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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Cheat Sheet - John Kerry’s Quiet Diplomacy

Today: Dozens Dead As Train Derails in Spain (PHOTOS) , Disgraced Chinese Politician Indicted , Anthony Weiner, Aaron Hernandez, and a Tale of Two Selfies
Cheat Sheet: Morning

July 25, 2013
FORGING A PATH TO PEACE

The secretary of State didn't pave the way for direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in just the past few months on the job—he's been working behind the scenes for years. Eli Lake and Josh Rogin on Kerry's long road.

SEE PHOTOS

A shocking video of the high-speed train crash in Spain shows the eight-carriage train derailing seconds before smashing into a nearby wall. At least 78 people were killed and 140 injured in the accident. See photos of the scene here.

Long Fall

A Chinese politician at the center of a massive political scandal, the largest to hit the ruling Communist Party in decades, was indicted late Wednesday on charges of corruption and abuse of power. Bo Xilai, the former party leader and civil servant in the city of Chongqing, allegedly embezzled large sums of public money and used his position to help friends profit. Bo was a rising political star in China, a charismatic figure credited with a massive crackdown on crime in Chongqing, a city of 30 million people. But he made enemies in the Communist Party, and his career began to unravel when his wife was named as an accomplice in the murder of a British businessman.

WHAT'S OBSCENE?

Anthony Weiner took a picture of his johnson. Aaron Hernandez took one of his gun. Guess which wasn't blurred out by the media? Hint: the one that can take life, not give it.

BUSINESS AS USUAL

The House of Representatives voted down a measure on Wednesday that would have stopped the government from indiscriminately collecting the phone records of millions of Americans. By a vote of 217 to 205, lawmakers rejected Republican Rep. Justin Amash's proposal to end the program leaked by contractor Edward Snowden. The White House, national-security experts, and the Republican establishment lobbied against the measure, which would still have required passage in the Senate and the president's signature before it ended the wiretapping.


CLASSIFIED
CIA Trove Features Bin Laden's Gun
AK-47 found next to his body during SEAL raid.
twitter evidence
Man Arrested in Nancy Grace Murder Plot
Was upset about Jodi Arias coverage.
In solidarity
George H.W. Bush Shaves Head
To support a 2-year-old with leukemia.
SECONDS TOO LATE
Shark Kills Girl During Rescue
Lifeguard boat had just arrived.
EWWW
Luxury Cruise Ship Fails Inspection
After crew member tipped off authorities.
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Spain Train Crash Captured on Camera

Video has surfaced of Wednesday's disastrous high-speed passenger train crash in northwest Spain, and it's just as shocking as you would expect. The accident left 78 people dead and 140 injured.



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