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LIVE AT FIVE: 08.20.13

Posted on | August 20, 2013 | 9 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Pakistan’s Ex-President Musharraf Indicted In Death Of Benazir Bhutto

Former president and army chief Pervez Musharraf

Former army chief and head of state charged with former PM’s assassination

Israel Boosts Ties With Egyptian Army
Tighter cooperation in fighting jihadis in the Sinai

San Diego Mayor Filner In Mediation With City Amid Recall Efforts
Filner supporters hold rally yesterday



POLITICS
California Judge Approves Force Feeding Hunger Strikers

Inmates at Chino State Prison

Prisoners on strike over solitary confinement rules

Soldier On Trial For Murder Of 16 Afghans Won’t Withdraw Guilty Plea

Detroit Bankruptcy Challenged


VP Biden’s Son Beau Hospitalized After Dizziness, Disorientation

More Settlements Loom For Penn State In Sandusky Case

Prosecutors Seek Sixty Years For Wikileaker

Groups To Fight NJ Ban On Conversion Therapy

Scott Brown Gauges Interest In 2016 Presidential Bid



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Slips On Fed Policy Concerns: NYMEX $106.33, Brent $109.21
Asia Stocks Slide As Fed Outlook Frays Nerves
Fed Asks Big US Banks To Improve Financial Cushions
Payrolls Rise In 32 States, Unemployment In 28
Report: Fannie and Freddie Ignoring Writeoffs In Profit Reports
RE/MAX Files For $100 Million IPO
Apple To Launch Gold iPhone
TiVo Updates Set-Top Boxes In Bid To Boost Sagging Retail Sales
Samsung Galaxy Mega Phablet Debuts
Amazon.com Goes Offline For 25 Minutes, Cause Unclear
Microsoft Merges Skype With Outlook
Microsoft Tag Shuts Down As QR Codes Struggle
Beats Reportedly Ditching HTC, Seeking New Investor



SPORTS
Tony Stewart To Miss The Rest of 2013 Season

Jeff Gordon (#24) talks with Mark Martin

Mark Martin to fill in while Stewart’s leg heals


Nightengale Calls For Dempster Suspension

NCAA Reverses Course, Allows Former Marine To Play College Football


Fans Win A Night Out With Kobe Bryant For Charity

Red Sox Call Up Top Prospect Bogaerts

Angels Say Pujols Done For The Season

The Beard Is Back: Dodgers Activate Reliever Wilson

Gee Dominant As Mets Best Twins 6-1

Rangers Score 11 In Third Inning Of 16-5 Astros Rout

Rays Edge Orioles 4-3

Cubs Rout Nationals 11-1 As J-Zim Feeds His Gopher



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Former Disney Star Lee Thompson Young Dead At 29

The former Famous Jett Jackson

Found dead in apparent suicide; production on “Rizzoli & Isles” halted

Dick Van Dyke Rescued From Flaming Car

Explicit Demi Lovato Pix Reportedly Leaked

Obamas Acquire New Puppy

Lady Gaga Calls On Fans To Be Positive, Leave Perez Hilton Alone


Leif Garrett To Justin Bieber: “Don’t Believe Your Own Publicity”

“Justified” Actor Timothy Olyphant To Guest On “The Mindy Project”

Is Timur Bekmambetov Up For Steering The Chariot In “Ben-Hur” Reboot?

David Arquette Admits To Drinking, Toking Again: “I Wasn’t Being True To Myself While Sober”

Lindsay Lohan To Oprah: I’m An Addict



FOREIGNERS
Indian Media Concerned Over Declining Rupee
Egypt Arrests MuBros’ Spiritual Leader
Mubarak Could Be Freed On Bond
Scotland Yard: David Miranda Detention Legally Sound
Floods Cover More Than Half Of Manila After Record Heavy Rains
Radioactive Water Leak Found At Fukushima
Pakistan PM Calls For Peace Amid Rising Kashmir Tension
More Than 200 Missing In Southern PRC After Floods, Landslides
Kurdish Militia Fight Al-Qaeda Rebels In NE Syria



BLOGS & STUFF
Doug Powers: GOP Congressman Says Two Days After Benghazi, Hillary Screamed At Rep. For Suggesting It Was A Terrorist Attack
Twitchy: Heritage Foundation’s #DefundObamaCare Bus Tour Kicks Off With Packed House
American Power: Louise Mensch Slams Lying Liar Glenn Greenwald
American Thinker: How Senator Palin Could Rehabilitate The GOP
Pat Dollard: Ted Cruz Renounces Canadian Citizenship
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: This Stupid World, Freddie Mercury Edition
Shot In The Dark: The Strib, Keeping The Boogeyman Alive
Jawa Report: Yet More Peaceful Unarmed Muslim Brotherhood Protesters
Necropolitan Sentinel: Obamacare Watch – All About Navigators (And Other Folks) Part 1
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard For August 19 2013
Jammie Wearing Fools: Susan Sarandon – “You Can’t Just Vote Your Vagina”
Jeb Bush: Toward A Better Education System
Eduwonk: Core Problem
Protein Wisdom: “School Has Become Too Hostile To Boys”
Legal Insurrection: NYT To Israel – Butt Out Of Egypt
Weasel Zippers: John Kerry Clears State Dept. Employees Punished By Clinton Over Benghazi
PJ Tatler: CNN Hires Al Gore Crockumentarian To Produce Hillary Flick


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9 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 08.20.13”

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