Cheat Sheet - Joltin’ Joe Biden’s Big Night Out

Today: Jobless Claims Hit Four-Year Low , Sandusky Lawyer Reveals Appeal Plan , Poll: Romney Extends Lead October 11, 2012 Regular Joe 1. Joltin' Joe Biden’s Big Night Out The vice president can be a top-notch political gunner, or a gaffe machine. Which one will show up to tonight’s debate? Matt Latimer sorts the many faces of Joltin’ Joe. Read it at The Daily Beast HOORAY 2. Jobless Claims Hit Four-Year Low Good news from the Labor Department: the number of people seeking first-time unemployment fell this week, hitting a four-year low, according to figures reported on Thursday. There were 339,000 new jobless claims last week, a 30,000 decrease from last week’s figure of 369,000. It brought down the four-week moving average to 364,000, a decrease of 11,500 from the previous average. The claims figure is the lowest since February 2008 and undershot economists’ expectations of 370,000—and also represents a 63,000 drop in initial jobless claims from one year ago. Read it at Labor Department Exclusive 3. Sandusky Reveals Appeal Plan As the ex-coach begins a 30- to 60-year sentence, one of his lawyers tells Diane Dimond his strategy for getting a new trial: the defense didn’t have enough time to prepare the case. Read it at The Daily Beast BOUNCE 4. Poll: Romney Extends Lead Mitt Romney’s been having a good week at least when it comes to the polls. The Republican challenger is up three points over President Obama in a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Thursday. Romney, who is now leading the president 47 percent to 44 percent among likely voters, appears to be riding a post debate bounce, erasing much of Obama’s lead in the last week. On Wednesday, Reuters’ polling data showed that Romney was up 45 to 44 percent. However, the president is maintaining a narrow lead in several of the key swing states. Read it at Reuters MENINGITIS 5. Vaccine Company Has Sordid History We might be more understanding if the saying was “there’s a second time for everything.” Apparently, the compounding pharmacy that is linked to the meningitis outbreak that has killed 12 and infected 130 may have done this before. In 2004, the New England Compounding Center settled a lawsuit alleging it was responsible for the death of an 83-year-old man infected with a different form of meningitis, possibly by a shot produced by the company. To add to that, a drug company also owned by Ameridose was accused this year of mixing sterile and non-sterile products in the warehouse. And just this summer, an organization that links hospitals with drug suppliers cancelled a contract with Ameridose, saying their poor quality control “rose to a level of concern for patient safety.” Read it at NBC PENNIES FROM HEAVEN Sulzberger Heirs Want to Sell Stock Looking to unload shares in NY Times Co. MUSCLE MAN Paul Ryan Workout Photos Released Wearing a backwards hat and lifting weights. OOPSIE Google Search Mocks Romney “Completely wrong” yields photos of Mitt. KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY Bobbi Kristina Brown Is Engaged To her adopted brother. Halloween Big Bird Costumes Selling Big ‘Sassy’ adult getup sees 500 percent increase in sales. 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. Romney's Big Abortion Shimmy Are the 'proudly pro-life' candidate's claims that he wouldn't change abortion laws pragmatic, pandering, or both? In our debut installment of The Break Room, political columnist Michelle Cottle visits the Washington offices of NARAL Pro-Choice America to get their inside take. More Videos Wake Up, Pakistan: Shooting a Teenage Girl Should Be a Tipping Point by Asra Q. Nomani Jack Welch, Rupert Murdoch & More Angry Old Rich Guys Who Hate Obama by Daniel Gross ‘Vampire Diaries’ Star Ian Somerhalder on America’s Energy Crisis by Ian Somerhalder

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