LIVE AT FIVENINE: 04.17.13
Posted on | April 17, 2013 | 6 Comments
— compiled by Wombat-socho
TOP NEWS
Britain Bids Farewell To The Iron Lady
Thousands line streets to watch her hearse pass; some protest silently
Envelope With Ricin Sent To Senator Wicker
Poisoned letter sent to Mississippi Republican
Boston Marathon Bombing Puzzle Being Pieced Together
Authorities certain “how”, but not “who” or “why” yet
POLITICS
Memorial Gathering Held At Boston Common
“No agenda, no speakers, and no nonsense”
Appeals Court To Hear Challenge To California’s Gay Therapy Ban, Execution Method
Mark Sanford’s Ex Accuses Him Of Trespassing
Weiner Not In, But Coming On Hard In NYT Poll
Groups File Suit To Overturn Arkansas Abortion Law
Advocates Whine About Immigration Bill’s “Too Stringent” Path To Citizenship
Senate Passes Thatcher Resolution
U.S. Footing Larger Bill For Overseas Bases Despite Cuts To Military
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Oil Rebounds After Falling To Nine-Month Low: NTMEX $88.88, Brent $100.30
Stock Futures Fall On Commodities, Earnings
European Stocks Decline For Fourth Day; BHP, Tesco Slide
Bank Of America Quarterly Profit Quadruples As Revenues Fall
Icahn Agrees To Limit Dell Stake As LBO Alternatives Pursued
J&J Tops Estimates As Prescription, OTC Drugs Shine
Cleveland Browns’ Owner Haslam’s Truck Stop Business Probed By FBI
Microsoft Signs Android Patent Deal With Foxconn
Leap Motion Strikes Bundling, Embedding Deal With HP
WhatsApp Grows Bigger Than Twitter
Toyota Hybrid Sales Pass 5 Million
Taiwan’s FTC Investigates Samsung’s Marketing Tactics
EA Drops Three Facebook Game Titles
Verizon Reportedly Wants To Buy Clearwire Spectrum
SPORTS
Former Kicker, Broadcaster Pat Summerall Dies
Felled by heart attack while in hospital for broken hip
Rockies Sweep Doubleheader From Mets In Snow, Extra Innings
Clippers Win Sixth Straight Against Blazers
Wild Break Slump With 5-3 Win Over Oilers
Astros Fall Short In 4-3 Loss To A’s
Capitals Win 8th Straight, Trounce Leafs
Haren Searching For Answers After 8-2 Loss To Marlins
FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Robert Downey Jr. – Not Wanted For Iconic “Iron Man” Role
The GQ profile
Related: Retiring from “Iron Man”?
Billy Ray Cyrus Not Sure About Miley’s Wedding
Bradley Cooper Sounds Off: The Details Interview
Jodie Sweetin Shares Photos And Details From Her Secret Wedding
Malin Akerman Welcomes Son Sebastian
Michael Rooker Joins “Guardians Of The Galaxy”
“Fast And Furious 7” Gets July 11 Release Date
Emily Blunt Is InStyle’s May Cover Girl
Faith Hill Leaves “Sunday Night Football”
Miranda Kerr Confirms She’s No Longer A Victoria’s Secret Angel
Jamie Foxx Pictured As “Amazing Spider Man” Villain For First Time
FOREIGNERS
Rockets Fired Across Egyptian Border At Israeli Resort City
Bangalore Bomb Blast Injures 16; BJP Slams UPA Government
U.S. Troops To Leave Morocco After War Games Canceled
Kenya Court Seeks Criminal Probe Into Voting Machine Purchases
Temporary Truce In Aleppo
Taiwan Holds First Live-Fire Military Drill Since 2008
Mexican Judge Acquits Former Drug Czar Accused Of Ties To Cartel
BLOGS & STUFF
Ninety Miles From Tyranny: The Coming Ammunition Price Crash
American Power: The LA Times And The #Gosnell Blackout
First Street Journal: Health Care, The American Way!
Michelle Malkin: Desperate Dem Terry McAuliffe Sues Watchdog.org Over Green Tech/Cash-For-Visas Expose
Protein Wisdom: Salon’s David Sirota On Boston Bomber – “I SEE WHITE MEN!”
Shot In The Dark: A Crisis Not To be Wasted
Power Line: On Gun Control, The Dems Don’t Have The Votes
NRO Corner: “Anti-Gun Legislation Before The Senate”
Lonely Conservative: Ricin-Laced Letter Sent To Republican Senator
Ramesh Ponnuru: Obama’s Second Term, So Far
Bryan Preston: Senate Democrats Refusing To Note Thatcher’s Record
Ed Driscoll: More Hellish Gosnell Details
Weasel Zippers: Nation’s Biggest Movie Chain Cuts Employee Hours Because Of Obamacare
Israel Matzav: Priorities – Obama Cut Domestic Bomb Prevention Budget By 45%
Comments
6 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVENINE: 04.17.13”
April 17th, 2013 @ 9:42 am
At least Cheney and Kissinger attended. Just another detail in the abandonment of the UK by the US. If we give up on the UK, we will give up on California: same political/economic conditions with no tan lines.
April 17th, 2013 @ 10:33 am
“Weiner Not In, But Coming On Hard In NYT Poll”
Ok, knock that off! 😉
If he becomes mayor, I can just hear it now: “Hey, New York! SHOW US YOUR DICK!”
April 17th, 2013 @ 11:52 am
[…] some news that you might have missed… and I’m glad to see it […]
April 17th, 2013 @ 4:31 pm
Don’t think so. We stole California fair and square.
April 17th, 2013 @ 4:32 pm
Shameless marsupial that I am, I’ll continue making the obvious jokes until Weiner proves to be a spent prick.
April 18th, 2013 @ 4:03 am
It would have more insulting if BO *did* send somebody – it would have been either Biden or Moochelle. At least Thatcher was spared that.