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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Cheat Sheet - Texas's Filibuster Superstar

Today: SCOTUS Votes on Gay Marriage , The Body-Data Craze , Bodies Recovered in India Chopper Crash
Cheat Sheet: Morning

June 26, 2013
TENSE STANDOFF

With a dramatic 13-hour filibuster on Tuesday night, Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis killed a bill that would have significantly cut abortion access in the state. Who is the Democrats' new hero in pink running shoes? The Daily Beast's Brandy Zadrozny on Davis's legislative crusade, her previous clashes with Republicans, and the time Gov. Rick Perry called her a "show horse."

HISTORIC DAY

It's a historic day at the Supreme Court, as justices are slated to deliver opinions on not one but two gay-marriage cases Wednesday before they head off on summer vacation. The issues on the table are the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage. The ruling could be as broad as providing all gay couples with the same constitutional marriage rights given to heterosexuals, or the justices could get bogged down by legal technicalities, resulting in no real change to gay-marriage laws. While 30 states have taken it upon themselves to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage, several others have legalized it over the past several years or are expected to do so.

BODY CRAZE

Technology has revolutionized what we can measure about ourselves. But is all that tracking good for our health? By Alissa Quart in this week's Newsweek.

LOST AND FOUND

The bodies of 20 people were recovered Wednesday, one day after a helicopter carrying survivors of major landslides and flooding crashed into a hillside in northern India. Over 1,000 people have died and thousands of homes have been destroyed in the floods, which have ravaged the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand since the middle of June. Five members of the Air Force crew were among the 20 bodies recovered Wednesday.

WINNER

Democratic Congressman Edward J. Markey is the new U.S. senator from Massachusetts, beating out Republican businessman Gabriel E. Gomez with 54 percent of the vote in a special election. Markey, who has served over 37 years in Congress, won by painting Gomez as too conservative for the blue state, and Massachusetts Dems were determined to avoid another Scott Brown in the Senate. Didn't know about the election? Neither did Massachusetts voters; the election was marked by low voter interest and turnout.


ZIMMERMAN TRIAL
New Trayvon Images Rattle Courtroom
As cop describes attempts to revive teen.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Texas to Execute 500th Person
A convicted murderer named Kimberly McCarthy.
CONSEQUENCES
NSA Leak Spooks Terrorists
Al Qaeda changes way it communicates.
PANIC MODE
Wanted: PR Pro to Help Paula Deen
Ahead of big "Today" show appearance.
'DIRTY LAUNDRY'
Kelly Rowland Is Not Jealous of Beyoncé
She just wants some success for herself.
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