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LIVE AT FIVE: 04.23.14

Posted on | April 23, 2014 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Supremes Uphold Michigan Affirmative Action Ban

OH NOES JUDGES SAY ALL RACISM IS BAD AFTER ALL

Decision bolsters California’s affirmative action ban; Ward Connerly “a very happy camper”

ROK Prosecutors Raid Home Of Ferry Firm’s Founder
Death toll could rise past 300

Ukraine Captures Three GRU Officers
Estimates at least one hundred more helping pro-Russian militias in Donets basin area



POLITICS
Gun “Reform” Advocates To Gather During NRA Convention

Bloomberg attempts to buy a “grassroots” anti-gun movement for $50 million

Roughly 120 activists expected to show up; will the NRA even notice?


Report: IRS Employees With Tax, Conduct Problems Still Paid Bonuses

Curt Clawson Wins GOP Primary To Replace Radel

California GOP Rallies Behind Sriracha In Fight Against City

Former Justice Stevens Wants To Change The Constitution


US Troops Arrive In Poland For Exercises In Eastern Europe As Ukraine Crisis Continues

Christie Says NJ Needs To Curb Public Worker Benefits

Cities, Homeless Advocates Clash Over Ordinances That Prohibit Feeding The Hungry

Fauxcahontas Glosses Over Native American Controversy In New Book

GOP Warns Of BLM’s Planned Land Grab On Texas Border

Texas AG Abbott To BLM: “Come And Take It”



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
WTI Nears Two-Week Low As PRC Economy Stalls, Stockpiles Seen Rising: NYMEX $102.13, Brent $109.15
PRC Factory Activity Shrinks For Fourth Month
AT&T Profits Grow As Users Opt For Smartphone Installment Plans
High Beef Costs Blamed As McDonald’s Profits Take A Hit
JetBlue Pilots Vote To Unionize
Yum’s Profit Rises As KFC Sales In PRC Rebound
Emails Show Google Offered To Help Samsung In Apple Patents Case
The US Needs To Stop Running Internet Security Like A Wikipedia Volunteer Project
Microsoft’s Cortana Mixes AI With Human Added Humor
Amazon’s Smartphone Looks To Favor Gestures Over Buttons
GTA 5 PC Petition Reaches 700,000 Signatures



SPORTS
Bruins Look Unstoppable In 3-0 Crushing Of Red Wings

Detroit goalie Jimmie Howard looks back at the first of three goals

Now up 2-1 going into Game 4


DeMar DeRozan Drops 30 As Raptors Get Even With Nyets

Rangers Beat Flyers 4-1 In Game 3, Take Lead


Ellsbury, Tanaka Lead Yankees To Rout Of Red Sox

Pacers Rally Past Hawks 101-85 To Even Series

Blue Jays Blow Out O’s Bullpen With Six Runs In Eighth

Habs Sweep Bolts With 4-3 Win

Albert Pujols Hits Dinger #500 As Angels Rout Nationals 7-2



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Laura Prepon Shoots Down Tom Cruise Dating Rumors

Coming back for season two of “Orange Is The New Black”

Also yammers about Co$, gays, etc.


Uma Thurman Ends Engagement To Arpad Busson

Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Wife Files For Separation After 20 Years


Lindsay Lohan Rep Slams “Fabricated” Interview

Jay-Z, Beyonce Snub Unspeakable Armenian’s Wedding

Jon Hamm Calls Justin Bieber A Sh*thead

Tori Spelling Blindsided As Cheating Husband Files For Divorce

What Kate Upton Looks For In A Man



FOREIGNERS
Everest’s Sherpas Pack It In For The Season
Kerry Threatens Russia With Further Sanctions Over Ukraine
Obama Says Disputed Senkaku Islands Within Scope Of US-Japan Security Treaty
“Piles And Piles Of Bodies” In South Sudan Slaughter, UN Official Says
Nigeria Calls Off Search For 230 Kidnapped Schoolgirls
Founder Of “Russian Facebook” VKontakte Pushed Out
Modi Condemns “Evict Muslims” Statement
Violence Erupts In Rio Favela Just Before World Cup



BLOGS & STUFF
Proof Positive: Harry Reid – Often Wrong, But Never In Doubt
Doug Powers: Taxpayers Could Be On The Hook For $100 Million Worth Of Obama Presidential Library Construction
Twitchy: Earth Day Hypocrisy! Mark Knoller Catches Obama’s Carbon Footprint Widening
American Power: Moyers, Krugman Use Piketty’s Capital To Attack America’s “Ugliness”, “Racism”
American Thinker: Godwin’s Law And The Real Green Nazis
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Joining The New Elite, A How-To Guide (Part 1)
Conservatives4Palin: John Fund – The Increasing Desperation Of Democrats
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, April 22
Jammie Wearing Fools: NYC School To Honor Convicted Sex Offender – “Is It Even Legal For Him To Be In A School?”
Joe For America: Tom Cotton And His Drill Instructor For Best Ad So Far
JustOneMinute: More Red Lines Fading To Grey
Pat Dollard: Criminals At BLM Seize Texas Rancher’s Land Without Any Compensation
Protein Wisdom: How To Respond To Thomas Piketty’s Inequality Alarmism
Shot In The Dark: The Left’s War On The Western Intellect
STUMP: Public Pensions (And More) Watch – Feathering Nests
The Jawa Report: Hammer Time – AQ Chief Bombmaker Killed
The Lonely Conservative: Never Mind Obamacare Glitches, CMS Employees Got Raises Anyway
This Ain’t Hell: Crybaby On A Cross
Megan McArdle: Piketty’s Tax Raises Won’t Help The Middle Class


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Comments

4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 04.23.14”

  1. fireandreamitchell
    April 23rd, 2014 @ 2:49 pm

    My Kings lost to fricken San Jose and are about to be swept by them. This is as depressing as Obama winning another term.

  2. Wombat_socho
    April 23rd, 2014 @ 4:30 pm

    Nothing could be more depressing than Obama winning a third term.

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  4. Neo
    April 24th, 2014 @ 10:59 pm

    BIDEN: “Mark my words, within the next — first six months of this administration, if we win, they’re going to — we’re going to face a major international challenge, ’cause they’re going to want to test him, just like they did John Kennedy, they’re going to want to test him, and they’re going to find out this guy’s got steel in his spine.”

    I’m told it’s Putin’s NR-40