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The Daily Beast - The Morning Scoop - April 28, 2011
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CHEAT SHEET
MUST READS FROM ALL OVER
POOR GUY
1. Panetta's Thankless New Job
President Obama is poised to tap CIA Director Leon Panetta to succeed
Robert Gates as secretary of Defense. Welcome to three wars, massive
budget cuts, and a grind to rival the president's job. The Daily Beast's
John Barry on whether the 73 year old can last in the position, why
David Petraeus is an inspired choice to head the CIA, and why the
administration shuffling is only the first in a chain of decisions Obama
has to make about his national security team.
Read it at The Daily Beast:
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TRAGEDY
2. Tornadoes Kill 178 in South
Brutal storms continued to sock the South on Wednesday, killing at least
178 people throughout the region. Alabama took most of the impact; at
least 128 of the deaths occurred in that state, which was hit with a
mile-wide tornado that tore through the college of town of Tuscaloosa.
It then passed just north of Birmingham. Over 300,000 people are without
power now, and Alabama has declared a state of emergency. Eighteen
deaths were recorded in Mississippi, 11 more in Georgia, and one each in
Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee.
Read it at Associated Press:
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FALLOUT
3. Obama Talks Birthers on 'Oprah'
The topic must have been unavoidable. On the same day he made his birth
certificate available, President Obama sat down with Oprah Winfrey and
talked about what led him to make the surprise move. "I said to my team,
look, even though this is not usually what the state of Hawaii
does…let's ask them for a special dispensation where they will go ahead
and provide us with the original to see if we can put this to rest."
When Winfrey asked what he had thought of the conspiracy theories, Obama
cheekily replied, "Can I just say I was there, so I knew. I knew I had
been born. I remembered it." Politico says, meanwhile, that Obama's
decision to release his birth certificate was a personal one: He just
wanted to shut this down so he didn't have to deal with this any more,"
a source says. Another White House official says, "Allowing the GOP
primary to devolve into birther mania probably would be better, but the
president felt strongly that this was bad for the country."
Read it at New York Daily News:
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNuV8-B7SwhTB8aqY-NsjV9ost/dail3
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MIDDLE EAST
4. Hundreds Resign from Syria's Ruling Party
After weeks of violence against civilians, is Syria's government
beginning to crack? More than 230 people resigned in protest from
President Bashar al Assad's Baath Party, with about 200 of the
resignations coming from the region that includes the besieged city of
Daraa. The other 30 resignations came from the coastal city of Banias;
the resigning members said in a letter, "Considering the breakdown of
values and emblems that we were instilled with by the party and which
were destroyed at the hand of the security forces… we announce our
withdrawal from the party without regret."
Read it at The Guardian:
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BUSINESS
5. Berkshire Hathaway: David Sokol Misled Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway took a much harsher tone toward David Sokol, the
former executive accused of insider trading, than Warren Buffett
previously had. A report from Berkshire's directors said Sokol's
disclosures about stock purchases were "misleadingly incomplete" and
"violated the duty of candor" he owed the company. They said they may
also take legal action against Sokol, whose personally profited by $3
million after Berkshire purchased chemical-maker Lubrizol in March.
Sokol's lawyer claims, however, that Sokol told Buffett about his
personal stake in Lubrizol before recommending that Berkshire Hathaway
purchase the company.
Read it at The Wall Street Journal:
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SUSPICIOUS
Bahrain to Execute Protesters
Four sentenced to death.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNuV8-B7SwhTB8aqY-NsjV9ost/cht6
TROUBLING
Facebook Investors Look to Dump Shares
Fear growth cannot keep pace with valuation.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNuV8-B7SwhTB8aqY-NsjV9ost/cht7
GIZMOS
Apple Finally Releases White iPhone 4
As Steve Jobs addresses privacy concerns.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNuV8-B7SwhTB8aqY-NsjV9ost/cht8
WHO KNEW
Leprosy Linked to … Armadillos?
Animals harbor the bacteria.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNuV8-B7SwhTB8aqY-NsjV9ost/cht9
ROYALTY
William, Kate Release Wedding Program
Will play Diana's funeral song during ceremony.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNuV8-B7SwhTB8aqY-NsjV9ost/cht10
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BLOGS & STORIES
FROM OUR CONTRIBUTORS
Sully's New Air Safety Warning
by Josh Dzieza
Miracle pilot Cpt. Sully Sullenberger speaks out about the recent near
collisions - and warns that budget cuts will cause "harm that otherwise
would not have."
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNuV8-B7SwhTB8aqY-NsjV9ost/fea1
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The Birthers Who Still Don't Believe
by John Avlon
Obama has released his birth certificate as birthers long demanded, but
instead of standing down, right wing extremists, Donald Trump, and even
mainstream Republicans are attacking the president and dredging up new
conspiracy theories. It's all too predictable - and shameful, writes
John Avlon.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNuV8-B7SwhTB8aqY-NsjV9ost/fea2
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How Kate Middleton and Prince William's Wedding Cakes Stack Up
by The Daily Beast
Kate has chosen a floral fruitcake, while William has requested a family
favorite made with cookies. How their cake choices stack up against
previous royal desserts.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNuV8-B7SwhTB8aqY-NsjV9ost/fea3
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