Cheat Sheet - China to U.S.: Don’t Meddle!

Today: Obama Vows to ‘Finish the Job’ , Murdoch’s Fox Licenses Criticized , Gingrich to Suspend Campaign May 02, 2012 AWKWARD 1. Chen Guangcheng Leaves U.S. Embassy as China Warns Domestic Dissidents Blind activist Chen Guangcheng has left the U.S. embassy and is now at a medical facility, but the diplomatic war has only just begun. The Daily Beast’s Duncan Hewitt on China’s awkward strategy of warning domestic dissidents and telling the world to leave it alone. Read it at The Daily Beast AFGHANISTAN 2. Obama Vows to ‘Finish the Job’ President Obama made a surprise trip to Afghanistan Tuesday night, vowing to “finish the job” and saying U.S. troops will not stay “a single day longer” than necessary. Marking the one-year anniversary of the high-stakes raid that killed al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden, Obama said, “This time of war began in Afghanistan, and this is where it will end.” Obama and Karzai signed the “strategic partnership agreement” to outline the cooperation between the two countries after NATO’s withdrawal of forces in 2014. After Obama’s exit, at least three explosions rocked Kabul, and the Taliban immediately claimed responsibility. Read it at CNN HACKING FALLOUT 3. Murdoch’s Fox Licenses Criticized The hacking scandal might be spilling over to the U.S. Following the British Parliament’s censure of News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday, a U.S. ethics watchdog group has targeted Murdoch’s immensely profitable Fox News, calling on the Federal Communications Commission to revoke Fox’s 27 broadcasting licenses. The director of the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) declared that “if they [News Corp.] are not passing character standard under British law, it seems to me that they are not going to meet the character standard in America.” Meanwhile, satellite broadcaster BSkyB—of which News Corp. holds a 39 percent ownership stake—insisted to British regulators that its practices are “fit and proper,” and insisted will be “better and stronger” following the hacking scandal. Read it at Guardian SO LONG 4. Gingrich to Suspend Campaign It’s not quite June, but Newt Gingrich is ready to call it quits. The onetime Republican hopeful will suspend his campaign on Wednesday, he announced in a video message on Tuesday. In his farewell video, Gingrich promised he will endorse presumptive nominee Mitt Romney, although the pair is not planning to make any campaign appearances together yet. Gingrich said that reelecting President Obama would be a “genuine disaster” and promised that he and his wife, Callista, will spend the next few months “talking, campaigning, making speeches—doing everything we can to defeat Barack Obama.” Read it at The Washington Post PROGRESS 5. Burma’s Suu Kyi Takes Office Burmese human-rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi took her seat in Parliament Wednesday, the first time the Nobel laureate has held public office and the result of reforms made by military-backed rulers. Suu Kyi’s political party, the National League for Democracy, won a sweeping victory in the country’s by-elections last month. NLD had considered not taking their seats after a disagreement with the ruling party about the wording of oath of office, but they agreed to compromise on Monday. Suu Kyi said it did not “bother” her to have to sit in Parliament with the military despite spending years under house arrest. Read it at BBC News ON THE STAND Edwards’s Aide’s Wife: Young Was ‘Loopy’ Says sleeping pills affected her husband’s judgment. ASSAULT 80 Rapes Alleged at Montana Campus Department of Justice investigating university. Getting Closer Facebook Sets Date for IPO Company going public May 18. COLD-BLOODED Scientists Find Iceman’s Blood On 5,300-year-old body. BLAZE Fire Hits Tyler Perry’s Film Studios Cause is still under investigation. 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 The Yes List Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Mitt’s Single-Lady Problem by Patricia Murphy Bradley Manning’s Victory Lap by Denver Nicks Why Do We Forgive Mike Tyson? by Tricia Romano

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