Cheat Sheet - Impeach Holder! Or Leave Him Alone

Today: 20 Dead in Taliban Attack , Sister Carol Keehan Offers Plan to Resolve Obama Contraception Fight With Catholic Bishops , Brooks Could Face More Charges June 22, 2012 THREATS 1. Contempt Citation Is Just Cheap Talk The threat of a contempt citation against the attorney general is cheap talk. The Daily Beast’s Akhil Amar argues Congress should either impeach him or arrest him—but the courts should leave him alone. Read it at The Daily Beast Target 2. 20 Dead in Taliban Attack Taliban militants stormed the popular resort destination of Qargha Lake on the outskirts of Kabul on Friday, killing at least 20 civilians while all seven of the gunmen, a police officer, and three private guards were shot dead. The Taliban said that Afghans drank alcohol at the resort and that prostitution and dancing were going on there. “These acts are illegal and strictly prohibited in Islam,” a Taliban spokesman said. “Women dancers were sexually misused there.” The gunmen also took scores of hostages during the 11-hour-long siege. Read it at The New York Times CONTRACEPTIVE FIGHT 3. Sister Carol Keehan’s Solution to the Birth-Control Impass The president’s key Catholic ally, Sister Carol Keehan, proposes a plan that would let the church decide what is legitimate ministry, earning exemption from health-care rules. A deal would clear the way for the bishops to end their battle with Obama—and boost his reelection effort, writes The Daily Beast’s Peter J. Boyer. Read it at The Daily Beast Hacking 4. Brooks Could Face More Charges Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's News International, made her first appearance at the Southwark Crown Court on Friday to face three charges of conspiring to pervert the course of justice by alleged plotting to hide phone-hacking evidence from the police. But Brooks could face further charges over phone hacking itself, and she is expected to learn whether that will happen by the end of summer. Her husband, Charlie, faces one count of perverting the course of justice. Read it at Telegraph Trial 5. Jurors Begin Sandusky Deliberations Jurors continue deliberations Friday in the sex-abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky in Bellefonte, Pa. Prosecutors and defense lawyers made their final appeals Thursday to the panel of seven women and five men, and the jury later deliberated for more than seven hours before being sequestered in a local hotel overnight. Before closing arguments began, Judge John Cleland dismissed three of the 51 charges against Sandusky, involving 10 alleged victims. Read it at The Daily Beast Warren Jeffs Feds Sue Polygamous Towns In Utah and Arizona. Young Guns Mexican Kingpin's Son Captured Believed to be taking on leadership roles. Dangerous Summit Ranger Dies on Mount Rainier Fell to his death rescuing climbers. HACKED Two Service Outages Rock Twitter Hacker group UgNazi claims responsibility. The King LeBron James Gets First NBA Ring Miami Heat wins championship. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET The Yes List Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Terror Group Member in Washington by Eli Lake The Mother of Title IX by Peggy Frank Lincoln’s Real Vampire Chronicles by Chris Lee

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