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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Cheat Sheet - Obama, King of Guns?

Cheat Sheet: Morning

January 19, 2013
CROSSHAIRS

They invoke the Constitution to say Obama is acting like a monarch, but the right-wing bloviators only succeed in revealing their ignorance of history and law, writes Adam Winkler.

MYSTERY

In an interview with ESPN, Manti Te'o insisted that he was "never, not ever" involved in scamming the country with the story of his fake girlfriend, "Lennay Kekua." Although Deadspin broke the story of the Notre Dame linebacker's fake girlfriend, ESPN landed the first interview. "I wasn't faking it," Te'o told reporter Jeremy Schaap, but took credit for some misleading details—like telling his father he'd met Kekua in Hawaii when he hadn't—as a means of protecting the fact that he'd never met his alleged girlfriend from the public. "I kind of tailored my stories to have people think that, yeah, he met her before she passed away," he admitted. Meanwhile, fake relationship expert Nev Schulman feels for Te'o and is on the case.

SNEAK ATTACK

A messy hostage raid appears to have ended with Americans killed—and Obama didn't even get a heads up. Eli Lake on why U.S. money didn't pay off in Algerian good will.

FALLOUT

Part two of the highly anticipated interview between Oprah Winfrey and Lance Armstrong aired Friday, and this time, it was all about the fallout. Armstrong said he didn't expect Livestrong to ask him to consider stepping down. "It was the best thing for the organization, but it hurt like hell," Armstrong said. The cyclist also said the day he lost his sponsors was a "$75 million dollar day." Asked by Oprah if he would compete again, Armstrong answered, "Hell yes. Do I think it's going to happen? No." Armstrong suggested his punishment was more severe than other players' more temporary suspensions saying "I'm not sure that I deserve the death penalty." Armstrong became emotional for the first time while recalling the day he told his children the truth, and said that his mom is "a wreck."

LAST STRAW

At least seven hostages and 11 kidnappers were killed Saturday as the Algerian army launched its final assault against the Islamic militants holding hostages at a desert gas field. Earlier in the day, officials reportedly found 15 unidentified burned bodies at the plant, where terrorists took an unconfirmed number people hostage four days ago. The U.S.  has confirmed that one American—58-year-old Texan Frederick Buttaccio who was a BP sales operations coordinator—was among those killed. A senior Algerian official said the government is not planning talks with the militants. "They are being told to surrender, that's it. No negotiations. That is a doctrine with us."


SEARCHING FOR CLUES
Lotto Winner's Body Autopsied
Results could take weeks.
BUSTED
Former New Orleans Mayor Indicted for Corruption
Charged with taking bribes and gifts from city contractors.
SABOTAGE
Russian Ballet Director May Lose Sight
After being attacked with concentrated acid.
IT'S ON
War Ignites Between NYC Art Moguls
Larry Gagosian fights Ronald Perelman's suit.
FAMILY TIES
Michael J. Fox: Back Off, Taylor Swift
Doesn't want to hear a breakup song about his son.
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