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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Cheat Sheet - With Plea Deal, Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Fall From Grace Seems Complete

Today: Egypt Blocks YouTube Access for a Month , John Brennan and the Drone Consensus , Nemo Causes Thousands of Power Outages
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

February 09, 2013
SCANDAL

Jesse Jackson Jr.’s fate is nearly sealed after he agreed to a plea deal—but his family may still have farther to fall. The Daily Beast’s John Avlon discusses what’s next for the Jacksons— once the nation's most influential African-American family.

NoTube

There may be no cute cat videos in Egypt for the next month after a court in Cairo ruled Saturday to block YouTube for 30 days. The ruling is in connection with a 14-minute trailer for Innocence of Muslims, an anti-Islam film, found on the site that caused sometimes-deadly rioting throughout the Middle East this summer. Although YouTube restricted access to the video in certain countries, it did not remove the trailer entirely. But don't worry, Egypt, there’s still hope: the ruling can be appealed, and based on previous cases similar to this, it may not be enforced anyway. Long live adorable cat videos!

HERE TO STAY

Everyone was waiting for an epic clash between Congress and the White House over the morality of drones this week. Instead, we got pragmatic compromise—suggesting that the tactic is now a permanent part of America's high-tech 21st century arsenal. Daniel Klaidman reports.

SNOWPOCALYPSE

Nemo found them. Power outages from the winter storm were recorded throughout the Northeast on Friday and Saturday, leaving a total of at least 655,000 people without it—including 185,000 in Rhode Island and a whopping 405,000 in Massachusetts. Another thing that might not be running? Cars. Rhode Island and Connecticut closed all roads during the blizzard to allow snow plows to do their work. Not bad for a storm that shares its name with a children’s movie.

RIP

Hundreds of mourners, including Michelle Obama, lined up on Saturday to pay respects at the funeral of Chicago high-schooler Hadiya Pendleton. Pendleton was a majorette in her school's marching band, which performed during President Obama’s inauguration celebration. She was shot in the back just days later. The funeral proved so highly attended that security guards gave out wristbands to attendees, and many were left waiting outside. The first lady's appearance was a humble one; she arrived late and quietly made her entrance through a side door. Her attendance is seen not only as a gesture of sympathy but also one in support of gun control.


JUSTICE
India Hangs Man Linked to Parliament Attack
Fourteen people died in 2001 incident.
ON THE LOOSE
Rogue Ex-LAPD Cop Had History of Complaints
And a reputation as a “hot head.”
UNREST
Tunisian Government Supporters Hold March
On the heels of Friday march for slain opposition leader.
HILLS!
Millions Prepare for Chinese New Year
Celebrations to commence on Sunday.
Stranger Than Fact
New Files Taint 'In Cold Blood'
True-crime book not entirely factual.
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Thundering 'Nemo'

Friday's blizzard not only contained hurricane-force wind gusts, but actual thunder. The deadly winter storm blasted through the Northeast, leaving six dead and more than 600,000 without power.



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