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Monday, January 21, 2013

Cheat Sheet - What Obama Should Say

Today: Five Hostage Takers Alive , Phil Romano, the New York Cop Who Saved Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life , Three Suicide Bombers Hit Kabul
Cheat Sheet: Morning

January 21, 2013
INAUGURATION DAY

The president's big moment is here. The Daily Beast's Peter Beinart, Michael Tomasky, Mark McKinnon, and more give their advice on what Obama must accomplish in his final inaugural address. Plus, send us your inauguration photos.

ALGERIA

As the death toll continues to rise after the four-day hostage siege at an Algerian gas production facility, Algerian officials have acknowledged that some of the hostage takers were captured alive. Officials had initially said that all 32 hostage takers were killed, but at least five militants were nabbed while alive. Meanwhile, the number of dead hostages has gone up as authorities discover more bodies in the plant. The death toll currently stands at 57, but nearly 800 hostages are believed to have escaped.

DAY TO REMEMBER

The Daily Beast's Michael Daly talks to the New York City police officer who helped save King's life a decade before the civil-rights icon was assassinated.

INSURGENT

Three suicide bombers launched an attack outside the headquarters of the traffic police in Kabul on Monday. Two additional attackers, armed with automatic rifles, stormed the area and fought with security forces for nearly eight hours. The assault killed three police officers and all five attackers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which is the second on a government building in less than a week. One government official said, "Honestly speaking, this type of attack, at the start of the year, indicates the coming months are going to be tough."

INDIA RAPE

The Supreme Court of India announced it would consider moving the gang-rape trail out of New Delhi, after the lawyer for one of the defendants submitted a plea. M.L. Sharma, the lawyer for defendant Mukesh Singh, said in his petition that anger over the rape and killing of the 23-year-old student "has gone into the root of each home in Delhi" and his client "cannot get justice in Delhi." The trial was set to begin Monday in a special "fast track" court designed to deliver a swift ruling. But the father of the victim said, "It is the duty of the court and the judges to ensure that the final order to punish all the accused is handed down quickly and all the men are hanged."


VPOTUS
Biden Hints at 2016 Run
Calls himself "president of the United States."
THE BIG DAY
Inauguration Ticket Prices Slashed
May be failing to meet fundraising goals.
RECOVERY
Ballet Chief 'Regaining Sight'
After acid attack.
SCORE
49ers Advance to Super Bowl
Will face either Ravens or Patriots.
SUPERSTAR
Jessica Chastain Wins Box Office
Stars in the weekend's top two movies.
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