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Monday, July 15, 2013

Cheat Sheet - O.J. Prosecutor Christopher Darden: 'I Still Believe in the System'

Today: Protesters Block L.A. Freeway , Greenwald: Snowden Has NSA Blueprint , Monteith Autopsy Set for Monday
Cheat Sheet: Morning

July 15, 2013
JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON

Christopher Darden says he never would have brought the Trayvon case to court. Still, he argues, just putting George Zimmerman on trial was a victory. Plus, Peter Beinart on the legal bias in courts, Michael Tomasky on the racial regression in the U.S., and more full coverage of the Zimmerman verdict.

ACTION

Protesters angry over the George Zimmerman verdict blocked a Los Angeles freeway on Sunday night, while about 80 marched to the CNN building in Hollywood just after midnight Monday, causing police to declare an unlawful assembly. Police said the protests were mostly peaceful, but at least seven were arrested throughout the day. At one demonstration, protesters threw rocks and D-cell batteries, which led to police firing bean bags at the crowd. Rallies were also held in New York: hundreds marched in Times Square, and demonstrations were held in Harlem and Union Square, resulting in seven arrests throughout the city.  Hundreds also protested in San Francisco and Oakland on Sunday. Zimmerman, 29, was acquitted Saturday night of all charges relating to the death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida last year.

 

HE'S BACK

In case you thought this weekend was missing a little news, here's Edward Snowden back again. Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian journalist who first reported on Snowden's disclosures about the National Security Agency, said Sunday that the fugitive leaker has "very specific blueprints of how the NSA do what they do." Snowden apparently has "literally thousands of documents" about "basically the instruction manual for how the NSA is built." What's more, Greenwald said in an interview with Argentina's La Nation on Saturday that Snowden chose not to disclose the most damaging information he has against the U.S. "Snowden has enough information to cause more harm to the U.S. government in a single minute than any other person has ever had in the history of the United States," Greenwald said.

TRAGEDY

The autopsy for Glee star Cory Monteith is set for Monday, with Vancouver police estimating there will be more conclusive answers within two to three days. Monteith was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room on Saturday with the immediate cause of death unclear, although police said they had ruled out foul play. Meanwhile, Monteith's off- and on-screen girlfriend Lea Michele asked for privacy Sunday during this "devastating time." At a New York City show, Monteith's co-star Matthew Morrison dedicated the song "What I Did for Love" to the late actor, and several other actors from the show tweeted about their shock and sadness. While the fifth season of the show hasn't started filming yet, Monteith had already taken part in promotional shots.

DESTROYED

In tiny Lac-Megantic, everyone knows someone was killed when the oil train went off the rails. The Daily Beast's Christine Pelisek visits the charred town—and talks to police about the criminal investigation.


MASTERMIND
Bangladesh's 'Hitler' Gets 90 Years
Islamist party leader Ghulam Azam found guilty of war crimes.
TOO MUCH ENERGY
Greenpeace Activists Occupy Nuke Plant
In France.
HORRIFYING
Indonesia Stampede Kills 18
In riot after boxing match.
NOT COOL
Italian Senator: Black Minister Like an Orangutan
Insulted lawmaker is a woman, too.
VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED
'Big Brother' Gets Disclaimer
In wake of racism controversy.
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Zimmerman's Brother: Trayvon Caused His Own Death

George Zimmerman's brother, Robert Jr., told Piers Morgan Saturday night that Trayvon Martin was responsible for his own death. 'By breaking his [George's] nose and pummeling his head into the concrete and continuing to punch him,' Robert said, 'unfortunately, he [Trayvon] had the greater hand in his own demise.'



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