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LIVE AT FIVE: 10.02.13

Posted on | October 2, 2013 | 8 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
No Progress On Ending Shutdown Stalemate

A Park Police officer looks on as a Park Service employee posts a sign on barricades closing off the Lincoln Memorial.

Lawmakers in both parties suggest Feds could be out for weeks

Berlusconi’s Allies Desert Him To Keep Grand Coalition Alive
More than 40 Freedom People MPs ready to back PM in confidence vote

Foreign Jihadis Playing Dominant Role In Syrian Civil War
Syrians still the majority among rebels, but Al-Qaeda foreigners playing important leadership roles



POLITICS
WW2 Veterans Storm Memorial “Closed” By Shutdown

“Well, they overran the barricades in wheelchairs…WTF do we do now?”

As Rep. Steve King (R-IA) distracted Park Police, veterans and Congressional staffers tore down barricades, rolled into WW2 Memorial

California Law Cracks Down On Internet Revenge Porn


House Fails To Pass Limited Funding Bills

ObamaCare Opens To Widespread Delays, Glitches

Casino Mogul Adelson Loses Libel Suit Against Democrat Group

States Carry On: Federal Shutdown Has Little Impact Outside DC

EPA’s “Secret Agent” Con Man Pleads Guilty, Then Takes The Fifth Before Congress

Obama’s Nominee For Top Energy Regulatory Spot Withdraws



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Drops On US Government Shutdown: NYMEX $101.52, Brent $107.59
Vehicle Sales Hitting Top Speed In Canada
NY State To Sue Wells Fargo Over Mortgage Settlement
Amazon’s Bezos Completes Washington Post Purchase
Illinois Lawmakers Considering Tax Incentive Package To Keep ADM In-State
Wall Street Shrugs Off Shutdown, For Now
Carl Icahn Pushes For $150 BIllion Apple Stock Buyback
Small Band Of Microsoft Investors Push To Defenestrate Gates
New Amazon Kindle Fire HDX: It’s Hot Stuff
Scribd Launches Subscription E-Book Service For Android, iOS, Web
More Than Free Data: FreedomPop Launches Carrier-Killing Mobile Service With Free Calls, Texts



SPORTS
Pirates Win The Wildcard

Russell Martin is greeted by Clint Barmes after hitting his second-inning homer

Liriano goes seven as Pirates smother Reds 6-2

Shutdown Forces Service Academy Sports Into Limbo

Don Cherry: You Fight, You Get Hurt

Cashman: Blame Me For Yankees’ Finish

Royals Sign Ned Yost To Two-Year Extension

In First Game Of Season, Montreal’s Enforcer Parros Hospitalized After Big Hit

Frolik, Jets Top Oilers In Opener

Caps Drop Season Opener To Blackhawks, 6-4

Ajmal, Rehman Call For Restoration Of Cricket Ties With India

How Will Nationals Reload For 2014?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Michelle Rodriguez Goes Both Ways

Likes the sausage.

Opens up about her love life to Entertainment Weekly, bemoans lack of manly men in LA

Jay-Z On His Rags-to-Riches Story: The Vanity Fair Interview

Kimberly Perry Engaged To J.P. Arencibia

Miranda Kerr Is Cosmo’s November Cover Girl

Angelina Jolie’s New Ring Sparks Fresh Wedding Rumors

Tyra Banks Sues Wigmakers For Stealing Her Name

What Celebrity Sex Tape “Stars” Really Get Paid

JWoww Calls Chris Christie “Retarded” On Gay Marriage

“It’s Not Just For The Sake Of The Children” Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones Back Together After Trial Separation

Space Age At Any Age! Sandra Bullock And Emma Watson Rocking White Dresses At “Gravity” Premiere

Heather Graham: “Sex Is Part Of Who I Am”

“Breaking Bad” Finale Brings In Record Ratings



FOREIGNERS
Japan Awaits Abe’s Third Arrow As Companies Urged To Invest
Iranian Parliament Approves Rouhani’s Diplomatic Outreach
Obama Cancels Malaysia Trip, Blames Shutdown
Italy On The Brink, Once Again
Russia Charges Two Greenpeace Activists With Piracy
US Expels Venezuelan Diplomats
Rakhine State Religious Violence Flares Up Again Despite Thein Sein Visit
US, ROK Ink Security Pact
Xi Jinping Hopes Traditional Faiths Can Fill Chicoms’ Moral Void



BLOGS & STUFF
Valley Of The Shadow: Democrats Are Zombies
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Government Shutdown Day One – The Trials Of A Modern Tom Joad
Dead Republican Party: The War In Afghanistan
Michelle Malkin: Accountability For Camp Bastion? Two Marine Generals Reportedly Fired
Twitchy: Heckuva Job! @HealthCareGov Shamed Into Apology After Touting Glitchy O-Care Website
American Power: The President’s Shutdown
American Thinker: Why “Equality” Must Die
The Necropolitan Sentinel: ObamaCare Theme Song
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, October 1
Jammie Wearing Fools: Oops – “Glitch” Prevents CNN Host From Signing Up For ObamaCare
Pat Dollard: Radical Liberal Blogs Suggests Obama Should Use Military To Arrest, Assassinate GOP Dissenters
Protein Wisdom: NPR Helps The Cause!
Shot In The Dark: Cataclysm
The Jawa Report: Government Shuts Down, Al-Qaeda Forum Hardest Hit
The Lonely Conservative: Nonprofit Sued For Fraud 18 Months Ago Now Enrolling People In Obamacare
Megan McArdle: Why Won’t The Exchanges Load?


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8 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 10.02.13”

  1. MrEvilMatt
    October 2nd, 2013 @ 5:20 am

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  2. Lockestep1776
    October 2nd, 2013 @ 5:20 am

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  3. CHideout
    October 2nd, 2013 @ 5:20 am

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  4. Citzcom
    October 2nd, 2013 @ 5:20 am

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  5. jwbrown1969
    October 2nd, 2013 @ 5:20 am

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  8. richard mcenroe
    October 2nd, 2013 @ 3:34 pm

    Be fair, Wombat: those were TACTICAL wheelchairs.