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LIVE AT FIVE: 03.11.13

Posted on | March 11, 2013 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
SecDef Hagel Gets Explosive Welcome To Afghanistan

"So we're the problem here? I agree!"

Hagel and Karzai in SEKRIT MEETING

Two bombs kill nineteen on day of Hagel’s arrival
Karzai: “The bombs that were detonated in Kabul and Khost were not a show of force; they were serving America.”


Delhi Gang Rape Suspect Ram Singh Suicides In Solitary Confinement Cell
Prime suspect in brutal rape used own clothes to hang himself

Harvard Administrators Secretly Searched Profs’ E-Mail
Admins were hunting leak to media during cheating scandal



POLITICS
Ass’t AG Perez To Be Named Secretary Of Labor?

Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez

Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez

Well-known race hustler to be nominated as replacement for Hilda Solis

Navy Clips Blue Angels’ Wings

Drink Sellers Angered By Nanny Bloomberg’s “Suggestion”

Ryan: We’ll See If Obama Outreach Is Serious

Obama Slams New Media, Sucks Up To Lamestream Media At Gridiron Club Dinner

Democrats Eager For Ashley Judd To Enter Kentucky Senate Race…And So Are Republicans

Florida Bill Would Require Anger Management Classes For Ammunition Buyers



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Drops On PRC Industrial Data, Stronger Dollar: NYMEX $91.69, Brent $110.42
PRC On Alert As Inflation Creeps Higher
Kuroda Says Bank Of Japan Will Consider Buying Derivatives
Intrade Shuts Down, Citing Fiscal Irregularities
Dollar Slips Broadly But Gains Against Yen
Japan Machinery Orders Fall 13%
PRC Stock Trading Opens To Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan Residents
Maine Lobster Fishery Certified As Sustainable
Publishers Oppose Amazon’s Bid To Gain Control Of TLDs
Ultima Creator Launches Kickstarter For New RPG
Dad Hacks “Donkey Kong” For Daughter, Creates “Pauline Edition”
Iran Blocks VPNs To Prevent Circumventing Web Censorship
Samsung Dominated PRC Smartphone Market In 2012
Alleged EA Employee Writes Missive, Joins SimCity’s Public Flogging
Seattle Dive Bar Bans Google Glasses



SPORTS
Matt Kenseth Celebrates Birthday With Win At Kobalt Tools 400

The winner!

The winner!

His first win with Joe Gibbs Racing

U.S. Rallies Late To Beat Canada 9-4, Advance In WBC

Hoosiers Rally For Big Ten Title

Penguins Crush Islanders 6-1, Extend Win Streak To Five

Pacers Can’t Beat The Heat, Fall 105-91


Duchene Lifts Avs Over Sharks In OT

Depleted Bucks Hold Off Late Charge By Kings

Repertoire In Mind, Dan Haren Works Inside



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Kelly Osbourne “Doing Fine” After Seizure, Still Hospitalized

Doesn't sound good...

Doesn’t sound good…

Could it be epilepsy?

Rihanna Cancels Boston Concert Due To Laryngitis

Kidney Stones Force Rocker Vince Neil Off Stage

Elle Macpherson’s Engaged!

“Oz” Opens To $80.3 Billion Box Office In North America, $150.2 Million Global Debut

Holly Madison: My Daughter Rainbow Aurora Won’t Be Traumatized By Her Name

Adele To Sing At Michelle Obama’s 50th Birthday Party

“Star Trek Into Darkness” Debuts New Action-Packed Trailer

Mandy Moore Exits ABC Pilot “Pulling”

Lindsay Lohan’s Options: House Arrest Or Jail



FOREIGNERS
Taiwan Anti-Nuclear Protests May Derail $8.9 Billion Power Plant
PRC Fishes 900 Dead Pigs Out Of Shanghai’s Huangpu River
Norks Making Good On Some Threats
Conclave To Elect New Pope Begins Tomorrow
Capriles Will Challenge Venezuelan VP Maduro In Next Month’s Presidential Election
Nigeria’s Ansaru Jihadis Announce Deaths Of Seven Hostages
Captured City A Test For Syrian Rebels
Her Majesty A Champion Of LGBT Rights? Dubious.



BLOGS & STUFF
American Power: #StandWithSpencer – John Hawkins Attacks Robert Spencer
Jihad Watch: UN Reports That Hamas, Not Israelis, Killed BBC Reporter’s Baby In Gaza
The Truth About Guns: More Guns, Fewer People?
Weasel Zippers: Maryland GOP State Senator Files Bill To Prevent School Suspensions Over Inane Gun Comparisons
PJ Tatler: Yep, Ashley Judd 2014 Is Official
Jazz Shaw: Karzai Now Accusing U.S. Of Collusion With Taliban
Lonely Conservative: SNL’s Goodbye To Hugo Chavez
Protein Wisdom: Outdoor Channel Poised To Leave Colorado

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Comments

3 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 03.11.13”

  1. richard mcenroe
    March 11th, 2013 @ 10:47 am

    80.3 billion box office? Maybe we should put the Munchkins in charge of reducing the deficit.

  2. Wombat_socho
    March 11th, 2013 @ 11:30 am

    Well, there are those folks who argue that The Wizard Of Oz was propaganda for silver coinage…

  3. Kevin Trainor Jr.
    March 11th, 2013 @ 2:57 pm

    Kevin Trainor Jr. liked this on Facebook.