Cheat Sheet - The Kooks of CPAC

Today: Southern Discomfort in Election of Pope , Google Admits Privacy Breach , Obama Reaches Out to GOP, Again March 13, 2013 HERESY HUNTERS 1. The Kooks of CPAC Ideological purity! Patriots only! The heresy hunters of this week's Conservative Political Action Conference sniffed out and rejected those who aren't 'suitably' right wing, like Chris Christie and GOProud. It'll ensure the same losing result, writes Michael Moynihan. Read it at The Daily Beast SMOKE 'EM OUT 2. Southern Discomfort Another round of voting Tuesday, more black smoke. The Vatican sees a Catholic future in the growing 'global south,' but would a pope from Africa or Latin America really be able to speak for a global church? By Christopher Dickey and Mac Margolis. Plus, Barbie Latza Nadeau on how the Italian cardinals may hold the keys to picking the next pope. Read it at The Daily Beast SCHMOOGLED 3. Google Admits Privacy Breach It's a happy day for Bing. On Wednesday, Internet superpower Google agreed to settle in the Street View mapping case, admitting that the project had "violated people's privacy." The case against the search-engine giant was brought by 38 states who claim that their secret collection of personal data from users' private computers was unethical. Google's settlement includes a meager $7 million fine and an oath to "police its own employees on privacy issues" through a privacy program that must be created within six months. Richard Blumenthal, one of the attorneys who helped launch the case, said the biggest win is Google admitting that they "weren't just taking pictures." Read it at The New York Times LET'S BE FRIENDS 4. Obama Reaches Out to GOP, Again In the continued outreach that is making some Republicans squirm, President Obama will meet with the House Republican conference Wednesday--the first time he has done so since 2011. The hangout is part of a string of casual meetings that POTUS has held with Republican leaders, hoping to reach a bargain in the deficit-reduction deal by early summer. In Wednesday's meeting Obama allegedly also plans to layout his second-term agenda in full, which includes stricter gun control and immigration reform. You can't force friendship, but he's giving it one heck of a try. Read it at US News DECEIT 5. Venezuelan President Insists Chávez Poisoned Following the late-Tuesday-night announcement launching a formal investigation into accusations that former president Chávez was poisoned, newly appointed President Nicolás Maduro confirmed his own belief in the conspiracy. "We have the intuition that our commander Chávez was poisoned by dark forces that wanted him out of the way," Maduro insisted. The 58-year-old president died on March 5 from complications of the pelvic cancer he had been battling since 2011.  Read it at Reuters UNREST Suicide Attack in Srinagar Kills Five Near children's school. WHAT YOU LOOKIN' @ Study: Neanderthal's Eyes 'Too Large' Trait led to their demise. VOGUE Wintour to Become Artistic Director On top of her position as editor. ALL RISE Steubenville Rape Trial Begins Social media banned from courtroom. #WINNING AT SXSW 'Short Term 12' Captures Best Feature At South by Southwest Film Conference. 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. You've Been Doxxed! by Christine Pelisek Putting the Military on Trial by Lloyd Grove Why Do You Still Think Jay-Z Is Illuminati? by Allison Samuels

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