LIVE AT FIVE: 09.23.13

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TOP NEWS
Gunfire At Besieged Kenyan Mall; Jihadis Threaten Hostages

A Nigerian policeman secures the road past Westgate Mall in Nairobi

Nigerian Army Colonel Cyrus Oguna: “We will not negotiate with terrorists.”
Final Assault Beginning





Angela Merkel Celebrates Big Win In Germany
CDU/CSU bloc takes 41% of Bundestag, FDP falls out with less than 5%
Biggest victory since Kohl’s reunification vote



POLITICS
Obama’s “Independent” NSA Review Panel Actually Working Closely With DNI Clapper

This woman is on Verizon’s “Share Everything (With the NSA)” plan, thanks to the FISA Court, which convenes in the courthouse behind her.

Meets in offices on loan from DNI. Coordinates interviews and press statements through DNI press office. Exempted from pubic meeting requirements by DNI.

Bid To Avert Government Shutdown Moves To Senate

No Appetite For Gun Control In Washington

Sikh Professor Attacked By Harlem Teens

Lawyers Debate Death Penalty For Boston Marathon Bomber

Georgians Hate Obamacare, Love Key Provisions

Pelosi Accuses GOP Of Using “Legislative Arson”

Ron Paul: “We Probably Can’t Get Rid Of Obamacare”

Congress Looking Into VA Bonuses Amid Agency Problems



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Oil Mixed In Asian Trade, WTI Continues To Fall: NYMEX $104.71, Brent $109.23
Asian Shares Flat Despite PRC Data, More Fed Talk Ahead
Demand Grows For Northeast Shiitake Mushrooms
US Stock Futures Trade With Slight Gains
Allegiant Airlines Flights Resume After Jet Slide Problems Force Grounding
US Unemployment Applications Rise To 309K
BlackBerry Returns To Corporate Roots To Avoid Oblivion
LinkedIn Customers Allege Company Hacked Their E-Mail Addresses
A7 Processor Used In iPhone 5S Made By Apple’s Arch-Rival Samsung
Microsoft’s Surface Tablet: A $900M Makeover?
Valve Countdown Teases Three Upcoming Announcements



SPORTS
Braves Clinch First NL East Title In 8 Years

Jason Heyward returns from the DL, just in time for the playoffs

Beat Cubs 5-2 as Nats fall to Fish


A’s Clinch AL West In 11-7 Slugfest With Twins

Reds Rout Pirates 11-3, Tie For Wildcard Lead



Phillies Name Ryne Sandberg Permanent Manager, Sign Him To 3-Year Deal

Cardinals Clinch Playoff Berth But Lose To Brewers 6-4

Indians Scalp Astros 9-2 For Another 4-Game Sweep

Rays Beat O’s 3-1 To Maintain Wildcard Lead

Maxwell’s 10th Inning Slam Lifts Royals Over Rangers

Tigers Fail To Clinch, Fall To White Sox 6-3

Nationals Close Home Slate With Win, Split DH With Marlins; Five Games Back In Wildcard With Six To Play



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Emmy Awards 2013: And The Winners Are…

Writer/producer Vine Gilligan accepts the award for “Breaking Bad”

The full list of nominees and winners

Klugman’s Son Rips TV Academy Over Failure To Include Tribute: “It Was A Self-Induced Tragedy”

Putting “Girls” To Shame

The Deschanel Sisters: The Eyes Have It


Jackman & Gyllenhaaal’s “Prisoners” Wins Weekend Box Office With $21.4 Million

Miley Cyrus Breaks Down On Stage In Vegas

Andy Samberg Weds Joanna Newsom

Transgender Teen Crowned Homecoming Queen At O.C. High School

Jon Gosselin Warns Off Paparazzo With Gunfire



FOREIGNERS
Death Toll From Pakistan Church Bombing Hits 81, Christians Protest Attack
Snake On A Plane Cancels Qantas Flight To Paris
Three Venezuelan Soldiers Busted For Smuggling 1.4 Tons Of Cocaine To France
Typhoon Usagi Wreaks Havoc On Hong Kong, Southern China
Kremlin Denies Rumors Of Putin Remarriage
Palestinian FM: Murder Of IDF Soldier No Reason To Stop Peace Talks
Two Muslims Charged After UK Terror Arrest
Former CCP Boss Bo Xilai Sentenced To Life In Prison
Russia Rejects US/EU Plan To Enforce Syria Resolution



BLOGS & STUFF
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Hot Cosplay Chicks And A Quick Primer On Base & Superstructure Marxism
American Power: No Surrender – Sarah Palin Slams Cannibalistic RINOS On #DefundObamaCare
American Thinker: What The Secular Media Doesn’t Know About Pope Francis
The Necropolitan Sentinel: Obamacare Watch – YOINK!
Don Surber: Weekend Scoreboard
Jammie Wearing Fools: Stunner! Shootings Up 10% In NYC After Liberal Hack Judge Ruled Stop & Frisk Unconstitutional
Pat Dollard: McDonald’s, Dunkin Donuts To Gun Owners – Hey, We Respect Gun Laws
Protein Wisdom: Dad Doesn’t Follow Potemkin Village Q&A Charade…
Shot In The Dark: Open Letter To The MinnPost Editorial Team
The Jawa Report: Impotent Rage
The Lonely Conservative: While IRS Targeted Tea Party Groups, CAIR Got Away With A Lot Of Shady Funding
Megan McArdle: US Workers Pay A High Price For Free Trade


19 comments

  1. Related to the news on Merkel, I have always wondered if it makes much of practical difference to have a proportional representation system of government when we think of the lives of ordinary citizens.

  7. News: Chris Wallace of Fox News says he was provided with “opposition research” on Ted Cruz by the GOP before his recent Cruz interview.

    Obama they won’t fight but Ted Cruz is the hill to die on for the GOP…

    http://tinyurl.com/omxnefm

  10. It had to come from one of the ads. I didn’t mention as a complaint. Just a FYI thing so others can watch and see what happens.

    I looked over the page to see if I could see which ad may have caused the ding, but couldn’t find anything. Given what’s been happening, I wanted to let someone know what happened.

  11. I think PR leads to a splintering of the electorate and an increase in the power of marginal/extremist parties, to say nothing of unstable coalition governments. This increases the power of the bureaucracy and alienates the average citizen from politics even as it empowers politicians loyal to the party instead of to particular voters.

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