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LIVE AT FIVE: 01.10.14

Posted on | January 10, 2014 | 10 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Indian Diplomat Indicted

Former Deputy Consul Devyani Khobragade

Confusion as to diplomat’s whereabouts after visa fraud charges brought; did she return to India or stay in Manhattan?

West Virginia Declares Emergency After Chemical Spill
100,000 West Virginians warned not to use tap water

Christie Fires Aide After NJ Bridge Scandal
Prosecutor launching probe



POLITICS
Obama Announces “Promise Zones” To Tackle Poverty

“I will work with anybody…” Except Republicans, of course.

Even the Socialists are calling this phony

President Spins Revolving Door Again, Names Lobbyist To Energy Post

Insane Clown Posse Sues FBI

Obama Donor Leading DOJ Investigation Of IRS

Nancy Pelosi: Don’t Call It Obamacare

Embarrassing Air Force Revelation Caps Hagel Tour

Reid’s Tactics Bear Bitter Fruit As Jobless Benefits Expansion Stalls In Senate

Swearing Toddler In “Thug Cycle” Video Taken Into Protective Custody By Omaha Police



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Rebounds From Eight-Month Low On Bargain Hunting, South Sudan War: NYMEX $92.40, Brent $106.68
Stocks End Mixed As Retailers Give Weaker Outlook
Asian Markets Mixed On PRC Trade Data
New Mortgage Rules Aim To Prevent Risky Loans
Sears Declines After Posting 4Q Loss
Weekly Jobless Benefit Claims Drop To 330K
Google Linking Of GMail To Social Network Raises Concerns
Speakers Boycott RSA Conference Over NSA Links
GoPro To Launch Extreme Sports Network On XBox Network
Futuristic “Smart Homes” Not So Far Away, But Do We Want Them?
WWE Lays Smackdown On CES, Announces Creation Of Netflix-Like WWE Network



SPORTS

Dan Le Batard Loses Hall Of Fame Vote After Deadspin Controversy

Short-Handed Knicks Bump Off The Heat

Williams Leads Kings Past Bruins

Jay Gruden Hired As Redskins Coach

Kwan: Gold Lives Up To Her Name With Strong Short Program

Original Nat Jamey Carroll Returns To Washington



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Work Slows On Lindsay Lohan’s Reality Show

“Difficult to work with”?

Hassles pile up

Tupac Shakur Musical Sets Broadway Plans

Gerard Butler In Talks For “Point Break” Remake

Alexa Vega’s Romantic Mexico Wedding

Bruce Willis Set For Brazil Hostage Movie “Captive”

Zoe Saldana To Star In NBC Miniseries “Rosemary’s Baby”

Emma Watson Falls For Star Rugby Player


McCartney, Ozzy, Elton John And Rod Stewart Miss Out On Nominations As Bowie Scoops Two

Kate Upton Gets Photographed In Space

“12 Years A Slave” Star New Darling Of The Fashion World

Farrah Abraham Admits “My Sex Tape Ruined My Life”



FOREIGNERS
Draghi Denies Eurozone Sinking Into Japanese Deflation
Monica Spear Slaying: Stolen Camera Led To Seven Arrests
South Sudan: Government Forces Close In On Bantiu
Karzai Not Expected To Meet US Deadline On Security Deal
US Condemns “Provocative” PRC Edict On South China Sea Fisheries
Pakistan’s Top Anti-Terror Cop Killed By Car Bomb
Tunisian PM Quits Amid Mounting Unrest
Deadlocked Bangladesh Swears In Contested Parliament
Population Swap Idea Angers Israel’s Arab Minority



BLOGS & STUFF
Proof Positive: Chris Christie Says “If You Like Your Traffic Gridlock, You Can Keep Your Traffic Gridlock”
First Street Journal: John Kerry And The Middle East Peace Process
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Common Core And Google’s Bottom Line
Doug Powers: More Heads Have Rolled Over “Bridgegate” Than Benghazi, The IRS Scandal, And The Botched Obamacare Rollout Combined
Twitchy: MSNBC Launching Version Of “The Five”? Larry Elder Has The Photo “Scoop”
Ed Morrissey: Jefferson And The Nuns
American Power: Atlas 2.0 – Pamela Geller’s New Digs
American Thinker: The Holder Effect
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, January 9
Jammie Wearing Fools: Missing Teen Caleb Jacoby, Son Of Boston Globe Columnist, Found Safe In New York
JustOneMinute: Rachel Maddow Versus The Facts
Pat Dollard: Democrats Blame Big Business For Botched Obamacare Rollout
Protein Wisdom: Another One Of Those Republicans We Had To Elect To Win Back Power Sends Money To Democrat’s Campaign
Shot In The Dark: Why’s Johnny So Depressed?
The Jawa Report: Jihad Jamie Gets Eight Years
The Lonely Conservative: Obama Fired Contractor Who Refused To Fake Number Of Jobs Lost Due To Policies
This Ain’t Hell: Gates Approved, Then Rescinded, Peralta’s Medal Of Honor
Megan McArdle: Marriage Makes You Rich And Stupid


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10 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 01.10.14”

  1. BeccaJLower
    January 10th, 2014 @ 6:03 am

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  2. gntlman
    January 10th, 2014 @ 6:05 am

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  3. Political Rift » LIVE AT FIVE: 01.10.14
    January 10th, 2014 @ 5:06 am

    […] Wombat-socho – compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Indian Diplomat Indicted Confusion as to diplomat’s […]

  4. Zohydro
    January 10th, 2014 @ 6:28 am

    I wonder if this incident with the Indian diplomat is a case of diplomatic harassment related to the Indian Supreme Court’s recent ruling upholding of the Buggery Act…

  5. Proof
    January 10th, 2014 @ 11:38 am

    Great list, as usual, Mr. Wombat!

  6. Wombat_socho
    January 10th, 2014 @ 6:58 pm

    Wouldn’t surprise me one bit, though the charges seem to have more to do with some kind of modern-day slavery thing.

  7. Zohydro
    January 11th, 2014 @ 10:15 am

    If they’re serious about this slavery thing, they’d have more success “fishing” at the Royal Saudi Consulate, I should think…

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