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December 01, 2011 | | DISCLOSURE Fox News host Greta Van Susteren has interviewed Herman Cain 10 times since August—most recently last week—and was granted the only interview with his wife, Gloria, after several women accused the candidate of harassment. So should Van Susteren have disclosed on her program the fact that her husband, John Coale, a Washington lawyer, has been informally advising Cain for eight months? The Daily Beast’s Howard Kurtz talks to Coale, who brushes off the connection—and says he thinks Cain’s staying in the race. ELECTIONS As early Egyptian voting results filter in, the Islamists are on track to capture a 65 percent majority in Parliament. The Muslim Brotherhood’s party was the big favorite, winning 40 percent of the vote so far. Surprisingly, the ultraconservative Islamists, or Salafis, have nearly 25 percent. In Egypt, where the liberal parties and young activists sparked the revolution, the organized Islamists seem to have taken control. When voting is opened to more conservative rural areas, the Islamists are expected to continue to gain steam. The transfer of power will not be without conflict: the Brotherhood said Wednesday that the Islamist majority would name a prime minister soon, but the military government said that choice remains up to the ruling generals. There are two more rounds of voting before January. WALL ST. More fallout from the raids that snared Raj Rajaratnam: federal authorities are planning to bring more charges against employees at hedge funds they raided one year ago. Three people from Diamondback Capital Management and Level Global Investors are expected to be arrested in the coming weeks, according to Reuters. So far, about 50 people have pleaded guilty or been convicted in the probe. 2012 Good news for the @Jon2012Girls: Mitt Romney may soon dust off his five sons and haul them out on the campaign trail. According to Politico, Romney will start emphasizing his family more as a quiet way of drawing a contrast with his thrice-married rival, Newt Gingrich. According to The Washington Post, Gingrich’s sudden popularity has caught Romney off guard. While the Post says Romney’s team is still debating whether to take Gingrich on aggressively or see if he self-immolates in the five weeks before the Iowa caucuses, Politico says Romney is “preparing a robust, sustained attack that tags the former House speaker as a Washington insider and serial flip-flopper who can’t be trusted with the nation’s economy.” DIPLOMACY Saying sorry is hard for world leaders, too. President Obama will not formally apologize to Pakistan for NATO airstrikes last weekend that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers. The State Department had encouraged Obama to apologize, with the U.S. ambassador arguing it would help defuse growing anger. But the Defense Department balked, saying senior defense officials and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had already apologized. According to The New York Times, some Obama administration officials worried that he would expose himself to Republican attacks by ignoring the Defense Department’s advice. | | 
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