Cheat Sheet - U.N. Nuke Inspectors Land in Iran

Today: Michael Tomasky on How Rick Santorum Nailed Mitt on Romneycare , 300 Arrested at Occupy Oakland , Nine Killed in Syria Clashes January 29, 2012 INSPECTOR 1. U.N. Nuclear Team Lands in Iran A team of nuclear inspectors from the U.N. watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency landed in Iran Sunday over allegations that the country was trying to develop nuclear weapons. The IAEA said the six-member team, which includes chief inspector Herman Nackaerts, will be there until Tuesday. Such a mission by a senior team is unusual, pointing to the seriousness of the concerns. The agency said in November that it could not verify whether the Iranian nuclear program was peaceful. Read it at CNN ACHILLES HEEL 2. Santorum Nails Romney’s Weak Spot In Thursday’s debate, Rick Santorum exposed the astonishing weakness of Romney’s position on Obamacare—and gave President Obama a blueprint for how to go after Mitt in the fall, says The Daily Beast’s Michael Tomasky. Read it at The Daily Beast THROWN OUT 3. 300 Arrested at Occupy Oakland Police arrested 300 people at Occupy Oakland in California Saturday, after demonstrators broke into City Hall and burned a U.S. flag, following a day of protests that saw officers fire tear gas to disperse rock- and bottle-throwing activists. Police continued to stand guard around City Hall to prevent any more protesters from entering the building, while fencing was torn down at a convention center following the most turbulent day since police raided the Occupy Oakland camp last November. Read it at Associated Press NO END 4. Nine Killed in Syria Clashes At least nine people were killed when clashes erupted between the Syrian military and groups of Army defectors on the eastern edge of Damascus Sunday, as government forces sent more tanks rolling into the area. Fighting has intensified over the weekend, bringing the violence close to the capital city a day after the Arab League suspended operations for its observers. Nearly 100 people have been killed since a spike in violence that began Thursday. Read it at Associated Press PIZZA VOTE 5. Herman Cain Endorses Gingrich Maybe Herman Cain misses the campaign trail? The former Republican presidential candidate—and Tea Party favorite—endorsed his onetime rival, Newt Gingrich, at a campaign event in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday. “Speaker Gingrich is a patriot,” Cain said. “Speaker Gingrich is not afraid of bold ideas. And I also know Speaker Gingrich is running for president and going through this sausage-grinder—I know what this sausage-grinder is all about. I know he is going through this sausage-grinder because he cares about the future of America.” The endorsement comes just three days before Florida’s high-stakes primary, where the winner will collect more delegates than all the previous primaries combined. Read it at Politico GLOVES OFF How Romney's Winning the Ad War He’s out-slicking Newt in Florida. REFUGE Yemen’s Saleh Arrives in U.S. For medical treatment in New York. FAREWELL Stars Attend Funeral for Etta James Christina Aguilera and Stevie Wonder perform. BEST PICTURE ‘The Artist’ Wins Directors Guild Award Another top honor. FESTIVAL ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Wins Sundance War on drugs documentary also gets award. 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. Rio Buildings’ Collapse New Sign of World Cup Headache for Brazil by Mac Margolis The Return Of Queen Esther by Andrew Sullivan Parker Posey on Her Comeback Role in ‘Price Check’ by Marlow Stern

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Daily Newsletter       29 January 2012  Best of the Moment Banks Weren't Meant To Be Like This Michael Hudson | Naked Capitalism | 27 January 2012 "Banking has moved so far away from funding industrial growth and economic development that it now benefits at the economy’s expense in a predatory and extractive way, not by making productive loans." Something has to change Comments The Ethics Of Brain Boosting Jonathan Wood | Oxford Science Blog | 26 January 2012 If there was a cheap device that improved your language skills, maths, memory, general reasoning, would you buy it? Hope you never have to answer that? Well, now you might. Looks like "transcranial direct current stimulation" works Comments In Mekong, Chinese Murders, Bloody Diplomacy Andrew Marshall | Reuters | 27 January 2012 Reporting from the Golden Triangle. Heroin still the main business, but challenged by methamphetamine. Other contraband includes wild animals, weaponry, North Korean refugees. Not to mention the gambling, warfare, murder Comments What's Wrong With The Teenage Mind? Alison Gopnik | WSJ | 28 January 2012 Children are reaching puberty earlier and earlier in life. And yet these same children are adopting adult roles later and later. Which makes for "a good deal of teenage weirdness". Fine essay explains what's really going on Comments The Best Madam In America Ron Chepesiuk | Crime | 16 January 2012 On the making of a New York brothel keeper. Started career in 1920 almost accidentally. Clients soon stretched from gangsters and politicians to intellectual elite. At one time, head waiters all over Manhattan were on her payroll Comments Burgled In Philly John Davidson | Bygone Bureau | 18 January 2012 In which the author learns, after having two automatic rifles stolen from his apartment, that the easiest way to get his stuff back is to have one drug dealer lie to another drug dealer while he lies to the police Comments  FiveBooks Interview Francis Fukuyama on the Financial Crisis The author of "The End of History" says the financial crisis revealed a great deal about the nature of America’s political and economic system. The shame, he says, is that opportunities to change it are now being ignored  Featured Special Report Epic Adventures Extreme tourism, unwise adventure and plain bad luck. Enjoy it all from the comfort of your armchair  Reader Recommendations @ShaffinS @TheEconomist: London is getting bigger, and straining under the weight. t.co/yGHOLf3c #browsings  Book of the Day The Forest People by Colin M Turnbull Emrys Westacott says: “What strikes me about the pygmies is that they’re not trying to achieve anything beyond what they already have. We take it as a given that we should be striving for things”  Video of the Day Sirenia Shadows Lazy days with the manatees of Florida. For which, you may have noticed, we have a soft spot  Quote of the Day Alfred Hitchcock, on suspense Suspense consists of letting an audience know precisely what is about to happen—and then making them wait for it | Homepage | Mobile Apps | RSS Feeds | Twitter | Facebook | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the Best of the Moment newsletter on thebrowser.com. Click here to unsubscribe The Browser Ltd, 106 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 6PF