise Of The Occupy Movement
Jawa Report: Occupy Oakland Protests In Favor Of Child Sex Trafficking
NRO Corner: Poisoning The Well
PJ Tatler: Allen West Dejected By Romney’s Answers On Immigration, Compares Obama To King George III
Gateway Pundit: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Trace Adkins, Kid Rock To Play Republican Convention
Pat Dollard: Holder To Meet Issa, Try And Talk His Way Out Of Contempt Charges
American Thinker: Border Patrol Council Calls For Holder’s Resignation
American Glob: Jon Stewart Mocks Romney’ Wealth As Stewart Rakes In Millions, Hides Houses In Trusts, And Fails To Pay His Taxes

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Comments

5 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 06.19.12”

  1. Election Dissection: Let Willard Is Being Willard??? « The Camp Of The Saints
    June 19th, 2012 @ 8:49 am

    […] the video of Mr. Romney’s response and he comments [tip of the fedora to Wombat-Socho's Live At Five]: On the good side if a bit obvious, Romney calls for a legislative solution rather than fiat, but […]

  2. Garym
    June 19th, 2012 @ 10:02 am

    Pat Goodell has made an absolute mess of the NFL. Hope the owners are happy with this guy, he’s fucking up the league.

  3. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    June 19th, 2012 @ 1:19 pm

    http://evilbloggerlady.blogspot.com/2012/06/congratulations-to-soopermexican-for.html Congratulations to soopermexican for breaking this story yesterday.  Shame on Andrea

  4. Wombat_socho
    June 19th, 2012 @ 3:58 pm

     If only she actually was capable of shame.

  5. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    June 19th, 2012 @ 9:05 pm

    She is so convinced that she is right that any act she takes is justified.