Cheat Sheet - A Father's Day Transgender Surprise

Today: Greece Goes to the Polls, Debt Most Deadly, Egyptian Runoff Vote Continues June 17, 2012 ACCEPTANCE 1. A Father’s Day Transgender Surprise The last time Maria Chico’s father saw her, she was a baby boy. Would her dad accept her 30 years later—as a woman? As told to Samantha Marshall. Plus, see Hollywood’s toughest dads and read advice from celebrity fathers. Read it at The Daily Beast ELECTION 2. Greece Goes to the Polls Voters go to the polls in the birthplace of democracy Sunday. Greece’s much-anticipated vote, the second the country has held in less than two months, is sure to have wide-ranging effects as citizens choose between parties divided starkly on austerity measures and Greece’s participation in the euro. As world leaders gather in Mexico for the G20 summit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande have said they will remain in Europe until an outcome is known in Greece. The impending Greek elections have been an object of concern for investors and politicians alike in recent weeks, with some saying it is time for Greece to withdraw from the 17-nation common currency. Read it at Bloomberg DEADLY DEBT 3. Europe’s Austerity Suicides A bullet to the head. Self-immolation. Hanging. As a euro recession and austerity fuel depression and suicide, Barbie Latza Nadeau on the bloody war between civilians and tax collectors. Read it at Newsweek DAY TWO 4. Egyptian Runoff Vote Continues Egyptians gathered for a second day of voting in an election that has pitted a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group, against ousted leader Hosni Mubarak’s former prime minister. But behind the action, and not so discreetly, sit Egyptian military leaders whose promise that they will hand over power July 1 remains to be fulfilled, even as they moved to dissolve the country’s Parliament in the days before the runoff. Egyptians are not all happy with the way things have turned out since a popular uprising tossed Mubarak from office last year. “I am bitter,” one Egyptian told reporters, “and I am filled with regret that I have to choose between two people I hate.” Read it at The Guardian ELECTRICITY 5. Romney Sells Energy in PA Mitt Romney said he’d put some juice back into the energy sector as he campaigned in Pennsylvania on Saturday, arguing that less regulation would keep the lights on at old jobs and help create new ones. “The president wants to talk about the economy a little,” Romney said. “Not as much as I want to talk about the economy.” The former Massachusetts governor and presumptive Republican nominee is in the middle of a six-state Every Town Counts bus tour. Romney made three stops in Pennsylvania on Saturday and planned to fly to Ohio for Father’s Day. Energy-industry jobs in Pennsylvania have been in decline in recent decades. Read it at Bloomberg LIVE AMMO Rebels Want Armed Peacekeepers Syrian opposition tells United Nations. FOREBEARS Michelle Obama’s Ancestry Traced Discovers white ancestors, distant relatives. LEGISLATURE French Socialists Seek Majority In parliamentary runoff Sunday. HELLHOLE Turkish Prison Fire Kills 13 After inmates ignite mattress, blankets. TOO REAL ‘Jersey Shore’ Spinoff Launched “Snooki & JWoww” premieres Thursday. 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. Get A Life, Romney! by Michael Tomasky Eagle Scouts' Badge of Shame by Naka Nathaniel I Love My Pornographer Dad by Kristin Battista-Frazee

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