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October 18, 2012 | | TRANSITION After 80 years in print, the newsmagazine adopts an all-digital format. Tina Brown, Newsweek Daily Beast founder and editor-in-chief, and Baba Shetty, its CEO, on the announcement. Canny Shift The right is likely to cut Mitt Romney some slack on his abortion and birth control shift because he needs to close the gender gap to win—and because that win could easily mean the end of Roe v. Wade, writes The Daily Beast’s Michelle Goldberg. BUMMER No wonder Xi Jinping disappeared. China reported a slowdown in growth for the seventh consecutive quarter, as the economy only expanded by 7.4 percent—the slowest pace since 2009. The troubling numbers come just three weeks before the Communist Party installs a new government for the first time in ten years. While the Chinese government is on high alert for signs of unrest—angry unemployed or a rise in migrant workers—so far there hasn’t been anything. On the positive side, September has posted good data, meaning the slide may be temporarily stopped. PANDORA’S BOX How is a tattooed cyclist indirectly responsible for the fall of Lance Armstrong? The New York Times reports that the case of Kayle Leogrande, who was busted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency in 2004, led to the investigation into Lance Armstrong. Ironically, Leogrande, who know owns an L.A. tattoo parlor, only spoke to Armstrong once (and was actually inspired to come back to cycling after watching the former Livestrong man on television in 2004.) Armstrong resigned as chairman from Livestrong, while Nike severed its ties to the cyclist on Wednesday. ARMED Syrian rebels have acquired advanced portable antiaircraft weapons that were smuggled into the war-torn country from Turkey and occasionally Lebanon. The missiles have been used to shoot down government helicopters and fighter jets, according to rebels and regional officials. “Northern Syria is awash with advanced antitank and antiaircraft weapons. The situation has changed very quickly,” a Syrian weapons coordinator said. The U.S. government is opposed to the weapons filtering into Syria because of fears they could end up in the hands of dangerous militia for use against Western countries. For rebel fighters, the new weapons could be the boost they need to fight against the more sophisticated state forces. | | 
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