Cheat Sheet - Did Broadwell Leak Benghazi Secrets?

Today: Hillary in 2016! , ‘Second’ Petraeus Woman Emerges , Syrians Bomb Near Turkish Border November 12, 2012 SECRETS 1. Did Broadwell Leak U.S. Secrets? In a public talk in October, Paula Broadwell—the biographer and alleged mistress of David Petraeus—claimed that the Benghazi consulate was attacked to free CIA-held prisoners. Eli Lake reports. Read it at The Daily Beast HERE WE GO 2. Hillary in 2016! Think the road to the 2012 election was long? You haven't seen anything yet. The jockeying for the next presidential run is already underway, says Howard Kurtz in Newsweek.  Read it at The Daily Beast DOWNFALL 3. ‘Second’ Petraeus Woman Emerges Three’s a crowd. A second woman was identified on Sunday as more news emerged around the career-ending affair of former CIA director David Petraeus. Identified by sources familiar with the FBI investigation as Jill Kelley, the woman was a Petraeus family insider who went to the Feds after getting threatening emails from Broadwell, according to law enforcement officials. “We and our family have been friends with General Petraeus and his family for over five years,” Kelley said in a statement. “We respect his and his family’s privacy and want the same for us and our three children.” Read it at Reuters TOO CLOSE 4. Syrians Bomb Near Turkish Border Syrian bombs fell on a town held by opposition forces just yards from the Turkish border Monday. Helicopters and warplanes struck the town of Ras Al-Ain, which last week fell under rebel control. The warplane that dropped explosives within a stone’s throw of a frontier fence veered close to the limits of Syrian airspace and may have crossed over into Turkey, according to a Reuters reporter on the ground. Civilians from the Syrian town fled into Turkey as the bombs fell. Read it at Reuters PURSE STRINGS 5. Obama May Take Taxes on the Road Time for a 99 percent road trip. President Obama may take his message to the people as he works with Congress to create a debt-reduction cocktail that would include tax hikes for the wealthy as well as spending cuts. House Speaker John Boehner has said that hiking taxes is “unacceptable,” an attitude that may put him on a collision course with the White House as both parties gear up for battle over the looming fiscal cliff. President Obama has said that he would veto any deal that does not include the expiration on tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Read it at The New York Times FALLOUT BBC News Head Steps Aside Amid child-abuse scandal. TV STAR Ezra Klein Up for New MSNBC Show Rumored to replace Ed Schultz. LINEUP Lakers Hire Mike D’Antoni To replace former coach Mike Brown. FARM GIRL ‘Dorothy’ Dress Auctioned for $480K In Beverly Hills. BOND ‘Skyfall’ Grosses $87.8 million In record-breaking opening weekend. 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. 2012's Worst Political Speeches While some campaign addresses inspired, others just fell plain flat. From Herman's Cain's baffling Pokemon quote to Clint Eastwood's infamous interview with a chair, relive the year's least-effective speeches. More Videos Mistressville, U.S.A.? by Diane Dimond Seven Reality Shows Mitt Could Make by Matt Latimer The Missing Best Actresses by Ramin Setoodeh

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