Cheat Sheet - Gun Slingers Police the Police

Read This, Skip That .... January 02, 2015 TURNING TABLES 1. Gun Slingers Police the Police Cop-watching to reduce brutality and civil-rights violations was started by the Black Panther Party in the 1960s. Now, reports Brandy Zadrozny, armed open-carry activists in Texas are the ones carrying on the tradition, this time to protect gun rights. Read it at The Daily Beast TOWERING 2. New York Ex-Governor Mario Cuomo Dies Mario Cuomo, three-term governor of New York and a star of Democratic politics during the Reagan era, died Thursday at age 82. Cuomo died of natural causes six hours after his son, Andrew, was sworn in for a second term as governor of New York. Cuomo was first elected governor in 1983 and immediately rose to national prominence by fighting Ronald Reagan and the conservative revolution, Eleanor Clift writes. In 1984, Cuomo addressed the Democratic National Convention and said Reagan was blind to much of the nation's suffering. In 1992, Cuomo left his plane idling on the runway as he decided against running for president. Before losing a fourth bid for governor, Cuomo guided the state through two recessions and vastly expanded its penal system. Read it at The Daily Beast THE FINAL MATCH-UP 3. OSU, Oregon Face Off for National Title Ohio State University will face Oregon in the first-ever College Football Championship, after unseating top-ranked Alabama in the semifinal at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Thursday. The No. 4 Buckeyes clinched a 42-35 win off running back Ezekiel Elliott's 85-yard touchdown with less than four minutes left in the game. The No. 2-ranked Oregon Ducks' high-powered offense blew past the reigning champion Florida State at the Rose Bowl earlier on Thursday, with 35 unanswered points in the second half. The Buckeyes and the Ducks will meet in Arlington, Texas, at the home of the Dallas Cowboys for the first-of-its-kind College Football Championship Game on Jan. 12. Read it at ESPN FOOTLOOSE 4. So Iran Thinks It Can Dance Young Iranians from middle-class and wealthy families have started to defy the mullahs and the country's strict morality code—in order to dance. IranWire reports on the underground classes that have Persians getting with the beat. Read it at The Daily Beast WHODUNNIT 5. Blame Anti-Vaxxers for Your Flu Flu season is in full swing, and so is the debate between scientists and anti-vaxxers. Kent Sepkowitz says the real price society pays as a result of anti-vaxxer ignorance is that scientists won't take the flaws in the flu vaccine process head on for fear of giving the mob ammunition. Read it at The Daily Beast HARROWING More Than 76,000 Killed in Syria in 2014 Deadliest year yet. WEDDING BELLS Gay Marriage Cleared in All FL Counties Federal judge rules. BABY STEPS Minimum Wage Rises in 20 States Starting Thursday. HOLIDAY HORROR Policeman Runs Over College Student Kills 22-year-old. NO PRIZE NECESSARY Thomas Piketty Rejects Legion D'Honneur Says government shouldn't decide "who is honorable." HUFFINGTON POST Former Senator Mike Gravel To Run Marijuana Company US WEEKLY Exclusive: Charlize Theron, Sean Penn Secretly Engaged: Get the Details! BUZZFEED Five Guantanamo Bay Prisoners Have Been Released And Sent To Kazakhstan 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. Dr. King Goes to Hollywood by Gary May What Downton's Fashion Really Means by Katie Baker Your Next Video Game Addiction by Alec Kubas-Meyer

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