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LIVE AT FIVESIX: 09.05.12

Posted on | September 5, 2012 | Comments Off on LIVE AT FIVESIX: 09.05.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Parti Quebecois Wins Minority In Provincial Elections

Pauline Maurois, leader of the PQ, soon to be premier of Quebec

Party’s victory over Liberals marred by murder outside campaign HQ


Lots Of Talk But No Agreement On Syria, South China Sea
Hillary Clinton’s Beijing summit comes up empty


McDonald’s To Open Its First Vegetarian Restaurants In India
40% of Indians don’t eat meat and McD’s wants to tap that market



POLITICS
Former Navy SEAL Chats With CBS As Administration Weighs Options

Not “Mark Owen” but a clever disguise

Author spurned by fellow SpecOps vets

Federal Judge Says Mass. Inmate Must Be Granted Sex Change

Penn State Reports Almost $17 Million In Sandusky Costs

Israeli Ambassador Calls DWS Liar, DNC Walks Back Comment

With Teacher’s Strike Looming, Emanuel Trims DNC Stay

Administration Moves To Settle Lawsuit Alleging “Frat House” Atmosphere At ICE

New York Supremes To Rule On Whether Lap Dances Are (Tax-Exempt) Art

…And Then A Bunch Of Speeches Happened



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Prices Slump On SPR Release, Lousy Global Economy: NYMEX $95.36, Brent $114
Stocks Mixed After Economic Reports, Facebook Hits New Low
Euro Slips But Support Seen Intact As ECB Awaited
Survey Finds US Competitiveness Sliding
Australian Economic Growth Slows To 0.6 In Second Quarter
Manufacturing Index, Construction Spending Weaken
3M Denies Dropping Avery Dennison Deal, Will Address DOJ Concerns
Campbell’s Q4 Leaves Rare Pleasant Taste
FBI Denies AntiSec Claims Regarding Apple Device IDs
As Windows Goes Touch, Norton Goes Social
Google’s Android OS Has Over Half The US Smartphone market
“Angry Birds” Swine Get To Shine In “Bad Piggies”
Oracle’s Java Patch Not Enough To Stop Hackers
Windows Server 2012 Embraces The Data Center
Oracle To Continue Itanium Support After Court Ruling
Internet Petition Brings Female Jarheads To “Alien: Colonial Marines”



SPORTS
Yankees Choke Again, Fall Into Tie For First Atop AL East

B.J. Upton celebrates with teammates after 5-2 win

Orioles crush Toronto 12-0, now tied with Bronx Bumblers; Rays only 1.5 games behind

Snakes Fell Giants 8-6 In 11 Innings…

…And The Padres Do The Same To The Dodgers

Cardinals Easily Handle Mets, Win 5-1

Mariners Can’t Hold Lead, Red Sox Rally To Snap Skid

Greinke Goes Seven In Angels’ 6-1 Win Against A’s

Twins Go Batty In 18-9 Rout Of White Sox

Homer-Happy Nationals Batter Lowly Cubs, 11-5



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Jessica Simpson Tackles Pregnancy Pounds

Jessica Simpson, taking it off

Down from 170 pounds in April Elle shoot, but won’t say how much

Michael Clarke Duncan Planned To Start Family With Omarosa After Wedding Next Year, Says Rep

Co$ Denies Everything In L’Affaire Naz

Has-Been Rocker Arrested After Drunken In-Flight Tussle With Stewardess

Snooki Introduces Baby Lorenzo

Jim Carrey Takes colonel Role In “Kick Ass 2”

Nicki Minaj A Republican Voting For Romney?



FOREIGNERS
“Godmother Of Cocaine” Gunned Down In Medellin
No Ceasefire, Drigs Nag At Colombian Peace Talks
Japan To Buy Disputed Senkaku Islands From Private Owners
Netanyahu Adjourns Security Cabinet Meeting Over Leaks
Syria Rejects Egypt’s Bid For Negotiated End To War
US Senators Concerned Iran Supplying Syria Via Iraq
Cameron Ends Rosy Days Of Coalition
Norks To Hold Rare Second Parliamentary Session This Month Amid Economic Concern
Leader Of Gulf Drug Cartel Captured By Mexican Marines



BLOGS & STUFF
WyBlog: Today’s DNC Theme – All Your Citizens Are Belong To The Government
The Looking Spoon: A Hollywood Opening Prayer For The DNC
1389 AD: Balkans For Dummies Part II – The Kosovo War
Weasel Zippers: Democrats Remove All References To God From Party Platform
Belmont Club: …Bless America
NRO: Waiting For Obama
Atlas Shrugs: DNC’s Anti-Israel Platform
Washington Free Beacon: AIPAC Not Consulted On Final Draft Of Democrat Platform?
Michelle Malkin: Creepy DNC Video Asserts We All Belong To Government
Babalu: Nutshells & Burning Sage
Sense Of Events” (Another) Dem Plays The Hitler Card
Scared Monkeys: Majority Of Americans Believe US Worse Off Than Four Years Ago
The Lid: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Gets Caught Lying About Lying
Ed Driscoll: Beware This Fully Operational Debt Star
Michael Barone: Day One Of The DNC
Riehl World News: Democrats Are So Smart Edition – Obama Underwater, Popularity Declines
AmSpecBlog: Cory Booker’s Nauseating Remarks
Fausta: No, He Didn’t Respect Them In The Morning

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