Cheat Sheet - Megan McArdle on Washington’s Women Haters

Today: Facebook Stock Surges , Arrest Made in Jessica Ridgeway's Murder , Mourdock: 'God Intended' Pregnancy October 24, 2012 SINGLED OUT 1. Megan McArdle on Washington's Women Haters Stephanie Cutter is getting an unusual amount of flak for a presidential spokeswoman—but you don't have to be a Republican to hate women. Megan McArdle on the sexist jerks who thrive across all party lines. Read it at The Daily Beast BEST DAY EVER 2. Facebook Stock Surges Mark Zuckerberg made some friends. Facebook shares are on track to have their biggest daily gain since the initial public offering in May. The stock rose 21 percent to $23.57 in midday trading on Wednesday. The surge comes a day after the company announced a surprising increase in third-quarter revenue from sales of mobile ads. The mobile ads accounted for 14 percent of total revenue, an increase from none a year earlier. Through Tuesday the stocks had fallen 47 percent from the IPO price of $38. Bank of America analysts wrote that Facebook "can effectively grow revenues while usage transitions to mobile platforms from [personal computers]." Read it at The Wall Street Journal JUSTICE 3. Arrest Made in Jessica Ridgeway's Murder Police plan to charge 17-year-old Austin Reed Sigg with the murder of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway. Christine Pelisek reports on the arrest—and its link to an attempted abduction in May. Read it at The Daily Beast Right Controversy 4. Mourdock: 'God Intended' Pregnancy Richard Mourdock recently had an epiphany. During a debate Tuesday, the Indiana Republican running for Senate explained, "I came to realize life is that gift from God. And I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that is something that God intended to happen." Naturally this didn't sit well with everyone, and Mitt Romney, who's trying to win a presidential election for God's sake, was quick to disassociate himself from his fellow Republican, his campaign issuing a statement confirming that the former Massachusetts governor "disagrees with Richard Mourdock's comments, and they do not reflect his views." Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, however, is more focused on a GOP takeover of the Senate and was happy to jump to Mourdock's defense. "To try and construe his words as anything other than a restatement of that belief [that life is a gift from God] is irresponsible and ridiculous," Cornyn said.  Read it at The Washington Post MIDDLE EAST 5. Sudan Blames Israel for Blast It looks like the Israeli-Palestinian flare-up has ensnared at least one nearby country. Sudan has accused Israel of airstrikes that caused an explosion at an arms factory in the country's capital overnight. Officials said no one died in the explosion, though nearby buildings were reportedly damaged. A Sudanese minister said the airstrikes appeared to come from the east, where Israel and Palestine have been exchanging crossfire in recent days. In 2009 an airstrike targeting a weapons convoy in northeastern Sudan was widely believed to be carried out by Israel, which suspected the weapons shipment was en route to Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. Israel never denied the attack. Read it at Reuters 'October Surprise' Allred Exposes Mitt Documents Teaming up with ex-wife of Staples CEO. PUCKS Islanders Move to Brooklyn Hockey team to leave Long Island. #eastwooding Clint Eastwood Stars in Romney Ad The empty chair does not. RANSOM Trump to Obama: Release Records Says he will give $5 million to a charity. POKER FACE Fern Species Named after Lady Gaga Duke University botanists go gaga for the singer 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. Should Dems be Freaking Out? With less than two weeks till the election, Romney is gaining on Obama in some key states-but Dems shouldn't panic just yet, says political analysts Robert Shrum and Robert Zimmerman. On today's NewsBeast, they tell host Tony Dokoupil what Romney would have to accomplish to pull off a victory. More Videos Lenore Skenazy on How to Prevent a Kidnapping by Lenore Skenazy 'The Houstons' is Painful by Allison Samuels Female Moderators Rocked the Debates by Lauren Ashburn

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