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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Cheat Sheet - The Ugly Lives of Drug Cartel Beauty Queens

Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

February 26, 2014
NOT GLAM
El Chapo, the world's biggest drug dealer, has a beauty queen wife whose life will be anything but glittery now that he's in jail. Michael Daly writes many are questioning the legitimacy of Emma Coronel Aispuro's crown, as she was only voted No. 1 after hundreds of gunmen flooded her town. The tradition of mobsters marrying beauty queens goes back 50 years, starting with the Giancanas, and it never ends well.
UGH, BANKS

A new report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations says the Swiss bank Credit Suisse aided American customers in hiding billions of dollars in assets from the U.S. government. The report also criticizes law-enforcement officials, arguing they were slow in regulating the bank and the individuals. The report alleges that from 2001 to 2008, Credit Suisse worked to help Americans evade taxes, using methods like hiding bank statements in copies of Sports Illustrated and opening an office in the Zurich airport for customers. "It's time to ramp up the collection of taxes due from tax evaders on the billions of dollars hidden offshore," said Senator Carl Levin, the subcommittee's chairman.

SUUUURE

Speaking out for the first time about rumors that he was forced to step down as pontiff, former Pope Benedict said Wednesday, "There is absolutely no doubt regarding the validity of my resignation from the Petrine ministry." In a letter to the Italian website Vatican Insider, Benedict wrote, "The only condition for the validity of my resignation is the complete freedom of my decision. Speculation regarding its validity is simple absurd." Benedict became the first pope in 600 years to quit when he stepped down in February 2013, citing health concerns. Everyone else died in office.

MEN WITHOUT A COUNTRY
They represented a strongman's allies in Washington, now they're not sure who they serve. Eli Lake reports on the case of American lobbyists who worked for a pro-Viktor Yanukovych think tank and just lost their dirty client.
BUSTED

Popular car-service company Uber is under fire after it confirmed it sent a text sent to a driver on Valentine's Day that read: "UberX is very close to SURGE. It's Valentine's Day! People will be out all night and we didn't activate new drivers to make earnings even higher this weekend." Uber's surge pricing during periods of higher car demand has been a major source of frustration for customers, but the company always defended the policy by claiming it's determined by a market-based algorithm. Uber claims the text message wasn't trying to manipulate surge prices, but rather intended to increase earnings for drivers. "Best-case scenario it's fleecing customers to enrich drivers, worst-case scenario it's fleecing customers to enrich the broker [Uber]," said Andrew Lane, who discovered the text. "That is a slap in the face to customers."


WOAH
Experts: New Pain Pill a Killer
Especially amid opioid drug epidemic.
OFF TOPIC
Ronan Farrow Muzzles Reporters
Ask about Woody Allen and get kicked out.
BLOODY MESSAGE
China Muckraker Stabbed in Attack
Dug up dirt on Beijing officials.
VLAD IS MAD
Putin Alerts Troops Near Ukraine
Nice country you got there, shame if anything happens to it.
RUBBED RAW
Shakespeare's Juliet Statue Pulled
Verona, Italy's tourists were too tough on her.

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