Cheat Sheet - Who Will Be Obama’s Next Chief of Staff?

January 11, 2013 NEXT UP 1. The Next Chief of Staff Now that President Obama has tapped Jack Lew to be the next secretary of Treasury, The Daily Beast's Eleanor Clift examines the frontrunners to head up the power center at the West Wing. Denis McDonough, currently deputy national-security adviser, and Ron Klain, Biden's former chief of staff, are disciplined, tough-minded political operatives with experience working the Hill. McDonough has the inside track, but both have a good shot. Read it at The Daily Beast CULTURE 2. Biden to Meet Videogame Industry Will there be some test playing of Call of Duty? Joe Biden will turn to the videogame industry Friday to examine the cultural forces that may contribute to violent behavior in the latest meeting of the vice president's task force that will present recommendations to President Obama next week to prevent gun violence. On Thursday, Biden spent more than 90 minutes in a closed-door meeting with leaders of the NRA, which was described as open and frank discussion—but neither side showed any sign of budging on the issue. Biden also met with representatives from the entertainment industry, including Comcast and the Motion Picture Association of America, on Thursday. Biden said he will present his thoughts from the task force to the president Tuesday. Read it at Associated Press TOO LATE 3. Britain Missed Chances to Charge Savile Late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile has been accused of sexually abusing girls as young as 8 in 214 reported incidents over 50 years, according to a report released Friday. The investigation, conducted by Britain's Metropolitan Police Service and the nonprofit firm the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, says there is evidence that Savile was a "predatory sex offender." Savile has been accused of sexual abuse of young girls, occurring mainly at hospitals and group homes and even some at the BBC headquarters, with the investigation finding that the accusations date back to 1955 and the most recent was in 2009. Britain's chief prosecutor, Keir Starmer, apologized Friday to women allegedly abused by Savile, and said police missed three chances to take Savile to trial. Read it at BBC News IN COURT 4. Judge: Holmes Must Stand Trial A Colorado judge ruled Thursday that there is enough evidence to try James Holmes for shooting and killing 12 people and wounding another 70 in a rampage at the Aurora multiplex in July. Judge William B. Sylvester said there is sufficient evidence to tie Holmes to the 166 counts of murder, attempted murder, and other weapons charges—and ordered that Holmes continue to be held without bail. Holmes will be arraigned Friday, although his lawyers said they are not prepared to enter a plea yet and are likely to ask for a delay. Defense attorneys have claimed Holmes is mentally ill, leading to speculation that he will plead not guilty by reason of insanity at Friday's arraignment. Read it at The Denver Post LOOK WHO'S TWEETING 5. China's Twitter Goes Hollywood A cryptic message from Brad Pitt on China's version of Twitter set off a firestorm this week. And he's not the only big star invading the foreign microblog. The Daily Beast's Melinda Liu reports. Read it at The Daily Beast ZERO OPTION Obama, Karzai to Talk Afghan Future Including troop levels post-withdrawal in 2014. PLOT 'Internal Feud' Behind Kurdish Murders? According to Turkey's P.M. YIKES Report: Bachmann Campaign Staffers Unpaid But she denies it. SUSPICIOUS NYPD to Review 800 Rape Cases DNA evidence may have been mishandled. FAKE MOVIE Iran to Make Film to Correct 'Argo' Will be called 'The General Staff.' 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. Welcome, 'Loopy Lew' President Obama's new Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was nominated this Thursday, but don't think that means he has the job yet. 'Jack assures me that he is going to work to make at least one letter legible in order not to debase our currency,' President Barack Obama joked during the nomination announcement. More Videos Where Are the Benghazi Killers? by Eli Lake Chris Colfer's Big Gay Interview by Ramin Setoodeh Cocktail Party Cheat Sheet by Kevin Fallon

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