Cheat Sheet - Penn State's Toxic Boys' Club

Today: Libya: Gaddafi's Son Captured, Obama Outpaces Rivals in Small Donations, Census Surprised by Rising 'Near Poor' November 19, 2011 TOXIC 1. Penn State's Boys' Club It's easy to make the argument that close-knit, insular groups of men can do bad things (think the Catholic Church). But in the Penn State scandal, would a female presence have made things any different? The Daily Beast's Jessica Bennett and Jacob Bernstein consider whether women could have saved the school from disgrace. Read it at The Daily Beast NABBED 2. Libya: Gaddafi's Son Captured Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi's son and onetime heir apparant, has been captured in southern Libya, according to Libyan officials. He was caught as he tried to cross into Niger in a convoy with his aides, said a spokesman for the Libyan fighters who found him, but the country's justice minister said his destination was not confirmed. Libyan TV posted a photo allegedly of the captured Saif al-Islam, sitting by a bed and holding up three bandaged fingers. Saif al-Islam is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. Read it at Associated Press FUNDRAISING 3. Obama Outpaces Rivals in Small Donations President Obama's approval rating might be in the tank, but he's doing surprisingly well with small donors—better than his rivals, and better than his 2008 record. The Washington Post found nearly a quarter of the money he's received has come from donors giving less than $200, a far higher percentage than in 2008. However, Obama is having more trouble with larger donors. Fewer than 6,000 supporters have given him $2,500 or more through September, compared with more than 8,000 for Mitt Romney. Read it at The Washington Post SCRAPING BY 4. Census Surprised by Rising 'Near Poor' One in three Americans is in poverty or just above it, according to census data to be released Monday. The new report, calculated at the request of The New York Times, accounts for people with incomes less than 50 percent above the poverty line—another 51 million people, for a total of 100 million barely scraping by or not able to at all. "These numbers are higher than we anticipated," says the bureau's chief poverty statistician. Forty-nine percent of the near poor live in the suburbs, nearly half are non-Hispanic white, 18 percent are black, and 26 percent are Latino. Twenty-eight percent work full-time, year round. Read it at The New York Times FAILED 5. Supercommittee Talks on the Rocks With only 72 hours until the deadline to introduce a proposal to cut $1.2 trillion from the U.S. federal deficit, the "supercommittee" charged with the task is just about ready to admit defeat. Republicans made a late offer, which Democrats rejected because it was heavily skewed toward spending cuts rather than new revenue. That offer, orchestrated by John Boehner himself, included even fewer taxes than a previous GOP plan. The divide was underscored Friday afternoon when the House narrowly rejected a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. Read it at New York Times BRUTAL Syria Continues Crackdown Despite Arab League Warning. SABOTAGE Hackers May Have Targeted Illinois Water Plant Possible cyberattack traced to Russia. OOPS AGAIN Cain Says Taliban Infiltrating Libya In attempt to recover from previous gaffe. HARD TIMES Detroit Cuts 9 Percent of Public Workers City will run out of money by spring. IT'S REALLY BACK Netflix Lands 'Arrested Development' New season will debut in 2013. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET The Yes List Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Deportation Memo Falls Short by Terry Greene Sterling The Free-Will Fallacy by Casey Schwartz Best Thanksgiving Cooking Apps for iPhone and Android by Caitlin Dickson

ABOUT US | CONTACT US | SUBSCRIBE Copyright 2011 The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street , New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy

If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your Web browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add thedailybeast@e2.thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you have changed your mind and no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe here.