Cheat Sheet - Our Most Perverted Ex-Congressman

Today: Deadly Battle for Kiev Begins , Dunn Claims 'I Was The Victim' , Is Al-Qaeda Aiding Bashar Al-Assad? February 18, 2014 RED-HANDED 1. America's Most Perverted Ex-Congressman Mel Reynolds was arrested in Zimbabwe on Tuesday for allegedly shooting thousands of porno images. That's 20 years after he was thrown in jail for child porn, statutory rape, and more. Will this creep ever learn? Michelle Cottle wonders if we'll finally be rid of this habitual skeezeball. Read it at The Daily Beast LETHAL CHAOS 2. Deadly Battle for Kiev Begins Just two days after the opposition reached an amnesty deal with the government, violence broke out again in Ukraine's capital over control of Kiev's city hall. Authorities are reporting that nine people have been killed in fighting, including two police officers. Angry protesters had left the city hall on Sunday as part of the deal, but have returned to seize the building. The violence began early Tuesday when protesters moved into a government-controlled district, throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at police. The interior ministry and Ukrainian security service threatened in a joint statement: "We warn hot, irresponsible heads of the opposition—the government has forces to restore order." Read it at The New York Times WRONG WORD 3. Dunn Claims 'I Was the Victim' Michael Dunn doesn't seem to understand the meaning of "victim." Dunn, who fired on a car of unarmed teenagers and killed 17-year-old Jordan Davis, was recorded in jailhouse calls released by prosecutors today, claiming, "I'm the [expletive deleted] victim here. I was the one who was victimized." He also chuckled and added "I'm the victor," and compared his predicament to that of a rape victim. He said in one call, "Police used to think when a chick got raped going, 'Oh, it's her fault because of the way she dressed.' I'm like, 'So it's my fault [laughing] because I asked them to turn their music down." Dunn will spend at least 60 years in prison for the attempted-murder conviction, and may face trial for first-degree murder. Read it at ABC News STRANGE BEDFELLOWS 4. Is Al Qaeda Helping Assad? Moderate rebels say the Syrian president is secretly collaborating with a rogue al Qaeda affiliate in the country's brutal civil war. But are Sunni jihadists really in bed with the Alawite regime? The Syrian civil war may have sparked one of the strangest alliances ever, writes Jamie Dettmer. Read it at The Daily Beast SKY SCARE 5. Inside the Ethiopian Airlines Hijacking Terror A desperate co-pilot locked himself in the cockpit and diverted his Boeing 767 to Switzerland with 164 people aboard—the eighth such hijacking on Ethiopian Airlines by asylum-seeking aviators. Barbie Latza Nadeau writes of the desperation Hailemedhin Abera must have had to hijack his own airplane. Read it at The Daily Beast HOW THE 1% LIVES Wolves of Wall St. Caught on Tape Drag and homophobic jokes galore. DEPRESSING Food Stamps Rise in Military Homes Increasing since the 2008 recession. PROGRESS? 86% of NFL OK With Gay Teammate But nearly a quarter wouldn't shower in front of him. ENERGY SHOT Pentagon Shocks Soldiers Awake Electric brain stimulation beats caffeine. YEAH, SCIENCE! Monkey Sees, Makes Other Monkey Do Brain chip controls sleeping avatar. CNBC Bitcoin's Rapid Plunge ARTnews Botero in the Big Top Upworthy Sugar, the Original Gateway Drug 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. Inside the Great Bitcoin Heist by Michael Daly The Fight to Save the Rhinos by Joanna Eede Bible Passages That Could Get You Killed by Candida Moss

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