Cheat Sheet - Hugo Chávez Is Back at It

Today: Mauritanian President 'Accidentally' Shot , Now It's Obama's Turn to Win the Debate at Hofstra University , UAE Sends Aid for Pakistani Girl October 14, 2012 SEAT OF POWER 1. Chávez Back at It After winning the Venezuelan election handily, President Hugo Chávez is plotting the future of his revolution—and tightening his grip on power more than ever. The Daily Beast's Mac Margolis on the ailing 58-year-old's brazen ambitions. Read it at The Daily Beast OOPS 2. Mauritanian President 'Accidentally' Shot The president of Mauritania was shot and slightly wounded Saturday in what the government of the West African country is calling an accident. The president's convoy was fired on by an Army unit, and a source in the military disagreed with the government's story, saying the attack was intentional. A government spokesman said President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was "slightly wounded" and was taken to a hospital, where he "got out of the vehicle unassisted upon arrival." Read it at The New York Times DEBUNKED 3. Now It's Obama's Turn Stepping away from the campaign trail, President Obama is said to be honing his linguistic cutlery with advisers this weekend at a resort in Williamsburg, Va. "Governor Romney has been making pitches all his life," said Obama spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki of the president's opponent. The Daily Beast's Michael Tomasky explains what Obama needs to do to win. Read it at The Daily Beast MALALA 4. UAE Sends Aid for Pakistani Girl The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that it would send an air ambulance to aid the teenage Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban. The news came as a source told Al Jazeera that 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai, who has drawn the attention of the world, may have "very limited" chances of making a recovery. The girl was shot in the head by the Taliban along with two classmates on the way home from school. Read it at The Associated Press KREMLIN 5. Russia Holds Gubernatorial Votes Russians headed to the polls Sunday for the first electoral test of Vladimir Putin's power since he retook the presidency. The round of gubernatorial elections—the first for the country in eight years—comes amid a downturn in approval ratings for Putin, who repealed a ban on the election of governors after massive protests last year. Polls taken by the Civil Society Development Fund showed candidates backed by the ruling United Russia party leading in all five contested gubernatorial districts, though some mayoral and other local races looked ripe for the opposition's picking. Read it at Bloomberg EAGER BEAVERS Obama Leads Among Early Voters 59 to 31 percent. DICTATOR Report: Assad Cluster Bombs Civilians Has used Russian-made explosives in past week. AFGHANISTAN 5 Royal Marines Charged With Murder Over "incident" in Afghanistan. ROUND TWO Candidates Prep for Second Debate At retreats in Virginia and Boston. ARSTY LEPIDOPTERIST Hirst Killed 9,000 Butterflies For Tate show. 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 Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. A Brat Packer's Next Act From starring in 'Pretty In Pink' to traveling to Sudan, Andrew McCarthy made the impressive transition from child actor to editor-at-large for 'National Geographic Traveler.' John Avlon, Louise Roug, and McCarthy talk Mitt Romney's foreign policy speech, and their mutual love of late director John Hughes. More Videos Assad's House of Torture by Anna Therese Day Elvis Presley: America's Secret Weapon in the Cold War by Jon Wiener Rebel Wilson's 12 Funniest Moments by Kevin Fallon

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