Cheat Sheet - Is Pope Francis Rewriting Easter?

Today: Stuffy Old Men: Region, Religion, Race and Class Define and Buffet GOP , Texas DA, Wife Shot Dead in Home , Kenya Court Upholds Election Results March 31, 2013 HOLY DAY 1. Is Pope Francis Rewriting Easter? The new pontiff urged pilgrims to reach out to nonbelievers and lapsed Catholics in his Easter Sunday mass. From washing women's feet to eschewing the gilded throne, Pope Francis is shaking up Easter traditions and Vatican protocol. The Daily Beast's Barbie Latza Nadeau on why not everyone's a fan of the changes. Plus, Joshua DuBois on some small things we all can do to follow Francis's lead, Candida Moss on the Christian persecution myth, and Megan McArdle on Easter's awful Facebook meme. Read it at The Daily Beast STUFFY OLD MEN 2. South Less Solid, GOP Adrift The Republican stronghold is starting to look like a blue-and-red checkerboard, writes Lloyd Green. Read it at The Daily Beast TRAGEDY 3. Texas DA, Wife Shot Dead in Home The district attorney of Kaufman, Texas, Mike McLelland, 63, and his wife, Cynthia Woodward McLelland, 65, were found shot and killed on Saturday in their home, just weeks after his deputy was killed. One law enforcement officer said it appeared the door had been kicked in and "there were shell casings everywhere." Authorities in Kaufman county said they believed all other employees in the district attorney's office have been accounted for, and police are investigating whether the McLellands' deaths are related to the killing of Mark Hasse, a Kaufman county prosecutor who was killed on Jan. 31 while walking to his car. The FBI had also been investigating in Hasse's death was linked to the murder of Colorado prison chief Tom Clements. Read it at Dallas Morning News TENSION 4. Kenya Court Upholds Election Results The Kenyan courts on Saturday confirmed Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in the March 4 election, despite a challenge by Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Police clashed with a few dozen protesters on Sunday after the verdict in Kisumu, where Odinga still holds popular support. Two people were killed and another 11 injured in Kisumu, while all the shops were looted on Saturday. But in the Nairobi slums of Kibera and Mathare, where Odinga is popular, most people did not want to return to the devastating violence of 2007, when more than 1,200 people were killed after the election. After Saturday's verdict, Odinga urged his followers to find "peaceful ways" to protest the outcome. Read it at BBC News NOT SO INCREDIBLE 5. India Foreign Tourism Drops 25 Percent India's foreign tourism has dropped 25 percent—and female tourists have dropped 35 percent—in the past three months since the Delhi gang rape, according to a report by the industry body Assocham. The most cancellations are coming from the U.S., Britain, Canada –whose tourists are apparently opting for Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. As a result, many Indian hotels have instituted new measures to help women feel safe, including allowing them to stay near elevators, dedicated women's wing or floor, allowing women to check right in their rooms rather than wait in the lobby, and an increase in female staff, including butlers. Read it at Hindustani Times CIVIL WAR Syrian Rebels Close In on Aleppo Storm strategic neighborhood. BAD INVESTMENT Ponzi Scheme Devastates N.C. Town ZeekRewards is $600 million scam. EGYPT'S JON STEWART Egyptian Satirist Turns Himself In Faces charges of insulting Islam and the president. SHOCKERS Wichita State Advances to Final Four While Syracuse dumps Marquette. NEVER LET YOU GO Justin Bieber's Monkey Confiscated Mally taken by German airport customs. 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. The Right Wing and the 'Rap Wing' (NSFW) Who would have thought that rappers and right-wing radio hosts had anything in common, let alone all this? From women to guns, Rush and Beck sound a lot like Eminem and 50 Cent--minus the rhyming, of course. More Videos Dronetown, U.S.A. by Jamie Reno Easter's Most Fattening Candy by The Daily Beast 'Game of Thrones' in Three Minutes by The Daily Beast Video

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