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LIVE AT FIVE: 12.04.14

Posted on | December 4, 2014 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Seventeen States File Lawsuit To Halt Obama Amnesty Orders

I AM THE LAW!

Department of Homeland Security sued by states, arguing Constitution violated and laws broken
Texas leads sixteen other states in suit
Scott Walker, Wisconsin AG Van Hollen Join Suit

Protests Erupt After Policeman Not Indicted In Choking Death Of Eric Garner
NYPD officer Pantaleo not indicted by grand jury despite using proscribed chokehold

Thirty Years After Bhopal Disaster, India Hasn’t Learned Necessary Lessons
Little learned in terms of disaster management



POLITICS
Boehner Faces Conservative Ire After Decision To Delay Immigration Fight

Will he need Democrats to pass continuing funding resolution?

Senate GOP, House conservatives objecting to purely symbolic vote

Landrieu, Senate’s Last Deep South Democrat, On Her Own Now

Taxpayer Dollars Paid For Eco-Loonies’ $25,000 Christmas Party

Military Sex Assault Reports Up 8%

House Passes Bill To Extend Tax Breaks Through December

Supremes Weigh Bias Claim In Case Of Pregnant UPS Driver

Defense Bill Hits Snag Over Land Swaps, Wilderness

Appeals Court Won’t Extend Florida Gay Marriage Ban

GOP Lawmakers, Benghazi Survivors Fume Over Committee Report



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Mixed On US Stockpile Drop: WTI $67.71, Brent $70.33
Fed’s Beige Book Shows “Widespread” Job Gains
ADP: US Employers Added 208,000 Jobs In November
Dow, S&P 500 End At Record Highs
Wildlife Expert Claims Killing Wolves Actually Increases Livestock Attacks
Girl Scouts Raise Cookie Prices But Offer Two New Varieties
Google To Introduce Child-Friendly Versions Of Products
Russian E-Ink YotaPhone Hopes It’s Second Time Lucky
Coalition Forms To Oppose Comcast/Time Warner Merger
Verizon Starts Shutting Down 3G Network As 4G LTE Comes Online
PS4 Goes Gray To Celebrate 20 Years Of Sony PlayStation
Aussie Gamers Fighting Back After Target Pulls “Grand Theft Auto V” From Shelves



SPORTS
Canadiens Legend Jean Beliveau Laid to Rest

Don Cherry: “…beside the word class, you would find Jean Beliveau’s picture.”

Hall of Fame player for twenty years with Canadiens died Monday at 83


Sixers Snap 0-17 Skid Against Exasperated Timbermutts

Habs Rally Too Little Too Late Against Wild


Spurs’ Streak Snapped In OT By Nyets

Oilers Lose Heartbreaker To Jets In OT

Braves Sign Nick Markakis To Four-Year Deal

Harden Leads Rockets Over Grizzlies 105-96

Blackhawks Top Blues 4-1

Bulls Deal Hornets Tenth Straight Loss

Denard Span Has Surgery For Sports Hernia



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Mariah Carey Apologizes For Drama, Keeps Promise To Sing At Rockefeller Tree Lighting

Didn’t show up for pre-taping due to divorce drama

Performed live Wednesday night

Jimmy Fallon, It’s A Girl!

Teresa Giudice Sues Her Lawyer Over Prison Sentence

Blake Lively Plans To Take Parenting Tips From Her Mom

Lindsay Lohan Launches Clothing Line “My Addiction”

Kesha’s Mom Sues Dr. Luke, Claiming PTSD

Tori Spelling Wants More Plastic Surgery To Make Herself Feel Better


No-Talent Michael Sam Claims He’s Not In NFL Because He’s Gay

Tea Leoni Dating “Madam Secretary” Co-Star Tim Daly

Annie Lennox Questions Madonna’s Topless Photo Shoot

Nicki Minaj Raps About Teenage Abortion In “All Things Go”

Chelsea Gallery To Open Dee Dee Ramone Exhibition

Eva Mendes Dishes On “Exhausting” Pregnancy

First-Edition Philip Roth Book Fetches $80K At Christie’s

Katey Sagal Sounds Off On “Sons Of Anarchy” Plot Twist

“Unbroken” Star Was So Nervous Around Angelina Jolie, He Threw Up



FOREIGNERS
Teheran Denies US Reports Of Iranian Air Strikes Against Islamic State
Survey: Israel One Of Least Corrupt States In Middle East
Iraq Says Woman Detained By Lebanon Isn’t Al-Baghdadi’s Wife
Polls Predict Easy Victory For PM Shinzo Abe
UK Spending To Fall To 1930s Levels
Norks Give Hollywood A Taste Of Cyber War
Gun Battle Breaks Out In Grozny, Chechnya
Philippines Begins Evacuations In Advance Of Super Typhoon
Modi Impresses Obama By Shaking India’s Bureaucratic Inertia
Palestinian Stabs Two Israelis, Is Shot By Security Guard
Aussie Foreign Minister Declares Al-Raqqa Province In Syria Off-Limits
Venezuela Charges Opposition Leader With Alleged Coup Plot



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: Nothing On Terry Bean
Twitchy: White House, IRS Won’t Release Docs They Shared Because “Privacy”
American Power: OC Register, Riverside Press-Enterprise Lay Off 100 Employees
American Thinker: Black Crime Claims Life Of Apologist For Black Crime
Conservatives4Palin: Governor Palin Weighs In On Consumerism, Russia, And Energy Production
Don Surber: Pay-To-Play Justice In West Virginia
Jammie Wearing Fools: Surprise! 20% Of Applicants For Obama’s “Deferred Action” Protection Are Fraudulent
Joe For America: Scott Walker – Still Winning For Wisconsin
JustOneMinute: NRO, Cut The Crap
Pamela Geller: American Woman Stabbed By Veiled Muslima In Abu Dhabi Mall
Protein Wisdom: States Act While Congress Dithers On Obama’s Unilateral Amnesty Orders
Shot In The Dark: It Was Twenty-Five Years Ago…
The Gateway Pundit: NYC Mayor DeBlasio Smears NYPD – Blames Eric Garner’s Death On Racism
The Jawa Report: Ishallahshaheed’s Last Note To Mommy
The Lonely Conservative: A Tale Of Two Staffers
This Ain’t Hell: DoD Negotiates Cuts To Troops’ Compensation
Weasel Zippers: Democrat Staffer Who Roofied And Raped Woman Gets No Jail Time
Megan McArdle: The System Failed Eric Garner


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