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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Cheat Sheet - Gay in the NFL: An Ex-Player Speaks Out

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Today: Obama to Nominate Lew for Treasury , Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Send Armed Posses to Protect Schools , Dozens Injured in NYC Ferry Crash
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

January 09, 2013
Out

Who will be the gay Jackie Robinson of professional sports? Wade Davis, a former NFL quarterback who earlier this year came out of the closet, talks to Touré about being gay on the football field—and how other current players live 'semi-open' gay lives with the acceptance of their teammates.

PICK

Geithner out, Lew in. President Obama is expected to nominate his chief of staff, Jack Lew, to be the next Treasury secretary, Bloomberg News reports. Lew was previously the director of the Office of Management and Budget. He would replace Timothy Geithner, who told the White House he plans on leaving at the end of the month. One of his first orders of business: navigating the next congressional debate on the debt ceiling. Also, Lew has been universally mocked for his odd signature, which may soon have a spot on all U.S. paper currency.

Overkill?

Arizona’s Joe Arpaio is back in the news—this time, he’s sending armed ‘posses’ to protect Phoenix school kids. The Daily Beast’s Terry Greene Sterling on why the sheriff’s plan is truly terrifying.’s 84.

YIKES

At least 57 people were injured early Wednesday when a fast-moving ferry slammed into a pier near Wall Street. The Seastreak Ferry crashed just after 8:45 a.m., and reportedly had 326 passengers on board. The severity of the injuries is not yet known, with rescuers coming from the Coast Guard, NYPD, and FDNY.

COMMANDER IN CHIEF

If Congress won’t crack down on gun control, President Obama is prepared to take the matter into his own executive hands. “The president is going to act,” Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday before meeting with a task force that formed in the wake of Sandy Hook. “Executive orders, executive action can be taken,” Biden told reporters, adding that the task force—a group of cabinet members and government officials—is aiming to establish “concrete proposals” by the end of January to reduce gun violence. The group is also looking at new ways to deal with mental-health care and what the president has called a culture that “glorifies guns and violence,” Biden said.  

 


HARSH PUNISHMENT
Maid Beheaded in Saudi Arabia
Despite concerns over handling of her case.
FLU-BUG FRENZY
Public Health Emergency in Boston
At least 700 cases of the flu confirmed.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Kate Middleton Turns 31
Private celebration planned.
HONORS
‘Lincoln’ Leads BAFTA Nominees
But no nod for Spielberg.
GRAM SLAM
Rihanna, Swift Get Grammy Gigs
As well as newcomers Fun and the Black Keys.
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