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LIVE AT FIVE: 12.17.13

Posted on | December 17, 2013 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Judge Rips NSA Phone Snooping

Spy Central

District Court Judge grants injunction against phone snooping, stays injunction pending inevitable appeal
Related: Top tech execs meeting with Obama to push for surveillance limits

Putin Expected To Offer Financial Lifeline To Ukraine
No commitment to politically hazardous customs union, though

Socialist Bachelet Wins Chilean Runoff
Defeats center-right candidate for presidency 62-38



POLITICS
Senate Confirms Jeh Johnson As Homeland Security Chief

Meet the new boss…

Least qualified nominee cruises to 76-16 confirmation with endorsements from predecessors

Texas Congressmen Take Aim At Obamacare Navigators

Sen. Ayotte To Vote No On Budget Deal


Utah Governor Expresses Concern Over Polygamy Ruling

Corps Of Engineers Wasted $5.4 Million On Unusable Trash Incinerators

Sen. Sessions Fights Cuts To Veterans Benefits Ahead Of Budget Vote

Even The Employer-Insured Feeling The Shock Of Obamacare Changes

Pelosi Calls On Obama To Halt Deportations

Ethics Committee To Begin Probe of Rep. Radel



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Falls On Stimulus Speculation: NYMEX $97.37, Brent $109.21
Poll: Americans See End Of Stock Surge
Glaxo Bets A Billion On Indian Subsidiary
Euro Stands Tall, Dollar Wobbles Ahead Of Fed Meeting
Boeing Announces $10 Billion Buyback, Raises Dividend
GM Investing $1.3 Billion In Three Midwest Plants
Google Will Keep Robot Maker Boston Dynamics In Massachusetts
Facebook Gives Back With “Donate Now” Button
Amazon Really, Really Wants To Sell More Kindle Fire HDX Tablets
After AT&T Deal Fizzles, San Francisco Builds Its Own Free Wifi
Sprint Considering A T-Mobile Takeover? (Video)



SPORTS
Ravens Kick Lions In Nose, 18-16

Justin Tucker nailed six FG to give Baltimore the win

Record 61-yard FG seals Monday Night victory


MLB, NPB Reach Deal On Posting Fees

Pistons Hand Pacers First Home Loss


Crosby’s 19th Goal Propels Penguins Past Leafs

Beal Returns, Carries Wizards To Win Over Knicks

Kane Returns From Injury, Scores Game Winner As Jets Edge Blue Jackets

O’s Sign Nationals’ 2006 First-Rounder Chris Marrero



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Joan Fontaine Dies, 96

Won Oscar for her role in 1941’s “Suspicion”

Known for lifelong feud with sister Olivia de Havilland; died of natural causes


And The Rock Says…It’s Payday!

Judge Revokes Chris Brown’s Probation In Rihanna Assault


Fifty Shades Star Jamie Dornan Is A Dad

Charlie Sheen: Denise Richards RUINED Christmas

Jessica Simpson Drops Pounds From Second Baby

Former Disney Star Dylan Sprouse Admits Leaked Nude Pics Are Real

Jerry O’Connell And Rebecca Romijn’s Christmas Card Is Going To The Dogs



FOREIGNERS
Norks Commemmorate Second Anniversary Of Kim Jong Il’s Death
WFP: Syrians Have No Food Security
SecState Kerry Visits Philippines
Curfew In South Sudan Capitol After Reported Coup Attempt
Fake Interpreter At Mandela Memorial Linked To Brutal “Necklace” Murders
Car Bomb Hits Hezbollah Checkpoint In East Lebanon
Thai Opposition Debates Whether To Run In February Elections
Sinkiang Riot Leaves 16 Dead
Ukraine Opposition Calls For Big Protest As Yanukovich Heads For Moscow
Russia Moves Nuke-Capable Missiles To Polish, Lithuanian Borders
Protests In India Against Supreme Court Ruling On Gay Sex



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: Video – Udall Lied, Health Plans Died
Twitchy: “$40,000 Debt In A Stocking?” Toure Says There’s Already A Benevolent Black Man Who Gives Gifts To Kids
Chicks On The Right: And In More Awesome Obamacare News, The Washington Exchange Is Arbitrarily Debiting Checking Accounts
Michael Boskin: Obamacare’s Troubles Are Only Beginning
American Power: NH Democrats Send Tracker To Funeral To Dig Dirt On Sen. Ayotte
American Thinker: Did Rush Limbaugh Just Endorse iCongress?
Blackfive: Book Review – American Heroes: On the Homefront by LTC Oliver North
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Potheads Hurt Their Cause By What They Say
The Necropolitan Sentinel: They’re Always After Me Lucky Charms!
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, December 16
Jammie Wearing Fools: Denver Post Editor Offers Lame, Insulting Excuse For Removing “Socialist” From Description Of Accused Colorado Shooter
JustOneMinute: A Nation Of (Overlooked) Laws, Not Of Men
Pat Dollard: 2013 Ratings Champ Fox News Continues To Hammer Its Enemies
Protein Wisdom: IRS Now To Make Its Targeting Of TEA Parties Legal
Shot In The Dark: Gun Control PR Fail
The Jawa Report: Tolerance, I Do Not Think It Means What Islam Thinks It Means
The Lonely Conservative: Texas Governor Candidate Wendy Davis Campaigns In NY, Calls Texas “Toxic”
This Ain’t Hell: A-10 On The Chopping Block Again
Megan McArdle: No One At Ford Is Laughing Any More


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