The Cheat Sheet

1. U.S. Preps Charges in BP Spill: U.S. prosecutors are preparing to file criminal charges against BP employees for 2010’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
2. Romney Strikes at Paul in Iowa: With a new CNN poll shows Iowa’s down to Paul vs. Romney, Mitt is setting his sites on the libertarian. 
3. Kim Jong-un Named Supreme Leader: The North Korean government made it official during a memorial for the new leader’s father. 
4. Yemen Fed U.S. Bad Intel: Report: Some U.S. military leaders believe Yemen fed them bad intelligence last year in order to have them kill a local political leader.
5. U.S. Mulls Aid for Syria Opposition: After sanctions and telling Bashar al-Assad’s regime to stop killing protesters, the Obama administration is considering aiding the Syrian opposition directly. 

Photo: Children watch as a man holds balloons for sale on the street in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Mohammad Ismail, Reuters / Landov)

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1. Ron Paul Retains Iowa Edge: Public Policy Polling says Iowa is between Paul and Romney, with Gingrich in a distant third. 
2. North Korea Begins Kim’s Funeral: Tens of thousands of North Koreans braved the cold to see the hearse carrying their Dear Leader on Wednesday. 
3. Newt: I’d Never Vote for Paul: On CNN, Gingrich accused Paul of being a hypocrite about his allegedly racist newsletters. He also called Romney a Massachusetts moderate (burn) and laughed off his challenge for a one-on-one unmoderated debate. 
4. Iran Threatens to Block Oil Flow: Tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalated on Tuesday when a senior Iranian official threatened to cut off its oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. moved forward with economic sanctions. 
5. Perry Changes Views on Abortion: In an effort to win the evangelical vote in Iowa, Perry said Tuesday that he no longer supports abortion under any circumstances, not even in cases of rape or incest. 

Photo: Supporters of Pakistan’s slain leader Benazir Bhutto observe the fourth anniversary of her death in Islamabad. (Muhammed Muheisen / AP Photo)

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