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LIVE AT FIVE – 02.01.12

Posted on | February 1, 2012 | 12 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Romney Takes Florida Primary

Mitt Romney and wife Ann celebrate his win in the Florida GOP primary

Romney 46%, Gingrich 32%, Santorum 13%, Paul 7%
Gingrich undaunted; says “people power will beat money power”
Santorum looks beyond Florida to next week’s caucuses and primaries
Ron Paul sets sights on Nevada caucuses



Israel To Deport South Sudanese
Refugees protected status expired when new nation formed

Arab, Western Nations Push For UN Action On Syria
Russians obdurate in blocking action; PRC, India diffident





POLITICS
Court Rules DC Occupods Must Obey Camping Regulations
Occupy DC camp at McPherson Square
Judge also requires 24 hours’ notice of eviction from Park Service

CBO Says Keeping Existing Laws Would Erode Deficit




Bonamici Defeats Cornilles To Keep Oregon Seat For Democrats

TSA Under Scrutiny As Complaints And Expense Mount

11 Oakland Occupods Ordered To Avoid City Hall Plaza

Obama Hopes To Ride Auto Bailout To Re-Election



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
IRS Cracks Down On Fraud As Tax Season Begins
Wall Street Ends Strong January On Flat Note
Amazon Tanks After Earnings
Housing Prices Continue Long Slide
Germany Insists On EU Oversight For Greece
Nonprofit To Help Megaupload Users Retrieve Legal Files
Petition Tells Apple “Ethical” iPhone 5 Wanted
Neil Young Wants Digital Music To Die



SPORTS
Peyton Manning: I Have No Plans To Retire

Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning

Rehab progressing well; will talk to Colts about returning after the Super Bowl

Illinois Edges #10 Michigan State 42-41

Knicks Stop Skid With 113-86 Mauling Of Pistons


Pens Rally For 5-4 Shootout Win Over Leafs

Imran Khan Calls For Resumption Of Indo-Pak Cricket

Astros Sign Former Nationals Starter Livan Hernandez To Minor League Deal



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Simon Cowell: I’m Not Done With Paula Abdul

Paula and Simon last season on "X Factor"

Effusive thanks from Cowell to all three departing judges; looking forward to working with Paula again

11 Thoroughly Modern Actresses

Trace Cyrus Not Rushing Down The Aisle



Stephen Arnell Is Green Arrow In CW’s “Arrow”

Raven Symone To Star In “Sister Act” On Broadway

Duke & Duchess Of Cambridge Get Four-Legged Friend

Adam Sandler To Star In Movie Version of Hasbro’s “Candy Land” Game



FOREIGNERS
Pakistan Rejects Taliban Support Allegations
PRC Workers Seized In Egypt Freed
Egyptian Protesters Claim Muslim Brotherhood In Cahoots With Ruling Military
Argentina Protests British Naval Exercises Off Falklands
French Court To Review Genocide Bill
Netanyahu Declares Victory In Likud Primary
PRC Blames Tibetan Separatists For Violence In Sichuan



BLOGS & STUFF
Gateway Pundit: Palin Says Romney’s $17 Million In Ads Bought “Some False Narrative” In Florida
Flopping Aces: The Most Negative Primary Campaign in History
K-Lo: Taking Back The Pink – Komen Ends Partnership With Planned Parenthood
Doug Ross: Six Charts From the CBO That Spell Trouble For The U.S.
Pat Dollard: CBO Predicts Unemployment Over 9% In 2013
Marginal Revolution: David Brooks On The New Charles Murray Book
Pirate’s Cove: Democrat Report Clears Democrats From “Fast & Furious” Fallout
Weasel Zippers: Darrell Issa Threatens To Hold AG Holder In Contempt Over Fast & Furious; Contends DOJ Actively Engaged In Coverup
Moe Lane: More Shakeups In Florida House Races
American Glob: California to Run Out Of Cash In March
Jawa Report: Iran May Plan More Attacks On U.S. Soil


SOTD: Jackson, Mississippi

Comments

12 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 02.01.12”

  1. smitty
    February 1st, 2012 @ 6:08 am

    Was it 17 mill, and Willard Fabio still can’t reach a plurality?

  2. Congrats of the day « Don Surber
    February 1st, 2012 @ 7:20 am

    […] Robert Stacy McCain. […]

  3. Adjoran
    February 1st, 2012 @ 7:36 am

    Math never was your best subject, was it?

  4. ThePaganTemple
    February 1st, 2012 @ 8:20 am

    People are going to be sorry if they nominate that motherfucker, I promise you that. One thing I can definitely promise you, and you can take this to the god damn bank. I will spend zero time and effort defending him, apologizing for him, explaining his past and his multiple choice positions through the years. Obama is starting to look better and better. Mainly because I think he’ll fuck things up so badly there’s no way another Democrat can follow him in 2016, and maybe-just maybe-the conservative movement will be able to exercise enough discipline to get behind one good solid conservative candidate without demonizing all the others. Then we can tell the establishment goons to go fuck themselves. Maybe we can actually take over the GOP by that point. Then again, some people still believe in Santa Clause, so there you go.

  5. Anonymous
    February 1st, 2012 @ 10:44 am

    I don’t know about you, but I can’t afford another four years of this horseshit.

  6. Anonymous
    February 1st, 2012 @ 10:46 am

    You need to take a chill pill and lay off the ad  hominem crap, because it’s getting very old.

    Yes, this is a warning.

  7. ThePaganTemple
    February 1st, 2012 @ 11:00 am

    Well you’d better hunker down, because its definitely coming, and it doesn’t really matter a whole hell of a lot who wins. We’re way past the point where we can “compromise” our way out of what’s coming down the pike. You just can’t outrun that ring and put it back in the bell.

  8. Garym
    February 1st, 2012 @ 11:29 am

    I agree with Pagan here. This country needs to take a logger’s chainsaw to this spending and bring down the 15 trillion dollar deficit.

  9. Anonymous
    February 1st, 2012 @ 1:11 pm

    I don’t disagree with that. What I don’t agree with is that we should let Obama win a second term because none of our candidates are perfect.

  10. Garym
    February 1st, 2012 @ 2:06 pm

    The only reason I have to vote for Romney is SCOTUS.

  11. ThePaganTemple
    February 1st, 2012 @ 2:25 pm

    Saying Romney isn’t perfect is like saying Rosie O’Donnell isn’t skinny.

  12. Eazy E
    February 1st, 2012 @ 8:24 pm

    Yippee! He won! Romney won!  Oh, RS McCain, what a great article.  Did you cum in your pants just thinking about Romney?  On to Vegas, baby.