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May 09, 2012 | | COMING CLEAN On the stand Tuesday, the former senator’s speechwriter detailed the public statement about his affair she helped him craft—and why even then he wanted to keep lying. By Diane Dimond. AFTERMATH President Obama issued a statement late Tuesday that he is “disappointed” that North Carolina passed Amendment One, which will add a line to the state’s Constitution declaring that marriage between a man and a woman is the “only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized.” The law will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2013. Fueled by religious voters—and with the high-profile support of evangelist Billy Graham—Amendment One passed 61 percent to 39 percent, and the state had one of its largest primary voter turnouts in years. Gay-rights groups already planned protests against the bill to begin Wednesday, and same-sex couples in Wilson and Durham will seek marriage licenses. Two protesters were arrested in Asheville Tuesday night. HACKING This week, when the Leveson Inquiry resumes in London, all eyes will be on Rebekah Brooks—who, a new report says, received a text from David Cameron the day she resigned. Peter Jukes takes a closer look at the former Queen of Fleet Street. SCARY Russia’s newest commercial airliner disappeared Wednesday during a commercial exercise near Jakarta, with 44 passengers on board, Russian state media reported. The plane reportedly went missing around 2 p.m., after the pilot asked permission to descend from 10,000 feet to 6,000 feet. The plane then began making its descent but vanished near a mountainous area. By the time it was due to return, it would have burned up all its fuel. FALLOUT The leader of the Greek far left, who has been tasked with forming the country’s government, said that although he finds the European Union’s bailout terms “barbaric,” he will meet with pro-bailout parties on Wednesday. If the two sides fail to come to an agreement, Greece could have fresh elections in a few weeks. Alexis Tsipras has said he wants to move away from the harsh austerity plans, even if it means abandoning the EU bailout commitments—despite Germany’s declaration on Tuesday that if Greece fails to meet its bailout terms, it will not receive any aid. Greek media reported that Tsipras’s reform plans have the support of the smaller left-wing party, the Democratic Left, and he secured agreement from Greece’s center-right party on Tuesday. | | 
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