Cheat Sheet - Trayvon's Mom: 'Someone Must Be Punished'

Today: French Suspect Jumps to His Death , Biggest GOP Donor Has Given $18M , Iran Makes Leaps in Spying Software March 22, 2012 INTERVIEW 1. Trayvon's Mom: 'Someone Must Be Punished' Chanting "we want arrests," hundreds of people gathered in New York on Wednesday night to protest the death of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teenager who was shot by a neighborhood-watch volunteer last month. Trayvon's mother, who attended the march, tells The Daily Beast's Allison Samuels she was "overwhelmed" by the support—but will find no peace until her son's killer is arrested. Read it at The Daily Beast OVER 2. French Suspect Jumps to His Death The man suspected of killing seven people jumped to his death on Thursday, ending a 30-hour standoff with French police. Mohamed Merah, 24, was accused of shooting three soldiers, three Jewish school children, and a rabbi in a string of attacks in southwestern France. A 24-year-old self-described Islamic militant, Merah jumped out the window of his Toulouse apartment after police stormed in. France's interior minister said he was hiding in the bathroom and shot at police. Read it at Associated Press BIG SPENDER 3. Biggest GOP Donor Has Given $18M Harold Clark Simmons is on a mission to defeat President Obama in November and will spend almost any amount of money to do so. On Karl Rove's advice, the 80-year-old Texan head of chemicals and metals producer Contran Corp. and his wife, Annette, are the largest contributors to the 2012 election, having donated over $18 million to conservative PACs since the start of the race. Which Republican wins is not the point. "Any of these Republicans would make a better president than that socialist Obama," Simmons told The Wall Street Journal. "Obama is the most dangerous American alive." Read it at The Wall Street Journal BIG BROTHER 4. Iran Makes Leaps in Spying Software The Telecommunication Co. of Iran already has a monopoly over most of the country's telephone and Internet services. But now, with the help of the Chinese-based ZTE Corp, the government can use TCI to spy on its citizens and arrest critics, human-rights groups say. Just this month, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad created the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, which he leads, to protect "against internet evils." Newly released documents show that the ZTE system allows Ahmadinejad and his government to look in on emails, chats, Web searches, text messages and even locate users and identify their voice. Read it at Reuters Rutgers Trial 5. Dharun Ravi: 'I Wasn't Biased' The Newark Star-Ledger has scored the first interview with Dharun Ravi, the Rutgers student who was convicted of a biased intimidation, a hate crime last week. Ravi was convicted on 15 counts after using his web cam to spy on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, during a sexual encounter in the fall of 2010. "I wasn't biased," Ravi told the paper. "I didn't act out of hate and I wasn't uncomfortable with Tyler being gay." Clementi committed suicide after he learned that Ravi had used a web cam to spy on his Clementi's encounter. Read it at The Newark Star Ledger MUTINY Rebels Seize Mali Government Impose curfew, suspend constitution. SUPPORT Army Wives Rally for Bales Support for wife of accused Afghan shooter. HE'S OUT McDonald's Chief to Step Down Passing the torch after 8 years. CONSPIRACY Birthers Sue for Candidate Checks Californians have concerns about Romney. Blockbuster 'Hunger Games' Sets Presale Records Has sold out 2,000 theaters prior to Friday opening. 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. Obama's Romney Smackdown by Eleanor Clift Can Aspirin Save Your Life? by Anneli Rufus Mad Men: Where We Left Off… by Jace Lacob

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