Cheat Sheet - The Brits’ Olympic Triumph

Today: Rebels: We Downed Warplane , Paul Ryan’s Extreme Workout Plan , Google to Acquire Frommer’s Travel August 13, 2012 HURRAH 1. Take a Bow, London With the Olympics’ smashing success behind them, Brits are waking up to an unfamiliar feeling: triumph. The Daily Beast's Peter Jukes on how the fun of the summer Games managed to take the hard edge off the nation's complicated identity politics—for now. Plus, 7 unsolved Olympic mysteries and our casting picks for London Olympics: The Movie. Read it at The Daily Beast SYRIA 2. Rebels: We Downed Warplane A Syrian warplane crashed over the eastern province of Deir el-Zour on Monday. Activists released a video that reportedly shows the Soviet-made MiG warplane catching fire before crashing down in flames. The pilot ejected before it crashed. The rebels claim they shot the plane down with ground fire. However, state-run media claims the plane was on a training mission and crashed due to technical error. SANA news agency says that a search has been launched to find the pilot. Read it at The Associated Press VEEP 3. Paul Ryan’s Extreme Workout Plan The new GOP vice-presidential candidate is just as zealous about zapping body fat as he is about slicing government spending. The Daily Beast's Eliza Shapiro talks to fitness experts about P90X, the extreme workout regimen that Ryan spread to his House colleagues as successfully as he sold his controversial budget. Read it at The Daily Beast BIG PURCHASE 4. Google to Acquire Frommer’s Travel Internet behemoth Google is adding to its empire. The company is purchasing Frommer’s in an effort to expand its travel-related services. Google is already in the restaurant-review business thanks to its acquisition of Zagat Survey in September 2011. Adding Frommer’s will give Google a stake in the hotel- and destination-review business as well. The terms of the deal, which haven’t yet been finalized, have not been disclosed. It’s unclear whether Google will continue printing Frommer’s guidebooks. Read it at The Wall Street Journal Farm Country 5. Obama Targets Paul Ryan Paul Ryan will be the target of President Obama’s attacks as he hits his first of three campaign stops in Iowa this week. While in Council Bluffs, Monday, Obama will discuss the pending Farm Bill intended to benefit Iowa and other agricultural centers. “He’s one of those leaders of Congress standing in the way,” he plans to say of Mitt Romney’s running mate. “So if you happen to see Congressman Ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to Iowa and our rural communities. It’s time to put our politics aside and pass it right away.” Ryan will also be campaigning in the Hawkeye state this week.   Read it at CNN White House Blog BLAME Norway Cops Too Slow In responding to massacre on Utøya. FAST AND FURIOUS House Files Suit Against Holder After finding him in contempt in June. VATILEAKS Pope’s Butler to Stand Trial For stealing documents from the Holy See. PRESIDENTIAL Women to Moderate Half of Debates Lineup announced Monday. politics ‘The Campaign’ Reports Ryan Bump In Washington, D.C., and Boston. 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 Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Why Ryan Makes Dems Smile Paul Ryan's stance on abortion is incoherent and his position on Medicare is frightening, says Michelle Goldberg. So why are she and other liberals so happy he's Romney's veep pick? More Videos 100 Great Escapes The Last Yankee Republican by John Avlon An Army of Hate by Jesse Ellison

ABOUT US | CONTACT US | SUBSCRIBE Copyright 2012 The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street , New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy

If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your Web browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add thedailybeast@e2.thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you have changed your mind and no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe here.