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LIVE AT FIVE: 07.25.13

Posted on | July 25, 2013 | 8 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
House Narrowly Kills Move To Rein In NSA

The snooping will continue until his morale improves

The snooping will continue until his morale improves

Unlikely alliance of Republican libertarians, Democrat civil rights hardliners falls just short, 217-205

CCP Charges Bo Xilai, Clears Way For Trial
Former party boss charged with bribery, abuse of power and corruption

Pope Francis: Resist “Idols” Of Money, Power, Pleasure
Also urged Catholics to keep their values of faith, generosity, and fraternity in first Mass of his visit to Brazil



POLITICS
Federal Judge Halts Legal Challenges To Detroit Bankruptcy

Heather Lenox presents the bankruptcy case for Detroit

Bankruptcy Court Judge Steven Rhodes rules that the Bankruptcy Court has exclusive jurisdiction


Tulsa May Rename Landmarks Named For Klan Member, City Founder


Federal Agents Raid Washington Pot Dispensaries

Senators To Discuss Reforms To End Military Sexual Assaults

Obama Talks A Lot About The Economy, Not Much About Actually Doing Anything About It

NYT Editorial Board Has Had Enough Weiner, Calls For Pullout

DOJ Begins Probe Into Wall Street Metals Warehousing

Buzz Building On Bernanke Successor At Fed

Obama Nominates Caroline Kennedy As Ambassador To Japan



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Extends Losses In Asian Trade: NYMEX $105.10, Brent $106.97
European Markets Flat Awaiting UK, Germany Data
Facebook Earnings Soar: Live Blog Recap
Visa Returns To Profit In 3Q As Revenue Grows
Unilever First-Half Profit Up 13%
Hanes To Acquire Maidenform For $575 Million
Google Launches Chromecast Low-Cost Streaming Dongle
Zuckerberg: No Ads On Instagram – Yet
Beats Remasters Original High-End Studio Headphones
Microsoft To Allow Developers To Self-Publish XBox One Games
Google Starts Sticking Ads Directly In Your GMail Inbox



SPORTS
Braves Beat Mets 8-2, Hudson Snaps Ankle In Play At First

Hudson in agony from broken ankle

Ace pitcher to have surgery, out for rest of season


Yankees Tired Of A-Rod Drama: “At Some Point, It Has To Stop”


Kevin Love, Durant Commit To Team USA

Alfonso Soriano OK With Yankees

RGIII Feels Good, But Redskins Won’t Allow Hasty Return

Tribe Romps: Beats Mariners 10-1

Royals Overcome Errors, Edge O’s 4-3

Fine Outing By Strasburg Wasted, Nationals Fall 4-2 As Pirates Sweep



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Sex Ed With Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Plaza, from “Parks And Recreation”

The sarcastic, disaffected GQ interview

“Fruitvale Station” Duo Coogler & Jordan Team With Stallone On “Rocky” Spinoff “Creed”

Puddle Of Mudd Singer Arrested For Buzz Saw Vandalism

Nicole Ari Parker To Recur On “Revolution”, Roger Cross Joins FX Pilot “The Strain”

Lifetime Greenlights “Flowers In The Attic” Movie With Ellen Burstyn, Heather Graham

Christopher Walken To Play Mobster Gyp DeCarlo In Eastwood’s “Jersey Boys”

Roman Polanski Rape Victim Unveils Startling, Disturbing Photo For Book Cover

Amanda Bynes’ Parents Reportedly Seeking Conservatorship

Cory Monteith Seemed “Happy And In Love” During Visit To Mexico For Lea Michele’s Marie Claire Cover Shoot

Abigail Breslin To Star In Schwartzenegger Zombie Film “Maggie”

The Queen Visits Her Great-Grandson

Joe Jonas Ranks Demi, Miley And Selena

Kenya Moore Gets $600K For Fifth Season Of “Real Housewives Of Atlanta”

Conrad Murray To Jackson Family: Mark My Words, I Will Destroy You



FOREIGNERS
At Least 77 Dead In Spanish Rail Crash
Snowden Still Stuck At Sheremetyevo
Narendra Modi Visa Row: 9 MPs Deny Signing Letter To Obama; Gov’t Asks Why Involve The U.S.?
Pakistan ISI Office Bombed, At Least 30 Casualties
Sri Lanka To Reduce Troops In Former Northern War Zone
Jailed Pussy Riot Member Maria Alyokhina Denied Parole Again
PRC Scraps Turnover Tax, VAT For Small Businesses



BLOGS & STUFF
Looking Spoon: Is It Too Early To Joke About Helen Thomas Returning From The Dead?
Michelle Malkin: Nancy Pelosi, Creep Enabler
Hit & Run: The Powerless President
Stephen Kruiser: GOP House – The Media’s Built-In Excuse For The Miserable Failure Of All Things Obama
Althouse: NYC women Don’t Understand Or Like Weiner’s Wife’s Behavior
Weasel Zippers: Carlos Danger Still Leading Race For NYC Mayor
Gateway Pundit: “If You Think Education Is Expensive, Wait Until You See How Much Ignorance Costs In The 21st Century”
Conservatives4Palin: Poll Says More Americans Than Ever Want Obamacare Repealed
PJ Tatler: President Jobs Pivot To Drop Almost $700 Million To Sell Obamacare In Next Few Months
Legal Insurrection: New Public Planning Approach – Less Service, More Tracking
Volokh Conspiracy: Court Orders Nebraska Police To Return $1 Million Seized From Former Exotic Dancer By Asset Forfeiture


Comments

8 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 07.25.13”

  1. MrEvilMatt
    July 25th, 2013 @ 5:18 am

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  2. CHideout
    July 25th, 2013 @ 5:18 am

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  3. Citzcom
    July 25th, 2013 @ 5:18 am

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  4. jwbrown1969
    July 25th, 2013 @ 5:18 am

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  5. Lockestep1776
    July 25th, 2013 @ 5:18 am

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  6. preciseBlogs
    July 25th, 2013 @ 5:28 am

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  7. andycanuck
    July 25th, 2013 @ 10:51 am

    Don’t be so dejected by the NSA vote. The Obama administration would have ignored the new law anyway.
    And a local TV station’s news-crawl managed to omit “power” from Pope Francis’s list and only reported the money and pleasure parts. LOL.

  8. Wombat_socho
    July 25th, 2013 @ 4:31 pm

    Doesn’t surprise me. Stunts like that are why I don’t pay any attention to what the MSM says about the Church, and haven’t for decades.