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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Cheat Sheet - Speed Read: Mike Tyson’s Hard-Knock Life

Today: Study: Arafat Was Poisoned , Sebelius: Obamacare Enrollment Low , Hawaii to Vote on Equality Bill
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

November 06, 2013
SPEED READ

When you're the heavyweight champion of the world, life is just more complicated. From his absurd sex life to the 62 cars to bankruptcy, here are the seven best parts from Mike Tyson's new memoir, Undisputed Truth.

Maybe, Probably

The plot thickens. A Swiss lab determined with 83 percent accuracy that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died after being poisoned with radioactive polonium, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday. Tests of his bone and organ sampes show he had at least 18 times the normal level of the substance, a finding which the scientists say "moderately supports" polonium as the cause of death. Last November, President Arafat's bones were exhumed from a mausoleum for testing after analysis of his clothing showed elevated levels of polonium. He died at age 75 in 2004, a month after eating a meal at home and falling suddenly ill. Two other groups, one French and one Russian, also investigated the samples, and last month a Russian official announced they had found no trace of the deadly poison.

technical difficulties

Seven million is a lofty six-month goal when only six people managed to sign up in the first 24 hours after the new health care exchanges opened on Oct. 1. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday that when numbers on the first month of Obamacare enrollment are released next week they will be "very low." Initial website difficulties have made signing up difficult, but the Obama administration aims to enroll seven million Americans in the Affordable Care Act plans by the end of March. Max Baucus, the committee chairman, told Sebelius that the issues are "unacceptable."

island love

Fresh off the passage of Illinois's same-sex marriage bill, Hawaii seems poised to legalize marriage equality. On Tuesday, the joint House committes voted on an amended version of Senate Bill 1—with an exemption for religious leaders and sets the effective date to Dec. 2—sending it to the full House. It was voted through originally by a full Senate vote after Gov. Abercrombie called a special session for the legislation. In an attempt to delay the efforts, conservatives have been trying to recruit thousands of testifiers to speak at the hearings.

Shadow

The community where Trayvon Martin was shot 20 months ago gathered for a loaded debate on gun rules for Neighborhood Watch volunteers. Yet Zimmerman wasn't mentioned once. The Daily Beast's Jacqui Goddard reports.


RAPE CULTURE
New Zealand Boys Claim 'Rape Club'
Local police say there's a lack of evidence for charges.
CRIME
Knox's Boyfriend Back in Court
Recalls his 'fairy tale' with Knox.
electoral matrimony
Wife Beats Husband in Election
They were running with different parties.
GHOSTS
'Call of Duty' Nets $1 Billion
In first day on shelves.
COMEBACK
Ms. Marvel Returns as Muslim Teen
Replaces blonde, blue-eyed girl of 1960s.

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