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LIVE AT FIVE – 11.24.11

Posted on | November 24, 2011 | 2 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Unrest Continues Near Tahrir Square

Tear gas and ambulances 24x7


Street battles continue all night & day near the Interior Ministry

Saleh Agrees To End Thirty-Year Rule In Yemen
President agrees to step down


Poor Economy No Speed Bump For Thanksgiving Travelers
Highest number of travelers setting out to see friends and family since 2007



POLITICS
Gingrich Backlash Brewing In Iowa Over Immigration?

Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista doing lunch at the Iowa State Fair

Some Iowans not keen on legal residency for illegals, apparently

Occupy Protests Cost Nation’s Cities $13 Million

Romney Picks Up Thune Endorsement

Ron Paul Front Runner In Iowa Poll?


Obama Camp Goes After Romney On Foreign Policy

Feds Bag Idea Of Curbing Target Practice On Public Lands

Medicare Administrator Berwick Resigns

Judge Rules Harrisburg Not Eligible For Bankruptcy Protection



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Yen Gains As Japanese Stocks, Won Decline
Wall Street Falls For Sixth Day
John Deere’s Profit Up 46% As Sales Increase
Moody’s: US Rating Imperiled Without $1.2 Trillion In Cuts
Investors Unfriending Social Media
Merck To Pay $950 Million In Vioxx Case
Brazilians Nix Drilling By Chevron
iPad Retina-Slaying Reports Return
Feds Find No Proof Of Hacking On Failed Illinois Water Pump
Google Kills Off Seven More Products, Including Wave
Facebook Phone: Who Would Buy This Thing?



SPORTS
NBA Talks Resume

Player's lawyer David Boies

Giving the gift of renewed talks

Harbaugh Bros. Get Together For Thanksgiving
49ers face Ravens on the Thanksgiving NFL card

Garrison, Versteeg Send Panthers Past Rangers 2-1

Chiefs Claim Orton Off Waivers

Capitals Ground Jets 4-3 In OT

Win, LSU, Or Watch Your Shot At BCS Title Go Away

Bruins Edge Sabres 4-3, Extend Win Streak To Ten



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Will Katy Perry Star As Marilyn Monroe On Broadway?

Perry, Monroe & Williams: the three Marilyns?

Harvey Weinstein talking up the possibility


Nicole Scherzinger Bares Her Assets In New Book


“Desperate Housewives” Books Final Season Comebacks For Dana Delany, Kyle McLachlan


J-Lo’s Beau Casper Smart Faces Charges For Illegal Drag Racing

Lady Gaga Gets Into The Holiday Spirit


Expect Madness And Craziness For Miley’s 19th Birthday, Says Kelly Osbourne

Eva Mendes Looks Freakishly Like Amy Winehouse On Set Of New Movie

Dan Lozano: King of Sleaze Mountain



FOREIGNERS
Bahraini King Blames Iran For Fueling Uprising Despite Report
Turkey’s Hard Line On Syria Hides Conflicted Loyalties
Sherry Rehman Named New Pakistani Ambassador To UN
Russia May Target US Missile Defense Sites
British Columbia Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Anti-Polygamy Law



BLOGS & STUFF
Michael Walsh: Newt The Tactician
Wizbang: “…let’s be humane…”
Don Surber: Syria The Next Libya?
Lonely Conservative: Business Owner Posts Signs On Trucks – No Hiring Until Obama’s Out Of Office
Dave Weigel: Team Romney Crows About That Obama Ad
Megan McArdle: German Bond Auction Falls
Weasel Zippers: Poll – 48% Of Voters Want Courts To Kill Obamacare
Doug Powers: Bachmann Says, By Now Michelle Obama Would Have Gotten An Apology From NBC


SOTD – Baby Got Back (h/t El Rushbo)


Administrivia: there will be no Live at Five on Friday morning

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