Cheat Sheet - The Ghost of Mitt Romney

Today: Pistorius Detective Faces Murder Charge , Car Bomb Explodes in Syrian Capital , U.S. Kids Eating Fewer Calories February 21, 2013 REMEMBER HIM? 1. The Ghost of Mitt Romney The Republicans' 2012 nominee's upcoming CPAC speech is being billed as a reemergence, but Mitt Romney never really left. He—and his presidential loss—has been hanging over the GOP since November. The Daily Beast's David Freedlander on why he just won't go away. Read it at The Daily Beast BLADE RUNNER 2. Pistorius Detective Faces Murder Charge The detective who is leading the investigation against Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius is facing seven counts of murder in a 2009 shooting, police confirmed Thursday. Detective Hilton Botha, who faced intense questioning at the third day of Pistorius's bail hearing Thursday, is one of four officers who allegedly opened fire on a minibus while drunk and faces seven counts of murder. Botha admitted on the stand Wednesday that Pistorius's story about the night he fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, added up. Prosecutors claimed at Pistorius's bail hearing Thursday that the pair "fought nonstop" the day before the deadly shooting, which Pistorius claims was an accident. Meanwhile, Nike dropped its endorsement of Pistorius, although a spokesman refused to comment further. Read it at The Daily Beast TERRORIST ATTACK 3. Car Bomb Explodes in Syrian Capital At least 30 people were killed Thursday when a car bomb exploded near the headquarters of President Bashar al-Assad's party's headquarters in Damascus in what Syrian state media have deemed a "terrorist" attack. At least four of the injured were children, Syrian state media reported. Eyewitnesses said a car exploded at a checkpoint between the Baath Party headquarters and the Russian Embassy, and the blast caused a huge cloud of smoke to rise over much of the city. "It was huge. Everything in the shop turned upside down," said one local resident. The violence comes as the Arab League and Russia have offered to broker talks between the rebels and the government. Read it at Al Jazeera English NOT 'LOVIN' IT' 4. U.S. Kids Eating Fewer Calories In one of the first glimmers of hope in the fight against obesity, American children consumed fewer calories in 2010 than they did a decade earlier—but the obesity rate for children remained flat, a federal study released Thursday showed. The obesity rate for adults is slowly starting to decline, although researchers cautioned that the decrease is still marginal. It's not more exercise in adults causing the receding waistlines—researchers said that energy intake hadn't increased, but rather fast-food consumption is on the decline. Americans still consume about a third of their calories outside the home, and some demographic groups still get plenty of calories from fast food, with the highest being blacks between 20 to 39, who get a fifth of their calories from fast food. Read it at The New York Times NO GAFFE 5. Biden's Shotgun Approach Far from being a gaffe, Biden's "buy a shotgun" comment undercuts the "Obama wants your guns" crowd—and is another example of the vice president's important role in selling White House policy, says The Daily Beast's John Avlon.  Read it at The Daily Beast REALLY, PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL? Snow Falls in Tucson Storm slowly moves through plains. IHIPSTER Google Glass to Team Up With Warby Parker Can apply to buy early versions. NERD PROM Canseco Going to Correspondents' Dinner? BuzzFeed invites him after political tweets. ON THE STAND Jodi Arias: 'Huge Gap' in Memory Night she allegedly shot ex-boyfriend. ROYAL HOOKUP Prince Harry Kisses Model on Ski Trip Is Cressida Bonas his new girlfriend? 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. Biden's Best Blunders Fresh off the Vice President's profound self-defense advice—'buy a shotgun'—we take a fond look back at his best gaffes. Keep 'em coming, Joe. More Videos Pistorius Case: What We Know So Far by Melissa Leon 'We Were Really Naïve' by Caroline Linton The Perfect Oscar Speech by Kevin Fallon , Jake Heller , Ben Teitelbaum

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