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LIVE AT FIVE: 05.15.14

Posted on | May 15, 2014 | 7 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Death Toll Nears 285 In Turkish Mine Explosion

Rescuers carry a miner to safety

Hope fading for the remaining 150 trapped

Black Pastors Join Legal Fight Against Gay Marriage In Michigan
Ministers criticize gay marriage/civil rights parallel

Iran Nuke Talks Resume In Vienna
Emerging deal unlikely to satisfy Congressmen wanting harder line against Iranian nuclear weapons



POLITICS
VA Secretary Shinseki Welcomes White House Review

The VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona

Expected to testify today about “wait list” allegations


Obamacare Contractor Reportedly Pays Employees To Do Nothing



Obama Promotes New Transportation Bill

Geithner Backs Off Claim Of White House Pressure

GOP Lawmakers Tell FCC To Back Off Internet Rules

Court Strikes Down Wisconsin Issue Ad Ban

High School Senior Beats Incumbent WV State Legislator In GOP Primary



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Falls From US Highs: NYMEX $102.04, Brent $110.00
Japan’s First-Quarter Growth Strongest In Two Years
Macy’s Profit Up 3% Despite Declining Sales
US Household Debt Jumps For Third Quarter
German Economy Grows As France Stagnates
Asia Stocks Down As Weak Wall Street Offsets Japan GDP News
Autodesk To Offer Spark Open-Source Platform For 3-D Printing
Will Elon Musk Help Fund A Tesla Museum?
Comcast Exec Says Wired Broadband Users Should Pay As They Go
Netflix Share of Peak Internet Traffic Rises
“Game Of Thrones”, Super Mario Brothers Style



SPORTS
It’s Over And Out For Bruins

Net Loss: The puck slips by Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask

Listless start leads to sad end as Habs win 3-1

Spurs Beat Blazers, Return To West Finals

Kings Edge Ducks To Force Game 7

Heat Defeats Nyets In Game 5, Advance To East Finals

Murphy, Indians Rout Blue Jays 15-4

Ortiz Bashes Two More Dingers As Bosox Beat Twins Again

Dominguez Delivers In 9th, Lifts Astros Past Rangers

Nats Score 4 In 9th, Take Series From The Snakes



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Olivia Munn Now Dating Aaron Rodgers

It’s football season already?

Recently split from BF of two years Joel Kinnaman


Casey Kasem Found In Washington State, Daughter’s Publicist Says

“Grace Of Monaco” Slammed At Cannes

“How I Met Your Dad” Not Going Forward At CBS

“Two And A Half Men” To End After Season 12


Lindsay Lohan Reveals Miscarriage In Reality Show Finale

Rihanna, Drake Split

Angelina Jolie Talks Wedding Plans, Her Health, And How Her Life Has Changed

Coroner: Julia Roberts’ Half-Sister Committed Suicide

Lea Michele, Naya Rivera Both Returning To “Glee” Next Season

Jessica Simpson Sets Wedding Date With Fiance

Prince Harry Hooks Up With Blonde Socialite After Cressida Bonas Split



FOREIGNERS
UK Official: Nigeria Rejects Swap Of Jihadis For Schoolgirls
Riots In Vietnam Leave One Chinese Dead, Hundreds Injured
Ferry Captain, Three Crew Face Murder Charges In Sewol Sinking
Three Anti-Government Protesters Killed By Gunmen As Violence Returns To Bangkok
Afghan Presidential Election Heads For June Runoff
EU Court Holds People Have Right To Be Forgotten On Internet
Japanese Panel Says Nation Should Exercise Right Of Collective Self-Defense
Takeaway From Modi’s Success Story? Ignore The Critics
Kiwi Government Projects Budget Surplus
Ukraine Reports Military Success In The East



BLOGS & STUFF
First Street Journal: Feds To Pay For Manning’s Sex Change
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Trigger Warning – Dude Looks Like A Lady
Michelle Malkin: Cash For Obamacare Shirkers
Twitchy: Texas Gun Shop Takes Swipe At Obamacare With Provocative Sign
The Peoples’ Cube: Do Not Ridicule Hashtag Diplomacy!
Chicks On The Right: This Chick Wants To Reclaim Her Mamahood After Abortion. OMG.
American Power: Well, I Was Wondering What Got Jill Abramson Fired…
American Thinker: Inside The Obama Frat House
Conservatives4Palin: New SarahPAC Video – Roaring To November
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, May 14
Jammie Wearing Fools: Eleanor Rodham Clift Doubles Down On Idiotic Benghazi Tale
Joe For America: Drugs Are Bad! Dancing Naked Woman Proves It
Pat Dollard: Mark Levin Goes Off – “Carl Levin Should Be Dragged In Front Of A Grand Jury And Forced To Answer Questions”
Protein Wisdom: Sterling’s Silver Lining
Shot In The Dark: Of Those With Cow, And Those With Moo
The Jawa Report: American Muslims More Outraged Over Bill Maher’s Islamophobia Than Boko Haram Kidnapping & Selling Christians
The Lonely Conservative: Obama Says Enforcing Immigration Laws “Isn’t Smart”
This Ain’t Hell: And The Coverup Continues…
Weasel Zippers: New E-Mails Show Dem. Senator Carl Levin Pressured IRS To Target Conservative Groups
Megan McArdle: Why The US Isn’t Creating More Small Businesses


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Comments

7 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 05.15.14”

  1. ariyadesai01
    May 15th, 2014 @ 5:34 am

    RT @smitty_one_each: TOM LIVE AT FIVE: 05.15.14 http://t.co/pDLmS8upoV #TCOT

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  3. CrustyB
    May 15th, 2014 @ 12:01 pm

    Black Pastors Join Legal Fight Against Gay Marriage In Michigan

    Comparing something that is perfectly natural…being born black…with something completely unnatural…having the compulsion with stick your tinky winky up another guy’s hoo-hah…is an insult to the civil rights movement and these black pastors are exactly right to protest.

  4. richard mcenroe
    May 15th, 2014 @ 2:12 pm

    Ooooooh… a WH review. I’ll BET Shinseki welcomes that.

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    May 15th, 2014 @ 4:29 pm

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  6. Wombat_socho
    May 15th, 2014 @ 6:08 pm

    But lesbianism is okay? Please clarify. 😉

  7. Wombat_socho
    May 15th, 2014 @ 6:09 pm

    Yeah, I’m sure they’ll get right to the bottom of this.