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Friday, January 18, 2013

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Today: Report: Te'o Friend Admitted Hoax , Second Obama Portrait Unveiled , 60 Hostages Still Missing
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

January 18, 2013
TAKE A BREATHER

The blogosphere is teeming with snark about the Les Miz star's polarizing personality. The Daily Beast's Kevin Fallon investigates on where did all the animosity came from—and could if it keep her from Oscar glory?

HOAX

Point one for Manti Te'o. A friend of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the man accused of duping the disgraced Notre Dame star football player, came forward Friday to say that Tuiasosopo admitted to tricking Te'o. Te'o has remained silent two days after a Deadspin investigation revealed that his inspiring story of a dead girlfriend actually was a lie and the woman never existed. Notre Dame officials said Thursday that Te'o had been a victim of "sick joke," but a video that surfaced Thursday of Te'o talking about her death after he allegedly had been informed. Meanwhile, Us Weekly revealed Friday that Tuiasosopo once auditioned for The Voice and told a "sob story" about a car accident. Someone call Lifetime.

PEARLY WHITES

It's going to be hard to draw a Hitler mustache on this one. The White House unveiled President Obama's official portrait Friday—and the president seems much happier to be photographed than in 2009. The photo was taken by official White House photographer Pete Souza, and it will replace the current one in all federal buildings. As opposed to the world-weary serious-looking shot from 2008 with a gray background and only an American flag as decoration, the president is grinning in the current photo and standing in front the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. So only good times ahead, right America?

STANDOFF

At least 60 foreign hostages are still unaccounted for in the standoff with Islamic militants in Algeria, the country's state news agency said Friday. Half the 132 foreign nationals have been freed, along with 573 Algerians, says Reuters. According to a Mauritanian news agency, the kidnappers offered to trade two American hostages for two jailed terrorists, including Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Some of the hostages were reportedly strapped to explosives, according to Garry Barlow, one of the freed hostages. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the British government had not been told by Algeria about the rescue mission beforehand.

CON MAN

Lance Armstrong didn't come clean to Oprah last night. It was just another shameful act from a singularly evil man, writes The Daily Beast's Buzz Bissinger. Plus 12 video highlights from the interview.


YIKES
Fed in 2007: Everything's Fine
Felt no need to act on foreclosure crisis.
NO MORE FREE SHOTS
Naked-Image Airport Scanners Removed
Company failed to make less-revealing software.
TERRIFYING
Bolshoi Ballet Director Attacked
Acid thrown in Sergei Filin's face.
SECOND CHANCE
Galliano to Work for de la Renta
For three weeks.
NOT FOR SALE
'Django' Slave Toys Discontinued
After advocacy groups slammed Weinstein Co.
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