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September 20, 2012 | | Mideast Protests Those behind the anti-Islam video and those protesting violently against it are both extremists working to ignite a clash of religions. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the man behind the Ground Zero mosque plan, offers a call to action for all moderates to push back. RIOT Violent protests against the controversial film that mocks Islam and the Prophet Muhammed continued in Pakistan Thursday, as authorities called in the army to help control the thousands of demonstrators with live rounds and tear gas. Still, some protesters tell the BBC that they will not leave the U.S. embassy, where the riots are taking place, until the building is on fire. In response to the demonstrations, the State Department is urging Americans not to travel to the country, and advised citizens already in Pakistan to avoid protests and large gatherings. The Pakistani government has declared Friday a national holiday so more people could participate in the demonstrations. TRAILBLAZER The fashion brand’s new face, Robyn Lawley, a gorgeous Aussie who wears a size 12, has become a groundbreaker for curvy girls everywhere. She talks to The Daily Beast’s Isabel Wilkinson about sharing her weight, her love of food porn, and her newfound fame. ‘FIT AND PROPER’ British Sky Broadcasting, the satellite TV network partially owned by Rupert Murdoch, has been declared “fit and proper” by regulators and the broadcaster can retain its broadcast license. The Office of Communications led the inquiry into BSkyB after the scandal broke involving Murdoch-owned media outposts hacking people’s phones—at the same time Murdoch was promoting a $12 billion bid to acquire full control of the network. Though the ruling Thursday cleared BSkyB of any wrongdoing connected to the scandal, the regulators found that Murdoch’s son James— Rupert’s onetime heir apparent— “fell short” in his handling of the ordeal and in his “attitude toward the possibility of wrongdoing in the companies for which he was responsible.” NEW JOB Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty has stepped down as the national co-chair of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign to take a job as chief executive at a Washington lobbying firm, it was reported on Thursday. The onetime presidential candidate will take the job at Financial Services Roundtable following the retirement of Tim Wilson. “Few industries have more impact on the entire economy—and on the lives of average Americans—than financial services,” said Pawlenty in an announcement regarding his prestigious new gig. The top job at Financial Services Roundtable is considered among the most desirable—and most lucrative—jobs in Washington, and Pawlenty could stand to make as much as $1.8 million a year in salary. | | 
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