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Cheat Sheet - Fox Asked Palin to Take a Pay Cut

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January 26, 2013
BREAKUP

Sources close to the network show Howard Kurtz the anemic new contract Fox offered to Sarah Palin—only a fraction of the million-dollar-a-year salary she had come to enjoy. It was then—after three years as a commentator—that she decided to call it quits.

RIOT

Still reeling from yesterday's deadly two-year anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's viscous cycle of violence continues. At least 27 people were killed and estimates of 200 wounded during a deadly riot that exploded in Port Said Saturday, after a court verdict sentencing 21 people to death. The prosecution is linked to the case of a 2012 Port Said soccer riot that killed 74 fans of the opposing, Cairo-based team. Military forces were dispatched to the area, where angry relatives of the defendants had stormed the prison, shooting two police officers in the process. Six rioters were also killed when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas into the crowd.

DELHI GANG-RAPE

As thousands of Indian students marched Saturday to demand better protection for women in the aftermath of the deadly Delhi gang-rape, many blame Bollywood. But while Indian film history is riddled with rape scenes and sexual schizophrenia, you can't blame the industry for the gruesome crime that galvanized India, says Sujay Kumar.

SUPPORT

After weeks of conflict between the government of Mali and Islamic extremists attempting to overtake the country, the Obama administration is looking to get involved. The State Department announced Friday that it was making a request to Congress to provide $32 million to train troops in the African nation. Despite a promise not to give money directly to the government—the current president took over in a coup over a democratically-elected one—the U.S. has already provided aid to the French effort to bolster Malian troops. French troops arrived in Mali on Jan. 11 to help bolster attempts to overthrow the government.

GLOVES OFF

In the wake of alarming GDP figures—which left the world wondering if Britain was headed for a triple-dip recession, London Mayor Boris Johnson is man on fire. At the 2013 World Economic Forum in Davos, Johnson laid a heavy hit on Britain's austerity-minded Treasury Chief George Osbourne, exclaiming that he needs to "junk the rhetoric stuff" and start investing in growth-boosting opportunities. "The hair shirt stuff, the Stafford Cripps agenda," Johnson quipped, "that is not the way to get Britain motoring again." According to the Guardian, the mayor will soon be announcing a "seven-point plan" to bring London back to life.


REVENGE
Hackers Break Into U.S. Sentencing Commission Website
In attempt to avenge Reddit-founder Aaron Swartz suicide.
GAME OVER
Azarenka Defends Australian Open Title
Second Grand Slam for tennis pro.
IOWA
Sen. Harkin Won't Seek Reelection
Will stop after 5th term.
JUSTICE
Former CIA Officer Sentenced for Leaks
Will spend 30 months in prison.
FORCE BE WITH HIM
J.J. Abrams Officially 'Star Wars' Director
Calls it an "absolute honor."
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26 January 2013

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Immigration Must Serve British Interests

David Goodhart | Prospect | 25 January 2013

Fifteen years of "historically unprecedented immigration" have exacerbated Britain’s economic weaknesses: low productivity, lack of training, high inequality. "There is a clear and settled will that immigration has been much too high in recent years and must come down." What's needed is a policy that puts the interests of worst-off Britons first

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Thought for the day:

 "Democracy is all about practising the art of bearable dissatisfaction" — Ivan Krastev