Cheat Sheet - Culture Warriors Gear Up for Immigration Battle

January 29, 2013 CULTURE WAR 1. Gearing Up for Battle As President Obama is set to announce on Tuesday sweeping immigration reform, conservatives who helped kill immigration reform in 2007 are preparing to fight—though they acknowledge that this time the fight is tougher, writes The Daily Beast's David Freedlander. Plus, Andrew Becker of the Center of Investigative Reporting on border control corruption. Read it at The Daily Beast JUSTICE 2. Gang Rape Trial Will Be in Delhi India's Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to move the location of the trial of five men accused of gang-raping a young woman on a Delhi bus, despite pleas from an advocate of one of the defendants that press coverage had created a bias. But the petition was denied because it was filed by advocate M.L. Sharma, who the court ruled did not have authority to represent the accused, not because of the validity of the claim. Five men have been charged in the Dec. 16 rape, and they could face the death penalty if convicted. The young woman's rape and death sparked weeks of protests and worldwide attention on the safety of women in India. Read it at The New York Times DANGEROUS 3. Egypt Army Warns of 'Collapse' Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sissi warned Tuesday that there will be "grave repercussions if the political forces do not act" in his country—including a collapse of the government. "The continuing conflict between political forces and their differences concerning the management of the country could lead to a collapse of the state and threaten future generations," wrote Sissi in a Facebook post. Sissi's comments come after five days of clashes that have left 52 people dead and hundreds more wounded. On Monday, thousands of protesters took to the streets chanting "Down, down with Mohamed Morsi" during a protest of a state-sanctioned curfew in Suez, Port Said, and Ismailiah. Read it at The Daily Beast HI THERE, KIM JONG-UN 4. Google Maps North Korea At least it wasn't Apple Maps, right North Korea? Google on Monday unveiled detailed maps of North Korea—streets, gulags, you name it—weeks after the company's chairman visited the isolated country. North Korea has long been a blank slate to Google Maps users due to limited data—after all, the information used to create the maps is provided by the public, and North Korea is famously secretive and only several hundred people in the country have access to the Internet. The map of the capital, Pyongyang, shows hospitals, subways, and schools, while maps of the country are hazier but definitively show gray zones that represent the reeducation camps where some 200,000 people are imprisoned. Read it at AFP COZY CHAT 5. The Real '60 Minutes' Reveal The Obama-Hillary interview signaled that we have passed an important tipping point in American politics: Democrats are now the regular guys and conservatives are the weirdos, writes The Daily Beast's Michael Tomasky. Read it at The Daily Beast AWFUL Father of Newtown Victim Heckled By gun enthusiasts. MEA CULPA Murdoch Apologizes for Cartoon Calls Netanyahu depiction "grotesque, offensive." UM, WHAT? Australian 'First Bloke' in Hot Water After making comment about "Asian women" checking prostates. bad boy Ocean Might Press Charges Against Brown After he was "jumped" in a recording studio lot. CASTING COUCH Lead Cast in 'Girl Meets World' Rowan Blanchard, 11, to play Cory and Topanga's daughter. 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. Getting the Band Back Together Will Destiny's Child perform together at the Super Bowl this weekend? Conflicting reports have everyone guessing, but fear not. Plenty of other pop groups from the '80s and '90s that have already reunited ... and it sounds so good. More Videos My Harrowing Syrian Abduction by Balint Szlanko Barbara Walters's Rare Chicken Pox by Kent Sepkowitz Queen Elizabeth Will Never Abdicate by Tom Sykes

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