Cheat Sheet - Exclusive: Inside Newt's Stunning Comeback

Today: Thousands Gather to Protest Russian Vote, Taliban: In Peace Talks With Pakistan, Supreme Court to Review Texas Redistricting December 10, 2011 EXCLUSIVE 1. Inside Newt's Stunning Comeback As he gears up for tonight's faceoff with Mitt Romney at the Iowa debate (join us for a live chat at 9 p.m. ET), Gingrich tells Peter J. Boyer about his inner circle and what really happened at his ex-wife's hospital bedside in this week's Newsweek. He also dishes on how Romney and Rick Perry have been "acting like seventh graders," his candid conversation with a Clinton aide about his affairs, and why he believes his plan for the poor "makes me, in some ways, like the two Roosevelts." Read it at Newsweek UNREST 2. Thousands Gather to Protest Russian Vote It looks like Russia's attempts to deter protesters from coming out today haven't succeeded. Police say at least 15,000 protesters gathered in Moscow to protest alleged fraud in Sunday's vote by Vladimir Putin's party. At least 50,000 police have been deployed in Moscow to control the rally, which is relegated to a small island south of the Kremlin. The protest is poised to become the largest in Russia in two decades, but it is unclear whether it will be large enough to truly trouble Putin, who is expected to win the presidency in March. Read it at BBC NEGOTIATIONS 3. Taliban: In Peace Talks With Pakistan This is unlikely to help U.S.-Pakistan relations. The deputy commander of the Pakistani Taliban says it is in peace talks with the country, which his group has been at war with for four years. "Our talks are going in the right direction," said Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, the No. 2 commander of the Pakistani Taliban. So far, the negotiations are only for the Najaur region, but he says that it will be a model for other areas. As a goodwill gesture, he says Pakistan has released 145 members of the group and the militants have called a ceasefire. Read it at Reuters SORT IT OUT 4. Supreme Court to Review Texas Redistricting The Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a Texas dispute over a controversial redistricting map that critics say is designed to limit voting rights of minorities. The court will determine if the state's redistricting plans for the Texas House and Senate as well as for its representation in the U.S. House of Representatives is constitutional. The politically-charged dispute focuses on the federal government's ability to protect minority voting rights and whether judges should have authority over how a state legislature's map is drawn. Texas is one of nine states covered by the 1965 Voting Rights Act which requires federal approval before states with histories of racial discrimination can change their voting laws or district maps. Read it at USA Today BAD EDUCATION 5. For-Profit Schools' Powerful Lobby When the Obama administration promised to rein in  what some say are predatory practices of for-profit colleges, which had been accused of luring students into taking on unsustainable debt, the colleges fought back. The $30-billion industry—which gets most of its money through federal student aid—waged a $16-million blitz using prominent Democratic lobbyists with ties to the administration, including Anita Dunn and Richard Gephardt. The White House says the campaign had no effect, but education officials say it watered down the new rules. Read it at The New York Times PROTEST Police Evict Occupy Boston Over 40 demonstrators arrested in raid. QUESTIONS VA Tech Police Search for Motive Gunman killed officer, self. FAT CAT Stray Cat Inherits $13M From 94-year-old owner. DAMAGE CONTROL Playboy to Drop Lohan Spread Early After photos leak online. EWWW! TV Breaks the Incest Taboo Jace Lacob examines this troubling trend in scripted programming. 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 The Yes List Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Niall Ferguson: Great Britain Saves Itself by Rejecting the EU by Niall Ferguson Former Virginia Tech Professor: The Rising Toll of America's Gun Culture by Roland Lazenby Tech For One, Tech For All by Brian Ries

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