Cheat Sheet - Who Are Katherine Heigl’s Fans?

Today: Obama Unveils Plan to Curb College Costs, Romney Leading Florida Polls, UN Shrinks from Syria Sanctions January 27, 2012 'ONE FOR THE MONEY' 1. Who the Hell Are Katherine Heigl's Fans? She quit a lucrative TV career on Grey's Anatomy to pursue romantic comedies, but her recent films have been lackluster. The Daily Beast's Ramin Setoodeh went to a midnight screening of her new movie, One for the Money, which wasn't screened for critics, to find out how she went so wrong. Read it at The Daily Beast POTUS 2. Obama Unveils Plan to Curb College Costs As prefaced in his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a plan Friday to reduce college costs by tying federal student aid money to universities' tuition rates and the value they provide graduates. Under the plan, colleges would be rewarded based on their success in offering lower tuition prices to benefit low-income students, the White House said in a statement. A key aspect of the plan is that it wouldn't increase taxpayer dollars, because students would pay off aid money with interest. Obama announced the proposal before 4,000 students at the University of Michigan, who cheered, "Four more years!" The visit at Michigan was an official government event and the last stop on a three-day, five-state tour in which the president planned to spell out the ideas in his SOTU speech and appeal to the middle class. Read it at The Washington Post AHEAD 3. Romney Leading Florida Polls It looks like Mitt Romney's debate smackdown of Newt Gingrich was successful—the two are no longer tied in the polls. According to the latest Quinnipiac survey, Romney is Florida leading with 38 percent, which will hold its primary in just four days. Read it at The New York Times CRISIS 4. UN Shrinks from Syria Sanctions The UN Security Council will meet Friday to discuss the situation in Syria ahead of a possible vote on the matter next week. But according to Reuters, which obtained a copy of a possible resolution, the draft does not call for sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, instead only urging a "political transition." Russia, an old ally and an arms supplier to Syria, opposes sanctions. Meanwhile, fighting erupted in Homs on Friday, a day after sectarian militiamen killed 14 members of a Sunni Muslim family. Read it at Reuters FINALLY 5. Facebook Prepares IPO It looks like Facebook could file its much-anticipated initial public offering as early as next Wednesday, and Morgan Stanley will likely play a big role in the deal. Sources told The Wall Street Journal that the social-media giant is close to picking a bank as the lead underwriter for its IPO, which could raise as much as $10 billion. Investment banks have been fighting over leading the offering, which will likely earn them tens of millions of dollars, with the added bonus of being affiliated with the highly coveted deal. Both Facebook and Morgan Stanley have declined to comment on the filing. Read it at Wall Street Journal LONG RUN Hillary Clinton Ready to Leave Politics Tired after twenty years of being on "the high wire." IRAQ 32 Killed in Funeral Attack In latest sectarian violence. COSTA CONCORDIA Cruise Victims Get $14K Each Sixteen people still missing. INMATE Conn. Killer Sentenced to Death For home invasion murders in 2007. OVERDOSE Demi Drank 'Tons' of Red Bull: Report Before being rushed to hospital. 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. Boycott Apple? The Moral Dilemma After Abuse Reports From China by Thane Rosenbaum NewsBeast: Can I Buy A Drink, Pat? by The Daily Beast Traci Lords on 'Excision' and Her Porn Past by Marlow Stern

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