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LIVE AT FIVE: 08.26.13

Posted on | August 26, 2013 | 8 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Karzai Arrives In Pakistan For Talks On Taliban

Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives in Islamabad

Karzai, US seeking Pakistani help in getting Taliban to negotiating table

Guilty Verdict Still Expected As Bo Xilai Trial Ends
Former Party boss’ refusal to admit guilt nixes chances for leniency

Russia Warns Against US Intervention In Syria
FM Lavrov tells Kerry statements expressing readiness to intervene “extremely alarming”



POLITICS
GOP Shapes Its Strategy For Fall Budget Fights

House Speaker John Boehner

Leadership pushing for continued resolutions, wants to avoid government shutdown

Justice Department Sues Louisiana Over School Vouchers


Thompson Within Striking Distance For NYC Mayor

March On Washington’s 50th Anniversary Draws Tens Of Thousands

Sentencing Phase Of Fort Hood Shooter’s Trial Begins Today

NY Attorney General Sues Trump University

Powell Finds Zimmerman Verdict “Questionable”, Wants Obama To Talk More About Race

Oberlin Student Claims Anti-Islamic Fliers, Racist Cards ” A Joke”



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Jumps As US Housing Data Disappoint: NYMEX $106.78, Brent $111.13
Asia Stocks Rise As Fed Jitters Diminish
Muriel Siebert, First Woman Member Of NYSE, Dies At 80
Amgen Buying Drugmaker Onyx for $10.4 Billion
PRC Claims Economy Stabilizing After Long Slowdown
Signs Of “A Slow Recovery” In The Eurozone
Amazon’s Web Service Problems Wobble Airbnb, Vine
DOJ Wiggles On Apple E-Book Remedies But Not Oversight
Microsoft Releases Windows 8.1 To Manufacturers
The Pavlov Poke Shocks You When You Use Facebook Too Much
Tom Clancy’s “Splinter Cell:Blacklist”…Spy Harder



SPORTS
ESPN Analyst John Kruk Falls Ill At Dodgers Stadium

For once, not drinking enough

Former Phillie taken out on stretcher after becoming dehydrated

Peavy Goes The Distance As BoSox Blow Out Dodgers 8-1

O’s Rout A’s 10-3, Draw Within Two Of Wild Card Lead


Jays Rally Late, Edge Astros 2-1, Snap 7-Game Skid

Halladay Holds Off Snakes In Return As Phillies Win 9-5

Giants Blank Pirates 4-0

Yankees Top Rays 3-2 In 11, Avoid Sweep

Shaky Nats Defense Hands Win To Slumping Royals



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Katy Perry “Roar”s Under Brooklyn Bridge

Taking it to the river

Does first live performance of new hit to close MTV VMAs

 Music Producer Dr. Luke Joins “American Idol” As Third Judge

Taylor Armstrong Engaged To John Bluher

Duke Of York Finds Love Again…With His Ex, The Duchess Of York

Linda Ronstadt Has Parkinson’s Disease, Can’t Sing Any More

Lindsay Lohan: Danny McBride Wants You!

Chris Brown – Repping The Bloods In Hawaii

Unspeakable Armenian’s Sis Kicks Hubby Lamar Odom Out For Being Hardcore Druggie

Apollo Benefit Rocks & Rolls

Al Pacino Helped By Therapy, Dad

HBO Exec Turns Ambassador

Dr. Oz, Meet Dr. Ruth

Paula Deen Dropped From Cooking Expo Ads Even Though She’s Headlining

White Castle Offers Liam Hemsworth  $20K For Charity After Burger Puke Story



FOREIGNERS
Britain, Turkey Say Syria Action Possible Even Without UN
As Violence Worsens, Iraq Turns Again To Sunni Tribes
China’s Billionaire Blogger Detained On Sex Charges
Palestinians Killed In Israeli Raid On Refugee Camp
At Least Five Dead, 18 Injured In Mexican Train Crash
Mugabe Rants Against West, Gays At Inauguration
Zurich Begins Experiment With Drive-In “Sex Boxes”
Thousands Turn Out To Protest Philippines Corruption
Mandela Still Not Dead



BLOGS & STUFF
American Power: Leftists Looking To Galvanize New Generation Of Cultists
American Thinker: Is There Anything About Race We Can Agree On?
The Necropolitan Sentinel: Nice Deal – Jesse jackson Jr. Gets Disability Payments, Congressional Pension In Prison
Don Surber: Weekend Scoreboard, August 23-25
Jammie Wearing Fools: Shocker – Delbert Belton’s Teenage Killers Have History of Violent Crime
JustOneMinute: Fifty Shades Of Red
Pat Dollard: Egyptians Reject MuBros’ Scapegoating Of Christians, Support Military
Protein Wisdom: Establishment Repubs Promise To Fight Next Battle If Only The Visigothic Hobbits Back Off This One
Shot In The Dark: We Keep Warning You
The jawa Report: Wait, An Imam Aided The Taliban? That’s Unpossible!
Chicks On The Right: Doesn’t This Make You Feel So Safe?
Megan McArdle: Return Of The Nazi Hunters


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8 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 08.26.13”

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