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LIVE AT FIVE7:30 – 12.20.11

Posted on | December 20, 2011 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
ALLEN WEST, HOUSE GOP DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND

Eric Cantor, John Boehner, and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy

House GOP holds out for full-year extension of payroll tax cut

ROK Gov’t Expresses Sympathy To Norks
NY consul states ROK priority “to avoid anything troublesome”

Deadly Blizzard Pushes Into Great Plains
Storm stretches from northern New Mexico through Texas and Oklahoma to Kansas



POLITICS
Newt Rips Opponents For Using Negative Ads

Newt talks to an eight-year-old in Iowa

Doesn’t name and shame, unfortunately

Brothers In NC Terror Ring To Be Sentenced Today

Power Plant Closures To Strip Small Towns Of Jobs

Wikileaker’s Defense Throwing Stuff At Wall, Hoping Something Will Stick

Perry Criscrossed Iowa In Search Of Road To Revival

Walsh Accuses Holder Of Playing Race Card At White House’s Order



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Deutsche Telekom Silent On Plan B For T-Mobile
US Stock Futures Advance Before Housing Report
European Stocks Advance On German Confidence
Euro Climbs After Spanish Auction, German lfo
Winn-Dixie Stores Sold To Bi-Lo For $560 Million
Lockheed Wins Japan F-35 Contract Over Boeing, Eurofighter
EU Short On IMF Loans Target As Britain Refuses Aid
Gold Rises As Euro Rebounds
Apple Ruling Hits Android
IBM: Five Predictions For The Next Five Years
Siri Helps Santa In Apple’s Christmas Ad
US Gasoline Prices Continue To Fall



SPORTS
49ers Turn Out The Lights On Steelers, Win 20-3

Can beat Browns on one leg, but not the 49ers

Roethlisberger throws three interceptions as Steelers get crushed

Rangers Win Yu Darvish Sweepstakes



Bruins Beat Habs 3-2 For Fifth Win In A Row

Davidson Shocks #11 Kansas, 80-74

Arron Afflalo Returns To Denver?

Twins Lose Jason Kubel To Snakes: Two Years, $15 Million

Nats Add 38-Year-Old Mike Cameron



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Chaz Bono, Jennifer Elia Call Off Engagement

Chaz Bono, Jennifer Elia

Breaking up after six years together

Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard Split; Press Takes Two Years To Notice

Professor Claims He Was Canned By NYU After Giving James Franco A D



Teen Mom Amber Portwood Back In Prison For Second Straight Christmas

Amy Childs Opts For Garish Gown Alongside Royals At Millies

Patton, Pending

Hefner Says Lohan’s Playboy Issue Breaking Records



FOREIGNERS
Will Kim Jong Un’s Aunt & Uncle Be The Real Powers In North Korea?
Violence Continues In Egypt
Arab League Chief: Syria Conflict Too complex For Western Involvement
Iraqi President Criticizes Treatment Of Sunni VP
EU Presses Ukraine To Release Jailed Tymoshenko
Scores Missing After Sakhalin Rig Capsizes; Hopes Fading
South Sudan Seeks $763 Million From Donors In Humanitarian Aid
Guangdong Protests Spread To Haimen
Egypt’s Salafist Party Vows To Respect Treaty With Israel
Ukrainian Femen Activists Disappear After Topless Protest Near Belarus KGB Building
Saudi King Abdullah Calls For Gulf Council To Move From Cooperation To Unity



BLOGS & STUFF
Don Surber: FICA Deal FUBAR
Weasel Zippers: House Dems Unleash Gollum On Republicans Up For Reelection
Allahpundit: Ron Paul Now InTrade Favorite To Win Iowa
Michael Totten: Totalitarian Grief
Donald Sensing: What Do You Do When Your god Dies?
Peter Suderman: It’s So Ronery In The Dark, With Negative GDP Growth
Big Journalism: Progressive Media Meeting With Obama
American Spectator: Jeb Ex Machina?
Hit & Run: Why Would Consumers Object To A Policy That Forces Them To Buy Expensive Products They Don’t Want?
Power Line: Hayek Vindicated Again
Media Decoder: NYT Negotiating To Sell Regional Papers
Mark Krikorian: Enforcement Works – Unexpectedly!
Volokh Conspiracy: Is The Mandate Necessary?
The Ticker: Appeals Court Rejects Christian Student’s Bid To Reverse Expulsion
Jihad Watch: Biden – “Look, The Taliban Is Not Our Enemy”
Gateway Pundit: EPA Wants More Power In The Name Of Sustainable Development


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  1. Trafe of the day « Don Surber
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