Cheat Sheet - The Shady Group Behind the African-American Anti-Immigration Rally

Today: Snowden to Meet Rights Groups , Bernhard Goetz on George Zimmerman: 'The Same Thing Is Happening' , Reid Moves on Filibuster July 12, 2013 OPPONENTS 1. The Shady Group Behind the African-American Anti-Immigration Rally Among the tangle of groups, funders, and leaders in the black anti-immigration effort are many seasoned activists who have long been conducting the same crusade. But is their movement more than just a token front for a racist immigration agenda? Michelle Cottle reports. Read it at The Daily Beast On the Run 2. Snowden to Meet Rights Groups Fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden looks to be covering his bases: he asked for a meeting with human rights groups before he departs Moscow to Venezuela, where he has been granted asylum. Snowden requested a meeting with Transparency International, a global corruption watchdog, at the Moscow airport, and has also invited the U.N., Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch. He reportedly plans to make a statement after the meeting, which the airport confirmed is supposed to take place Friday evening local time. Read it at USA Today 'REASONABLE FEAR' 3. Bernhard Goetz on George Zimmerman Thirty years after the shooting that divided New York, Goetz, the "subway vigilante," along with Al Sharpton and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, talk to Harry Siegel and Filipa Ioannou about the Trayvon Martin case. Read it at The Daily Beast BROKEN SENATE 4. Reid Moves on Filibuster Let's hope he didn't think it would be easy: Senate majority leader Harry Reid pushed forward on Thursday with a series of votes on Obama administration nominees that will lead to a fight with Republicans over new limits on the filibuster. Abuse of the filibuster has introduced enormous dysfunction into U.S. politics, leaving many key federal positions empty for months and even years. Reid said he had exhausted all his options. "The place doesn't work," he said, "The American people can see the dysfunction here." Reid's move led to a testy exchange with Republicans, who have been the primary recent abusers of the filibuster. Minority leader Mitch McConnell said Reid would go down as the "worst leader of the Senate ever" if he went through with the new rules. Read it at The New York Times CYLONS 5. Humanoid Robot Debuts Reality is finally catching up to Hollywood: a Pentagon-financed humanoid robot named Atlas made its debut Thursday in Boston, where it was displayed publicly for the first time. Atlas is hydraulically powered, has stereo and laser vision systems, and dextrous hands. Made of aluminum and titanium and weighing 330 pounds, the robot will be able to learn until it has the approximate human functioning of a 2-year-old child. The robotics firm working on it says it could replace human rescuers in various hazardous disaster zones like the wildfire in Arizona that killed 19 firefighters. "A new species, Robo sapiens, are emerging," one robots industry leader said. Read it at The New York Times BUCKRAKING Clinton Cashes In On Speeches Could be bad news for 2016. 'remain defiant' Morsi's Son Defends Dad Says the ouster was "a coup on democracy." he's in Spitzer Submits 27,000 Signatures Needed 3,750. NEW WORLD Hubble Spots Blue Planet Where rain is liquid glass. CIRCUS World Media Gathers for Royal Baby Journalists sleeping in 'refugee camps.' 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. Welcome to 'Fox & Friends,' Elisabeth Elizabeth Hasselbeck has left the 'The View' for 'Fox & Friends,' and she's in for a hilariously awkward/inappropriate/journalistically-questionable awakening. More Videos A Cairo Conspiracy by Mike Giglio The Princess & The Peon by Eliza Shapiro , Christine Pelisek Justin Bieber's Posse by Rachel Osman

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