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LIVE AT FIVE – 09.08.11

Posted on | September 8, 2011 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Delhi Blast: Kashmiri Cyber Cafe Owner Detained

Madras High Court increasing security after Delhi attack

E-mail by Harkat ul-Jihad claiming responsibility traced to cyber cafe
Russian Hockey Team’s Plane Crashes
Among dead: former NHL players Brad McCrimmon, Aleksandr Karpovtsev

Obama’s Futile Jobs Plan
Salient features leaked so far suggest plan presents nothing new and isn’t big enough



POLITICS
Progress Made On Texas’ Most Destructive Wildfire

Smoke visible for miles as acres still smolder

Cooler weather expected to help firefighters contain Bastrop County blaze; thousands still homeless

Obama’s Goal: Create Jobs, Put GOP On Spot

Former VP Cheney Appears At Nixon Library

Time To Rethink Counterterrorism Spending?

Senate Dems Seek $6 Billion In Disaster Funds, GOP Insists On Offsetting Cuts

Gates: More Defense Cuts Would Threaten Security

Christie Says He Offered NJ Speaker Help; She Denies It

Wisconsin DMV Employees Told Not To Volunteer Information On Free Voter IDs

Security Levels Increase At Military Bases As 9/11 Nears; DHS Drops Color-Coded Alert system



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Moynihan Tries To Keep BoA Intact As Mortgage Business Disintegrates
Yahoo’s Firing Of Bartz Draws Fire
Stocks Snap Three-Day Skid
Best Buy Launches Online Marketplace
Why “Green Jobs”: Don’t Belong In Obama’s Jobs Program
Tokyo Shares Eke Out Gain
Amazon Cuts Deal On CA State Taxes; Will Brown Sign?
Gold Rebounds Ahead Of Obama Speech
Google Hands HTC Patents For Use Against Apple Lawsuits
SFPD Investigating Its Role In Missing iPhone Case
Apple Sues Samsung In Japan Over Patent Violations
Pr0n Domain .XXX Blocks Use Of Celebrity Names
HP Debuts All-In-One Desktops For Consumers & Small Businesses



SPORTS
Russia Mourns Loss Of Hockey Team In Plane Crash

Russians search for flight recorders from fatal crash

President Medvedev calls for aviation reform after deadly crash; fans pay tribute to dead players

Legal Wrangling Delays Aggies’ Move To SEC

Izturis Keys Late Rally For Angels


Talks Resume But NBA Stays Quiet

Payton Manning’s Streak Is Over

Yankees Lose Sleep And Game To Orioles, 5-4

Phillies Complete Sweep Of Braves, 3-2



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Reese Witherspoon Hit By Car

Reese Witherspoon

Treated for minor injuries at hospital; 84-year-old driver cited

Madonna: “I Have No Comment On [Lady Gaga’s] Obsessions Related To Me

Joe Jonas Wants Taylor Swift Back

Kate Middleton Not Expecting Twins


Sandra Bullock Expecting?

Kelsey Grammer Victimized By Online Ponzi Scheme?

Chace Crawford & Elizabeth Hurley Get It On For “Gossip Girl”

Evelyn Lozada Quits “Basketball Wives” Again



FOREIGNERS
Gaddafi Denies Fleeing Libya
Three Arrested As Death Toll Rises In Delhi Court Bombing
Syrians Report Killings As Regime Searches For Defectors
Barak: Turkey Is Not Our Enemy; Crisis Will Pass
Afghanistan Rejects UN Allegations Of Torture In Jails
Iraqi Tourists Flock To Kurdistan For Fun, Safety
Pacific Forum Stands Firm On Fiji



BLOGS & STUFF
Sense Of Events: The Pinocchio President
Via Meadia: Under The Bus – A Pack Of Pouting Greens
Gateway Pundit: White House Says They Won’t Serve As Speech Police For Democrats
Lonely Conservative: NBC Affiliates In Green Bay, Milwaukee Pick Packers Over Obama
Ed Morrissey: Boehner Waives Response To Obama Speech; Pelosi Insulted
Jonah Goldberg: Hoffa’s Offense, Real And Imagined
Weasel Zippers: Gallup Reports Obama Falling To New Lows Among Hispanics, Whites
WILLisms: Texas Slashed Its Firefighting Budget? Uh, No
Jim Geraghty: Liberals Finally See The Obama We’ve Been Seeing All Along


SOTD – Rush

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Comments

4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 09.08.11”

  1. Cartoon of the day « Don Surber
    September 8th, 2011 @ 7:10 am

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  2. Jamie Jeffords
    September 8th, 2011 @ 11:11 am

    But…but Reese is okay, right?  I do not have to start a campaign against elderly drivers?

  3. Bob Belvedere
    September 8th, 2011 @ 12:29 pm

    Oh, Jamie, just do it anyway to protect the fronts of all the CVS’s, Rite-Aids, and Dunkin’ Donuts.

  4. Anonymous
    September 8th, 2011 @ 7:21 pm

    I dunno, I think the eighty-year-old grannies and grandpas are more of a threat than the guys blowing .08 out on Interstate 66, but you gotta do what you gotta do, Jeff.