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LIVE AT FIVE: 06.23.14

Posted on | June 23, 2014 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Iran Rejects US Action In Iraq

ISIS jihadis take control of an intersection in Mosul

Khamenei accuses US of attempting to regain control

Ukraine Ceasefire Under Pressure As Fighting Flares Again
Kiev accuses rebels of taking advantage of unilateral ceasefire


Scott Walker Rips Prosecutors’ Allegations As “Partisan And False”
“The federal judge…sharply criticized the prosecutors. He said that they are now seeking ‘refuge in the Court of Public Opinion, having lost in this Court on the law.'”



POLITICS
Bergdahl Released From Inpatient Treatment

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl

Accused deserter to continue treatment on outpatient basis

McCarthy Slams Reid: “US Should Have All Options On The Table With Iraq”

Former AG, Pa. Governor Thornburgh Hospitalized With Stroke

2012 Audit Found VA Hospitals Warned Not To Game The System

Cochran, McDaniel Stump On Mississippi’s Gulf Coast

Border Patrol Scraps Plan To Fly Illegals To California

Mormon Feminist Faces Excommunication

Clawson Heavily Favored To Win Radel’s Vacant Seat

Military Considers Online Shopping Perk For Vets



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Brent Breaks $115 As Iraq Burns: NYMEX $107.14, Brent $115.16
New Majority Leader Calls For Expiration Of Ex-Im Bank
Oracle To Seal $5 Billion Deal For Micros Systems
Justice Department Nearing $9 Billion Deal With BNP Paribas
American Apparel’s Charney Fighting Back
Billions At Risk As West Coast Port Contract Ends
Nvidia Thinks ARM Is Ready For High Performance Computing Market
Facebook Boosts Android App Speed After Trip To Africa
Amazon: Fire Phone Or Fire Sale?
Cutting The Cord: Aereo Decision Could Be Turning Point
Heartbleed Isn’t Dead Yet



SPORTS
Twins Complete Four-Game Sweep Of White Sox

Veteran Jared Burton saves the sweep

Mauer, Willingham have 2 RBI apiece in 6-5 win


Knicks’ Anthony To Test Free Agent Market

Cueto Pitches Reds Past Blue Jays 4-3

Padres Sack GM Josh Byrnes


Yu Got Nothing: Angels Beat Darvish, Rangers 5-2

Carl Edwards Gets First Win At Sonoma

Red Sox Blow Big Lead In Oakland, Big Papi Saves Day In 10th

Tillman & The O’s Blank Yanks 8-0

Rays Take Series Against Astros With 5-2 Win

Nats Beat Braves 4-1 For Series Split



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Hope Solo Arrested For Domestic Violence

Party out of bounds?

Not the soccer star’s first brush with the law

Jared Leto Turns Thumbs Down On “Brilliance”

Jill Duggar Gets Married – Saves First Kiss For Husband

Katie Couric Marries BF Of Two Years In The Hamptons


“Men Of The Strip” Star Nate Estimada Drives Off Cliff

Robert Pattinson: “I Don’t Need Therapy”

J-Lo Enjoys Flirty Night Out With Maksim Chemerovsky After Shooting Down Dating Rumors

Cast Set, Plot Revealed For Wachowskis’ Netflix Series “Sense8”

Norks Slam Film “The Interview” About Kim Jong-Un

Rosario Dawson Joins “Daredevil” For Netflix

Justin & Selena Canoodling In The Studio



FOREIGNERS
Kerry Arrives In Baghdad To Talk About Inclusion
ROKs Capture Rogue Soldier
Antigovernment Imam Returns To Pakistan, Followers Clash With Police
IDF Hits Syrian Military Positions After Teenager Killed In Golan Heights
US Unlocks Aid As Kerry Presses Egypt On Democracy
UK Business Leaders Seek Cameron’s Protection From EU Bureaucrats
Hong Kong Democracy Poll “An Illegal Farce”
Clashes In Kosovo Over Bridge Blockade
Top Malaysian Court Rules Only Muslims May Use “Allah”
Aussie PM To Reintroduce Bill For Repeal Of Carbon Tax
Lack Of Coordination Hampers Vaccine Drive In Pakistan



BLOGS & STUFF
Proof Positive: Hillary’s NYT Best Cellar
Michelle Malkin: NY-22 – Laughable Lies Of Liberal Republicans
Twitchy: “Chuck Todd Is An Ultra Conservative Neo-con Puppet” (Crazy People)
American Power: Polish FM Sikorski Slams Obama Administration – US Alliance “Worthless, Harmful”
American Thinker: Summer In DC Brings Out The “Skinterns”
BLACKFIVE: Attention, Media – Stop Referring To US Advisors In Iraq As “The 300”
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Is Megan Fox Losing Interest In Show Business?
Conservatives4Palin: After One Week, Hillary’s Book Falls From Amazon’s Top Ten
Don Surber: Bobby Jindal Just Said No To A New Law
Jammie Wearing Fools: How Are Obama And The IRS Getting Away With A Blatant Coverup?
Joe For America: Marine Barred From Wearing Uniform At Graduation Killed In Afghanistan
JustOneMinute: We’ve Seen This Movie
Pat Dollard: Pissed Off Virginians Revolt Against Obama’s Plan To House Illegals
Protein Wisdom: IRS Commissioner’s Big Middle Finger To American Public
Shot In The Dark: Lawless
The Jawa Report: ISIS Orders Unmarried Women To “Sex Jihad”
The Lonely Conservative: Have You Seen The Crap Our Troops Have To Eat?
This Ain’t Hell: White House Values Treason More Than Honor
Weasel Zippers: Sotomayor Defends Affirmative Action – Race Should Trump Academics In College Admission
Megan McArdle: Boomer Housing Bust Ain’t Happening Yet


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