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LIVE AT FIVE: 03.26.13

Posted on | March 26, 2013 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Obama Pushes Immigration Law

Smugness personified

Smugness personified

Expects debate next month on “comprehensive, sensible” reform


Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Michigan Affirmative Action Case
Michigan’s constitutional amendment banning affirmative action in college admissions previously struck down by 6th Circuit


Central African Republic’s President Flees To Cameroon
Capital overrun by rebels; thirteen South African soldiers killed



POLITICS
Red State Democrat Tim Johnson Joins Senate Exodus, Won’t Run Again In 2014

Senate Banking Committee head Tim Johnson (D-SD)

Senate Banking Committee head Tim Johnson (D-SD)

Never fully recovered from 2006 cerebral hemorrhage; seat expected to fall to GOP

Michele Bachmann Faces Congressional Ethics Probe


Captured Jihadi Reveals Al Qaeda Plans

Rahm Emanuel Defends Decision To Close 54 Chicago Schools

Facebook’s Zuckerberg Reportedly Considering Formation Of Political Group

U.S. Jails Chicom Engineer For Six Years; Passed Military Secrets To PRC

Police: Suicide Seen In Mississippi Lawmaker’s Death (Video)

Pennsylvania Sheriff Charged Over Alleged Threats

Biden’s Weekend Flights To Delaware Costing Taxpayers Plenty

Craft Brewers Have Good Day In Texas Senate



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Continues To Rise Following Cyprus Bailout Deal: NYMEX $94.80, Brent $108.13
Asian Shares, Euro Spooked By Cyprus Bailout Details
Soda Sales Lose Their Fizz In 2012; Dr. Pepper Least Affected
Investors Ask To Withdraw From Chesapeake Bond Litigation
SEC Approves NASDAQ’s $62 Million Facebook Payout
Boeing Hails Successful Dreamliner Test Flight
Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Files For Bankruptcy
Worries Over Wegman’s In Boston
Raytheon To Lay Off 200
Google Taps “White Spaces” For Broadband In South Africa
T-Mobile’s New Contractless Data Plans Debunked
Apple Buys Indoor GPS Specialist
Sony Announces More Indie Partnerships, “Blacklight: Retribution” and “Primal Carnage” For PS4
The Promise And Limits Of Google’s “Data Liberation Front”
LinkedIn’s Search Updates Bring It Closer To Facebook, Google+
Facebook Rolls Out Replies And Threaded Comments On Page Posts And Popular Profiles
PRC State Media Bashes Apple
Steve Jobs’ Life Gets The Manga Treatment



SPORTS
Denny Hamlin Has Compression Fracture In Lower Back After Last-Lap Crash

Logano, Busch and Hamlin shortly before the crash

Logano, Busch and Hamlin shortly before the crash

Auto Club 400 ends with Hamlin in an ambulance

Devils Lose To Senators In Shootout

Hot Hornets Halt Denver’s 15-Game Run

Brewers Sign Kyle Lohse To Three-Year/$33 Million Deal

Jazz Tunes Up Against The Sixers

Alyssa Thomas Leads Terps Past Spartans

Surging Wild Topple Stars 7-4

Wall Scores 47 To Lead Depleted Wizards To Win

Rodriguez, Romero, And The Nationals’ Bullpen Shuffle



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
No Doubt, They’re Dating!

Not all the heat on the court

Not all the heat on the court

Hayden Panettiere smooches ex-BF Wladimir Klitschko at the Heat-Bobcats game

Lindsay Lohan Parties Before Court-Ordered Rehab

Matt Lauer/Ann Curry “Today Show” Fallout Was Personal

Deadline Lifts The Shell Off The Ninja Turtles

Candace Bushnell Hits Back After Sarah Jessica Parker Slams “Carrie Diaries”

Eva Mendes Wants Paparazzi Protection For Dogs – Hers And Ryan Gosling’s, Anyway

James Franco’s Neighbors Pissed – He’s A Trashy Nuisance

Ashley Greene Condo Fire Ruled Accidental

Liam Hemsworth Spotted At Miley Cyrus’ House After Four-Week Separation

MTV Music Awards Move To Brooklyn

Kate Upton: I’d Love To Go To The Prom, But…



FOREIGNERS
Five Afghan Police, Eight Jihadis Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack
Peng Liyuan: New First Lady Of Fashion?
Police Say Berezovsky Died By Hanging, No Sign Of Struggle
FedEx Delivers Giant Pandas To Toronto
Egyptian Prosecutor Orders Arrest Of Activists For Inciting Friday Riot At Muslim Brotherhood HQ
Vietnam Accuses PRC Over Paracel Islands Trawler Attack
Earthquake Hits Guatemala City; No Reports Of Damage Or Death After 6.2 Quake
Aussies To Withdraw Most Of Their Troops From Afghanistan
Egypt To Extradite Qaddafi-Era Officials To Libya
Britain’s Top Spy Steps Down After Just Six Years Atop MI5
Oman Grants Asylum To Gaddafi Family



BLOGS & STUFF
AmSpecBlog: Anthony Lewis, RIP
NewsBusters: Rachel Maddow Thinks Obama Avoids MSNBC Because He’ll Get Asked Tough Questions
Allahpundit: Mark Warner Suddenly Discovers He’s Pro-Gay Marriage Too
WSJ: Marriage And The Supreme Court
Weasel Zippers: Rand Paul, Mike Lee, And Ted Cruz Tell Reid They’ll Filibuster Any New Gun Control Legislation
Power Line: Why Has Obama Turned His Back On Iraq?
Michael Walsh: The Obama Era
Erika Johnsen: Oh, Joy – Obama Creates Five New National Monuments
Robert Costa: Scott Walker Writing Book With Former Bush Adviser
Emily Miller: Mayor Bloomberg’s Irresponsible Gun Attack Ads
Gateway Pundit: The “Responsible” Man In Bloomberg’s Anti-Gun Ad Has Finger On Trigger, Never Shot A Gun In His Life
Lonely Conservative: nanny Bloomberg Insists Government Has The Right To Infringe On Your Freedoms
Jawa Report: Americans Should Surrender Freedoms When Government Infringes
The Blaze: MSNBC President Mocked Keith Olbermann And His Pants
Maggie’s Farm: Three Cheers For The Nanny State
Legal Insurrection: Nanny Statist Of Mind
Extrano’s Alley: Gropers Buying Another 360,000 Rounds
Breitbart: Obama Kids Vacationing At Bahamas Atlantis Resort
Scared Monkeys: Mississippi State Rep. Jessica Upshaw Believed To Have Committed Suicide


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    March 26th, 2013 @ 5:42 am

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