Cheat Sheet - 60 Minutes’s Bob Simon Remembers Mike Wallace

Today: North Korea Prepares Nuke Test , Newt: Romney ‘Most Likely’ Nominee , Syria Peace Plan Crumbles April 09, 2012 TOUGH BUT FAIR 1. Mike Wallace: Newsman With a Tender Soul The veteran CBS newsman Mike Wallace, who passed away Sunday at 93, invented the television interview and developed a reputation as a tough and fearless interrogator. He was an inspiration in his prime and also in his last years, says colleague Bob Simon. Read it at The Daily Beast UH OH 2. North Korea Prepares Nuke Test South Korean intelligence officials warned that the North is preparing a nuclear weapons test to follow its controversial long-range missile test, according to reports Monday. According to South Korean intelligence, North Korea is preparing a site, where nuclear tests were held in 2006 and 2009, for a third demonstration to come after the missile test. The 2006 and 2009 tests put an end to an agreement reached in 2005 for the country to abandon its nuclear ambitions. The planned rocket launch, scheduled to take place later this month, has the region and the world on edge, and Japan has announced it has readied its missile-defense systems. Read it at CNN REALITY CHECK 3. Newt: Romney ‘Most Likely’ Nominee Planet Newt may still be the center of the Gingrich universe, but the former speaker of the House knows his presidential stars aren’t aligned this election cycle. On Sunday, Gingrich told Fox News that “you have to be realistic” about the way the GOP race will turn out, saying that rival Mitt Romney “is far and away the most likely Republican nominee.” Running for president is “much harder than I thought it would be” he said. Newt will plug on, though, and asked whether or not he thought Rick Santorum should drop out of the race, Gingrich said the decision is Santorum’s alone. Read it at Washington Post HORRIFIC 4. Syria Peace Plan Crumbles Hopes for a peace plan brokered by the United Nations through envoy Kofi Annan showed signs of crumbling, with the Syrian government making a failed demand that the rebels give a written guarantee of a ceasefire on the eve of the withdrawal deadline. Fifty-nine more people were reported killed in violence Sunday. Meanwhile, more than 100 people, the majority of them civilians, have been executed by Syrian troops over the past four months, said the international rights organization Human Rights Watch. And that number could be low, as the group only included cases backed up by witnesses. Reports of other executions of civilians were not uncommon in the country where troops have implemented draconian measures to put down a more-than-yearlong uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Read it at Associated Press 21st-Century Racism 5. Mississippi Sends Hate Criminal to Prison In a parking lot in Mississippi, he killed a black man with his truck. He's in jail for a hate crime—but his black friends disagree. Tony Dokoupil reports. Read it at Newsweek STAND UP Bill Cosby Weighs In on Trayvon Calls for greater gun control. CAMPAIGN Dolan: Mitt’s Mormonism No Issue Cardinal said should not influence voters. STANDOFF Four NYPD Cops Shot After Brooklyn hostage situation. DIAGNOSIS FDA Approves Alzheimer Scan Detects proteins in the brain. OFFSPRING British Man ‘Fathered’ 600 Children Repeatedly used sperm at fertility clinic. 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. U.S. Hands Over Night Raids to Afghan Forces, With Possible Consequences by Sami Yousafzai , Ron Moreau Can Microsoft Come Back? Dan Lyons’s Month Without Apple and Google by Dan Lyons Ashley Judd Slaps Media in the Face for Speculation Over Her “Puffy” Appearance. by Ashley Judd

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