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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Cheat Sheet - Oops! Aide Likens Romney to an Etch a Sketch

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Today: French Shooter Linked to al Qaeda , Trayvon’s Mother: ‘I Can’t Eat’ , Six Arrested in NY Occupy Protest
The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

March 21, 2012
GAFFE

Mitt Romney's top adviser Eric Fehrnstrom isn't concerned that his candidate's recent move to the far right will alienate moderate voters if he becomes the GOP nominee. Once the general election starts, no one will remember what he said during the primary, right? "I think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. Everything changes," Fehrnstrom explained on CNN Wednesday. "It's almost like an Etch A Sketch. You can kind of shake it up and restart all over again." The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz on how the colossal blunder will erase any momentum gained from Romney's Illinois win.

TERRORIST SUSPECT

The gunman suspected of killing three students at a Jewish school in Toulouse on Monday and three paratroopers last week remains holed up in the house where he was besieged in a predawn police raid Wednesday. Mohamed Merah, a 24-year-old French national born in Algeria, was a known bombmaker in Afghanistan and was imprisoned in 2007 but escaped during an al Qaeda-orchestrated jailbreak. The Daily Beast's Tracy McNicoll reports on negotiations with police—and the shooter's alleged terrorist ties.

ANGUISH

Sabrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, says she will not rest until the man who shot and killed her unarmed son is arrested. “I can not eat, I can not sleep and I can not relax,” she told the Huffington Post. “Not until he’s arrested.” Trayvon, 17, was shot by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old neighborhood-watch volunteer who has claimed self-defense. Fulton says the involvement of the U.S. Justice Dept. is heartening. “I truly believe they are going to arrest him,” she said. The Washington Post reports, however, that there is internal debate at the Justice Department and FBI over the appropriateness of federal charges.

EVICTED

Occupy protesters emerged from hibernation with the Spring weather last weekend, and the NYPD already has its hands full. Six protesters were arrested after police booted 200 Occupiers from Union Square Park overnight on Wednesday. Resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and obstructing justice were among the charges filed, a NYPD spokesman told the New York Times. Arguments over "unattended property" on the sidewalk fueled tensions between police and the protesters, who had claimed that the books and other items were their property.

PENALTY

The NFL has suspended New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton for the upcoming season, one of a slew of harsh punishments thrust on the team for its bounty program, whereby players were rewarded for injuring opponents on the field. Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has been banned indefinitely from the league, while general manager Mickey Loomis has been sidelined for the first eight games of the 2012 season and assistant coach Joe Vitt will sit out the first six. The Saints are also being forced to give up second-round draft picks this year and in 2013, in addition to paying a $500,000 fine. The Washington Redskins are also being investigated for operating a similar blood-money system from 2004 to 2007.


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