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LIVE AT FIVE: 05.01.14

Posted on | May 1, 2014 | 2 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Charges Filed Against Narendra Modi For Poll Code Violation

Modi displays his party’s lotus symbol after casting his vote

Ahmehdabad cops file First Imformation Reports

Oklahoma Orders Review Of “Botched” Execution
Governor agrees to delay second scheduled execution

Tensions High As Iraqis Vote In First Election After US Withdrawal
PM Maliki leads vote, is favored to form new ruling coalition



POLITICS
Lynchburg Derailment Highlights Concern Over Oil Shipments

Three tank cars full of oil caught fire after yesterday’s derailment

No injuries, but NTSB is investigating; much unhappiness over rail, barge shipments of oil through Virginia


White House Playing Defense Over Benghazi E-mails Tying Top Aide To Susan Rice’s Lies

Black Democrat Congressman Won’t Back Down From Calling Justice Thomas “Uncle Tom”


Obamanomics Under Fire From GOP As Economy Slows To 0.1% Growth

Paul Ryan Discusses Poverty With The CBC

DIA Chief To Retire

House Panel: Only 2/3 Of Obamacare Premiums Have Been Paid

Wyoming Slams Administration Over EPA Rules: “War On Coal,” Governor Says

SEIU Membership, Revenues Plummet After Michigan Ends “Underhanded Scheme”



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Brent Slips, WTI Falls Below $100 As PRC, Supplies Weigh: NYMEX $99.67, Brent $108.04
Asian Stocks Mixed After US Growth Slowdown
Fed Continues Taper Despite US Economy’s First-Quarter Stall
Reports Push Dow To Record
Latest TARP Report Says US Lost $11.2 Billion On GM Bailout
“Lego Movie”, HBO Shows Boost Time Warner Results
ADP Says Private Sector Added 220K Jobs In April; Other Data Suggests Uneven Regional Hiring
Facebook To Let Users Limit Data Revealed By Logins
Google To Stop Mining Kids’ E-Mails For Ad Ideas
FCC’s Wheeler Defends Net Neutrality Proposals
WSJ: AT&T Approaching DirecTV About Acquisition?
After 13-Year Console Ban, XBoxOne Set For Launch In PRC



SPORTS
Rangers Beat Flyers 2-1 In Game 7

Daniel Carcillo celebrates after scoring his winning goal in the second period

Will face Pittsburgh in second round

D’Antoni Resigns As Lakers Coach; Who’ll Be The Fall Guy Now?

Kings Finish Comeback From 3-0, Eliminate Sharks

Oprah Interested In Buying Clippers; Sterling, NBA Set For Epic Legal Battle Over Team

Niederreiter Scores In OT To Lift Wild Past Avs

Rockets Ride Howard, Lin Past Blazers To Stay Alive

Raptors Edge Nyets In Game 5 After Blowing 26-point Lead

A’s Finish Off Texas Sweep With 12-1 Laugher

LaRoche Lifts Nats Past Astros With Clutch Late Hits



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Bob Hoskins Dies Of Pneumonia, 71

From Facebook via Claudia Christian.
Picture by James Hance.

Perhaps best remembered for his role in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.

Miranda Kerr Talks About Coping With Breakdown Of Marriage To Orlando Bloom

Former “Teen Mom” Amber Portman Slams Justin Bieber

Zac Efron On Career Reinvention, Substance Abuse, And That Fight On Skid Row


Spanish Artist Domingo Zapata – Lindsay Lohan’s Married Lover?

Jennifer Lawrence Recalls Getting Wasted At The Oscars, Puking In Front Of Miley Cyrus

Hailee Steinfeld To Join “Pitch Perfect 2”

Demi Lovato: There’s More To Life Than Getting Sh*t-Faced

Kate Upton Heralds Summer On Vogue’s June Cover

Report: Peaches Geldof Died Of Heroin OD

The Onion Sets Its Sights On Buzzfeed, Upworthy

Hilary Duff On The Rebound…With Xenu?

“Jem And The Holograms” Finds Its Rio



FOREIGNERS
Sinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams Arrested Over 1972 IRA Killing
Rob Ford Takes Time Off From Campaign For Substance Abuse Treatment
Ukraine Readies Troops, Warns Of Russian Invasion
PRC’s Xi Vows “Decisive Action” After Deadly Xinjiang Train Station Attack
Shinawatra Agress To July Election In Bid To Appease Protesters
International Outcry As Brunei Embraces Sharia Law
IMF Approves $17 Billion Bailout For Ukraine
Brazil’s Poor Get Welfare Bump, Tax Cuts



BLOGS & STUFF
Proof Positive: All That’s Sterling Isn’t Golden
First Street Journal: Economics 101 – We Told You So! Minimum Wage Hike Has Already Cost Jobs
Michelle Malkin: Big Government GOP’s Common Core Rebrand Hustle
Twitchy: James Woods Remembers The Victim Amid Controversy Over “Botched” Oklahoma Execution
American Power: Only CBS Covers Benghazi E-Mails Suggesting White House Coverup; ABC, NBC Ignore
American Thinker: Obamacare And Common Core – Two Fronts Of The Same Coup
Blackfive: The Military As Socialist Paradise?
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Pulling A Reverse Alinsky
Conservatives4Palin: Tim Carney – K Street Battles Tea Party In GOP Primaries
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, April 30
Jammie Wearing Fools: In An Administration Full Of Lying Incompetents, Jay Carney Manages To Distinguish Himself Yet Again
Joe For America: Folks, You’re Missing The Point About Donald Sterling
JustOneMinute: Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
Pat Dollard: Iran’s Ayatollah Urges President Rouhani To “Punch Obama In The Mouth” Whenever He “Speaks Nonsense”
Protein Wisdom: Federal Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Voter ID Law
Shot In The Dark: Kill National Popular Vote With Greasy Fire
The Jawa Report: Bombshell – Emails Prove Obama Administration Orchestrated Benghazi Attack Lies
The Lonely Conservative: FEC Lawyer Admits He Campaigned For Obama
This Ain’t Hell: Jim Gourley – 10 Reasons Not To Vote For A Veteran
Megan McArdle: Recovery? What Recovery?


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Comments

2 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 05.01.14”

  1. Tanuki Man
    May 1st, 2014 @ 10:01 am

    That’s Billion loss on GM, “B” not “M” million.

  2. Wombat_socho
    May 1st, 2014 @ 11:56 am

    G*d-damned typos. Thanks.