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LIVE AT FIVE: 08.06.14

Posted on | August 6, 2014 | 7 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Israel Pulls Out Of Gaza As Truce Takes Hold

A Palestinian boy amidst the rubble of Gaza

Same cease-fire plan Hamas rejected three weeks ago
44% of Americans polled say Israel’s actions in Gaza justified


Whining Begins Over Treatment Of Infected Americans With Experimental Ebola Drug
Liberian authorities pressured by patients’ relatives

Ukraine Continues Offensive, Keeps Wary Eye On Russia
Yasnyuvata railway junction recaptured by rebels



POLITICS
Roberts Rallies Past Wolf In Kansas GOP Senate Primary

Sen. Pat Roberts greets a crowd of cheering supporters

With 60% of precincts in, Roberts has 48-41% lead

Michigan Split For Tea Party: Rep. Amash Wins, Bentivolio Loses

Missouri Transportation Tax Defeated


Dem Lawmaker Uses Luftwaffe Uniform To Depict Navy Veteran In Campaign Mailer

Alabama Abortion Law Ruled Unconstitutional

HHS Faces Massive ObamaCare Backlog

Utah Files Gay Marriage Appeal With Supreme Court

VA Scrambles To Create Private Care Alternative For Vets



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Slides On Tepid US Demand: WTI $97.65, Brent $104.92
Walgreens Reportedly Considering Inversion-Free Merger With UK’s Boots
Big Banks’ “Living Wills” Get Failing Grade From Feds
CVS Beats Earnings Estimates On Pharmacy Growth
Groupon Stock Slumps Despite Revenue Gain
Disney’s Earnings Boosted By Marvel
Navdy – Like Google Glass, But For Your Car
Russian Hackers Steal 1.2 Billion Passwords
Sprint Ends Pursuit Of T-Mobile, Replaces CEO
Apple, Samsung Agree To Drop Overseas Litigation Ax
Timex Enters Smartwatch Category. No Phone Needed.



SPORTS
O’s Extend Lead In AL East With 9-3 Pounding Of Jays

Jonathan Schoop celebrates his solo dinger with Manny Machado

Norris notches first win in three starts; O’s now lead AL East by 5

Nothing Goes Right For Tribe In 9-2 Loss To Reds

Phils Edge Astros 2-1 In 15 Innings

Fish Rally In Eighth To Beat Pirates 6-3

Price K’s 10 In Tigers Debut, Avila Homers In 12th To Beat Yankees

The Big Donkey Takes The Mound As Rangers Pummel Pale Hose 16-0

Cards Edge Red Sox 3-2

Chrissy Teigen Throws Out the First Pitch At Dodgers Game

Parra’s First Hit As Brewer Beats Giants, 4-3

Twins Power Past Padres 3-1

Wheeler Shuts Down Nats, Mets Win 6-1



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
“Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Star Marilyn Burns Dies

Played lone survivor of Leatherface’s rampage in cult horror classic

Found dead at Houston home, aged 65

Murdoch Withdraws $80 Billion Bid For Time Warner

James Corden To Replace Craig Ferguson On “Late Late Show”

“Frozen” Director Jennifer Lee To Adapt “A Wrinkle In Time” For Disney

Olivia Wilde Breastfeeds Son Otis For Glamour’s September Issue

Megan Fox Reveals Her Best On-Screen Kiss

“True Detective” Plot Details Emerge

“Pride And Prejudice And Zombies” Resurrected



FOREIGNERS
US General Killed On NATO Base
Putin Orders Retaliation Against Western Sanctions
Man Held In UK Over Plane Bomb Threat
Britain’s First Muslim Cabinet Minister Resigns Over Gaza Policy
Argentine Rights Activist Reunited With Son After 35 Years
Key Leaders On Either Side Of Scottish Independence Clash In Debate
Indonesian Court Hears Subianto’s Challenge To Election Results
US, South Sudan Prod Rebels As Peace Talks Sputter
Iran Seeks Alternative To Maliki
Costa Rican Authorities Arrest Two Men Trying To Smuggle $1.2 Million Into Country



BLOGS & STUFF
The Quinton Report: Pope Lifts Suspension Of Priest Who Served In Sandinista Regime
The Camp of the Saints: Liberty Or Slavery
Michelle Malkin: Murder In Rio Grande Valley – Coming Soon To A Town Near You
Twitchy: White House Pulls Plug On Press For Lionel Richie At African Leaders Dinner
American Power: Labour Party’s Ed Miliband Slammed For “Pathetic”, “Distasteful” Wreath Message
American Thinker: A Mixed Message About Same-Sex Marriage
BLACKFIVE: Afghan Kills US General In Green-On-Blue Shooting
Conservatives4Palin: Governor Palin On Joe Carr And Tennessee’s Clear Choice
Don Surber: Political Scoreboard, August 5
Joe For America: Drone Spots Taliban Fighters F*cking A Goat (NSFW)
JustOneMinute: Waddya Mean, “American”?
Protein Wisdom: CBS’ Gayle King Says “Unless Illegal Immigrants Are Doing Something Illegal, Leave Then Alone”
Shot In The Dark: That Joyous Moment…
STUMP: Public Pension Watch – Living High On The Hog In New York
The Gateway Pundit: Sunday’s UNRWA School Bombing Was Completely Staged
The Jawa Report: Illegal Aliens Murder Border Patrol Agent On R&R Fishing Trip With His Family
The Lonely Conservative: Poll Finds American Pessimism At An All-Time High
This Ain’t Hell: Thirteen Marines Named Perez Arrested At Border
Weasel Zippers: Race Hustler Al Sharpton And His Businesses Owe $4.7 Million In Taxes
Megan McArdle: Is New York The Next Detroit?


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7 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 08.06.14”

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  3. Art Deco
    August 6th, 2014 @ 12:16 pm

    Pity about Roberts. He is 77; he’s been employed in Washington since 1969, first as a staffer and then as a member of Congress; his wife has a business in Northern Virginia; and his ‘residence’ in western Kansas is a fiction. He should have retired or been retired.

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  5. Bob Belvedere
    August 6th, 2014 @ 9:51 pm

    Thank you, Wombat.

  6. Wombat_socho
    August 6th, 2014 @ 11:38 pm

    Shoulda coulda woulda, as they used to say in Minnesota.

  7. Wombat_socho
    August 6th, 2014 @ 11:38 pm

    You’re welcome.