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The Daily Beast - The Morning Scoop - April 22, 2011
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CHEAT SHEET
MUST READS FROM ALL OVER
WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?
1. The Democrats' Birther Book Boon
Once a trademark of the fringe right, Obama birth conspiracies are
dominating the GOP's discourse. Now, a new birther book has topped
Amazon's sales charts before it's even released. Read The Daily Beast's
Michelle Goldberg on how the Republicans' birther problem got out of
control, and why it's such good news for Democrats.
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LIBYA
2. Mullen: Rebels Headed Toward Stalemate
Admiral Mike Mullen has some good news, and some bad news. The good
news: Coalition air strikes have degraded Gaddafi's ground forces by 30
to 40 percent. Nevertheless, "It's certainly moving toward a stalemate,"
the chairman of the U.S. Joint chiefs of staff told troops during a
visit to Baghdad. In Libya, however, the rebels seemed to gain some
ground on Gaddafi's forces, taking the Tunisian border town of Wazen and
sending Gaddafi's forces fleeing across the frontier. They also made
progress in Misrata, bolstered by new airstrikes and aid shipments. In
further good news for the rebels, Defense Secretary Robert Gates
announced that the U.S. would be sending armed Predator drones to assist
with the coalition airstrikes.
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LAST CALL
3. Japan Revisits Nuclear Zone
Residents from the area around Japan's stricken nuclear plant returned
home, briefly, to gather their belongings before the mandatory
evacuation took effect at midnight. The Japanese government told people
living within a 12-mile radius of the plant to leave when the nuclear
crisis began, but until now the decision to leave was voluntary. Over
78,000 people lived in the zone before the earthquake, and an additional
62,400 people live 12 to 18 miles from the plant. The government
arranged buses for people to return to their homes for two hours, though
houses two miles from the plant were off limits. One woman, Michiko
Koyama, wearing a mask, raincoat, gloves, and shopping bags on her feet,
said, "It feels like my house is burning down, so I want to take as much
as possible."
Read it at The New York Times:
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DROPPING IN
4. McCain Visits Libyan Rebels
Sen. John McCain flew into the rebel stronghold of Benghazi "to get an
on the ground assessment of the situation." "They are my heroes," McCain
said of the rebels as he left his hotel in Benghazi. McCain is the
highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the rebels so far, and he is
expected to meet with the National Transition Council. The senator was
one of the most vocal proponents of U.S. Military intervention in Libya;
he defended Obama's decision to conduct airstrikes and criticized his
decision to hand leadership over to NATO. He has also pushed for arming
the rebels, saying the U.S. Cannot allow the conflict to turn into a
military deadlock.
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BOOOOO
5. Obama Heckled Over Manning Treatment
At a $5,000-a-seat fundraiser, even the heckling is well-mannered: After
twenty-one activists from the Bradley Manning Support Network
interrupted a speech by President Obama at a $5,000-a-seat fundraising
event at the St. Regis hotel in San Francisco, they stuck around and
spoke with the president about their concerns. Some donned shirts that
read "Free Bradley Manning" and broke into a song protesting Manning's
treatment, singing, "Alone in a 6x12 cell sits Bradley / 23 hours a day
is night / The 5th and 8th Amendments say this kind of thing ain't right
/ We paid our dues, where's our change?" Several protesters were asked
to leave, but others remained. Obama later spoke with them and defended
the government's handling of the case, saying the release of the
documents damaged diplomatic sources. Manning, who awaits trial for the
leaking of the WikiLeaks diplomatic cables, was recently moved to the
prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Critics say Manning was subject to
cruel and unusual punishment when he was held in solitary confinement
and forced to sleep naked while being held at the Marine Corps brig in
Quantico, Va.
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HUMAN RIGHTS
Pakistan Court Frees Five in Notorious Rape Case
Mukhtar Mai's rapists acquitted.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNsXTNB7SwhTB8aggnNsjV9o3-/cht6
GLITCH
Amazon Servers Take Out Reddit, Foursquare
As Dulles data center runs into problems.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNsXTNB7SwhTB8aggnNsjV9o3-/cht7
BULLY PULPIT
Obama Taps Gas-Price Task Force
To "root out" fraud in oil markets.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNsXTNB7SwhTB8aggnNsjV9o3-/cht8
WINNING
DC Police Investigated for Escorting Sheen
Got 80 mph escort when late for show.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNsXTNB7SwhTB8aggnNsjV9o3-/cht9
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
'Sweepstakes Cafes' Skirt Gambling Laws
But lawmakers say they prey on poor and elderly.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNsXTNB7SwhTB8aggnNsjV9o3-/cht10
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BLOGS & STORIES
FROM OUR CONTRIBUTORS
Obama's Porn Problem With Liberals
by McKay Coppins
The president axed a team of Feds charged with fighting adult obscenity
on the Web, and it's not just the right that's upset. McKay Coppins on
the liberal case for cracking down on porn.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNsXTNB7SwhTB8aggnNsjV9o3-/fea1
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Steve Jobs, Come Clean!
by Dan Lyons
Sen. Al Franken wants to know why Apple's iPhone has been spying on
users with its location-tracking software. So far, Apple and its CEO
have nothing to say, Dan Lyons reports.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNsXTNB7SwhTB8aggnNsjV9o3-/fea2
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Inside Tyler Perry's Tantrum
by Allison Samuels
The 'Madea' mogul lashed out at Spike Lee this week, two years after his
rival's stinging criticism of his work. Allison Samuels on the
not-so-secret battle raging in Black Hollywood.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNsXTNB7SwhTB8aggnNsjV9o3-/fea3
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