Cheat Sheet - In Defense of Secret Videotaping

Today: Chávez Heir Ekes Out Win , How Chess Saves Lives , BBC Sneaks Into North Korea April 15, 2013 PROVOCATEUR 1. In Defense of Taping David Corn is under fire for a "secret tape" of Mitch McConnell, but provocateur James O'Keefe says anti-taping laws hurt democracy by shielding the powers that be from accountability. Read it at The Daily Beast NAIL-BITER 2. Chávez Heir Ekes Out Win Everyone expected Hugo Chávez's handpicked heir, Nicolás Maduro, to win Venezuela's presidential election by a landslide. Instead he eked out a narrow victory: 50.7 percent to 29.1 percent for the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. That's just 235,000 ballots, and Capriles is refusing to recognize the result, citing a list of 3,000 irregularities, including gunshots and poll centers that were illegally reopened. "I didn't fight against a candidate today, but against the whole abuse of power," said Capriles. Maduro said he would accept a recount. Regardless of the outcome, the narrow victory shows that Maduro could face challenges from within his leftist coalition. Read it at Reuters WIW13 3. How Chess Saves Lives From the slums of Uganda to chess phenom, Phiona Mutesi is a testament to what great things can happen when talent is given the opportunity to thrive. Garry Kasparov on the power of education. Read it at The Daily Beast FIELD TRIP 4. BBC Sneaks Into North Korea Maybe Dennis Rodman was taken? In an effort to get into North Korea, the BBC sent three journalists to tag along with a group of students from the London School of Economics, a decision that they're now defending against accusations that they endangered the students. The school says the BBC "deliberately misled" the group and demanded that it pull the film and apologize. The BBC, which is going ahead with the broadcast, says the students had been informed of the risks, and the North Korean government was the only one that was deceived. Read it at The New York Times TASTEFUL 5. Anne Frank Museum Defends Bieber This is what happens when you let Justin Bieber into your museum. "We think that what's special is that a 19-year-old comes to the Anne Frank House and spends an hour visiting on a Friday night," said the spokeswoman for the Anne Frank House, defending the pop star, who wrote in the museum's guest book that it was "truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber." The museum posted the message on Facebook, eliciting a storm of criticism and mockery. "He could be doing other things in Amsterdam. He was very interested," said the spokeswoman. "That's more important than the commotion that we're now seeing." Read it at AFP BREAKING RANKS Gun-Rights Group Endorses Checks Bill's fate far from assured. DNA SCOTUS Debate: Can Genes Be Patented? Obama administration says no. DEATH ON THE TRACK Man Shoots Himself at NRA 500 After argument with other camper. WHERE'S TIGER? Adam Scott Wins the Masters In sudden-death playoff. CAN'T LOOK AWAY Giant Rat-Size Snails Invade Florida They eat plaster. And breed fast. 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. Planet Pyongyang by B.R. Myers The Bad News About Your Tax Refund by Megan McArdle MTV Movie Awards' Best Moments by Kevin Fallon

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