The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE: 07.03.12

Posted on | July 3, 2012 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Occupods Suffer Tweet Defeat

Filthy commies getting busted on the Brooklyn Bridge in 2011

Judge rules tweeting much like shouting out the window; not entitled to privacy protections

Human Rights Watch Report Accuses Syria Of Torture
“A crime against humanity”

Mexican Leftists Whine About Presidential Election Results
Lopez Obrador, other disgruntled PRD pols mutter darkly about media manipulation



POLITICS
Amid Tight Race, Obama And Romney Take Summer Breaks

Heading for Camp David

Romney heads to New Hampshire family estate as his campaign continues grinding away at Obama’s thin lead

Former Philadelphia Archdiocese CFO Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $900K


Under Siege: “Stop & Frisk” Splits New York City

Christie Feuds With NJ Democrats Over 2013 Tax Rollback

California Ski Resort Town Files For Bankruptcy

Rangel’s Primary Win In Doubt



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Rises Above $84 As Iran Sanctions Begin To Bite: NYMEX $84.41, Brent $98.21
Weather Channel Buys Weather Underground
GlaxoSmithKline Pleads Guilty, Fined $3 Billion For Drug Marketing
US Manufacturing Shrank In June; First Time In Three Years
Euro Shares Expected To Open Higher On Fed Stimulus Hopes
Best Buy LBO Rally Cools
Microsoft Takes $6.2 Billion Hit For Ad Business
Samsung Galaxy Tab Ban Remains In Effect As Appeal Rejected
Friday’s Storms Raise Questions About Safety Of Cloud Computing
Firefox OS Devices Coming To Sprint
HBO Go App Gets Android Tablet Support



SPORTS
A’s Chase Dice-K Early, Roll Past Red Sox

BoSox' Daisuke Matsuzaka hits the shower after 28 pitches

Brandon Moss jacks 3-run dinger to lead Oakland past Boston, 6-1

Nyets Get Johnson From Hawks

Rays Rally To Top Yanks 4-3

Brodeur, Hedberg Re-Sign With Devils, Parise Iffy

David Ortiz Turns Down Invite To Home Run Derby

O’s Pitchers Struggle Late, M’s Bats Catch Fire In 6-3 Win


Reds Prospect Steals 100th base Of Season

Extra-Base Hits Fuel Pirates’ Romp Over Hapless Astros

Tyler Clippard Named Delivery Man Of The Month



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Katie Holmes’ Kidnap Fear As $cientology Goons Lurk Outside Her Building

Prisoner in her own home?

Neighbors call cops on lurking thugs
Related: Katie Divorcing Tom To Keep Suri Out of Co$ “Sea Org” Boot Camp
Rupert Murdoch Weighs In: Tweets “Scientology Is Evil”

Some Guy On A Cable Network Almost Nobody Watches Comes Out As Gay; Neither Viewer Shocked

First Look At Naomi Watts As Princess Diana

“Glee” Cast To Return For Season 4

Charlie Sheen’s Former Assistant Rick Calamaro Dead – Drugs Found

Simon Cowell Fascinated By “Shy” Britney Spears

Susan Sarandon Joins “Hell & Back” Voice Cast

Erin Andrews Hired By Fox Sports After ESPN Contract Expires



FOREIGNERS
Assad Regrets Downing Of Turkish Jet
Arab League Says Syrian Opposition Must Unite
Jihadis Destroy Ancient Sufi Tombs In Timbuktu
UN Global Arms Treaty Talks Stalled
Australia, Indonesia Agree To Strengthen Naval Ties In Bid To Fight People Smuggling
Voice Of Mumbai Attacks Points Finger At Pakistan
Aid Workers Released In Somalia Raid
Britain’s Quiet War On Iran
81 Dead, Half A Million Flee Monsoon Floods In Northeast India



BLOGS & STUFF
Legal Insurrection: Pretzel Tax Logic
Protein Wisdom: “Why Are Republicans So Awful At Picking Supreme Court Justices?”
Victor Davis Hanson: Justice Roberts – Tragic Figure
Allahpundit: CNN Battleground States Poll – Romney 51, Obama 43
Senator Jim DeMint: Ezra Klein’s Incomplete And Misleading Claims On Obamacare Taxes
Gateway Pundit: Eric Holder Plays The Victim
Jim Geraghty: Doing Double Duty At Justice
Via Meadia: Time To Vacate Wall Street
Israel Matzav: Romney Coming To Israel, But Will He Meet With Abu Mazen?
Jawa Report: Florida Democrat Evelyn Garcia, Close Friend Of Debbie Wassermann-Schultz, Goes On Anti-Israel Tirade
Sister Toldjah: They Still Don’t Read The Bleeping Bills!
Weasel Zippers: WaPo Claims Global Warming Behind Colorado Fire
Jammie Wearing Fools: Secret Service Shuts Down Anti-Holder Protest Over “Suspicious Package”
Hit & Run: Ambinder Gets Spun By The White House On Hypothetical Second-Term Drug War Pivot
Marginal Revolution: Edward Lucas Defends Latvia


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Comments

3 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 07.03.12”

  1. Adobe_Walls
    July 3rd, 2012 @ 9:39 am

    Enjoy your holiday.

  2. Wombat_socho
    July 3rd, 2012 @ 12:27 pm

     Thank you! You too!

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