Cheat Sheet - Stay Out of It, Supremes!

Today: Zimmerman's Racist Brother , Petraeus Apologizes for Affair , North Korea: Nuclear War 'Simmering' March 27, 2013 DON'T SAY A WORD 1. Stay Out of It, Supremes! As the justices openly wondered on Tuesday whether they'd agreed to hear the Prop 8 case too soon, The Daily Beast's Paul Campos says the best way to honor the "democratic process" is for the Supreme Court to back off and let the lower-court ruling stand. Plus, David Freedlander on the gay marriage holdouts in the Democratic Party, Steven Thrasher on the gay widow taking on DOMA, and more coverage of the Supreme Court's gay marriage fight. Read it at The Daily Beast SLIMING TRAYVON 2. Zimmerman's Racist Brother A stream of racist tweets comparing Trayvon Martin to alleged baby killer De'Marquise Elkins? Robert Zimmerman Jr. is doing his brother no favors, George's lawyer tells The Daily Beast's Winston Ross. Read it at The Daily Beast MEA CULPA 3. Petraeus Apologizes for Affair Time to start the apology tour. Former CIA director David Petraeus told a Los Angeles veterans' group on Tuesday that he "regrets" his extramarital affair and the debacle following that led to his resignation. "Needless to say, I join you keenly aware that I am regarded in a different light now than I was a year ago," said Petraeus, speaking at a dinner honoring the Southern California ROTC. The retired four-star general had resigned in disgrace in November 2012 from his position at the helm of the CIA after admitting to an extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. Petraeus received a standing ovation at Tuesday's event, and he was allowed to cut the cake, an honor usually reserved for the highest-ranking member in the room. Read it at Associated Press THREATS 4. North Korea: Nuclear War 'Simmering' North Korea said on Wednesday that it will be cutting off all direct military communication with the South, including access to a military hotline. North Korean officials said they would inform the United Nations that the tense conditions on the peninsula have created a situation "for a simmering nuclear war." The strong rhetoric from North Korea even caused concern from China, Pyongyang's only major ally in the region, which called the situation "sensitive." As if the situation couldn't get any more tense, a South Korean soldier standing guard at the border threw a grenade at a moving object in the dark early Wednesday. A patrol searched at daylight and found no indication of any infiltration by North Korea. Read it at Al Jazeera English CRISIS 5. Cyprus Takes Steps to Avoid Bank Run Stuffing your money into your mattress can be overrated, Cyprus. Cyprus's banks are set to reopen Thursday as the country's leaders on Wednesday finalized capital-control measures in an effort to prevent bank run. The country has agreed to a bailout deal with the European Union to avoid bankruptcy but could cause some of the larger depositors—many of whom are international lenders—to lose around 40 percent of their wealth. Under the terms of the bailout, the country's second-largest lender, Cyprus Popular Bank, will be shut down and accounts of under €100,000 will be transferred to the Bank of Cyprus. Although this deal is generally considered less painful than the original one proposed that would have put a tax on small and large deposits, many in Cyprus do not feel reassured—and are expected to withdraw their money as soon as the banks reopen. Read it at Reuters KICK THE CAN Obama Signs $984B Funding Bill To avoid government shutdown. HE SAID, HE SAID New Details in Bin Laden Killing Emerge Third SEAL Team member comes forward. SILVER FOX Report: Cooper Approached for 'Today' To replace Lauer. Pop King New Timberlake Album Sells 968K In only its first week of sales. YIKES Ford Apologizes for Kardashian Ads Featured sisters bound, gagged. 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. Where Have You Been, Mischa Barton? Mischa Barton was a household name on a hit primetime show in 2006 but dropped out of the spotlight since. Here's a look at what The O.C.'s It Girl has been up to since leaving the show. More Videos A Facebook Warning? by Joshua DuBois Am I an Undesirable? by Bernard-Henri Lévy 'Game of Thrones' for Dummies by Jace Lacob

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