Last Week’s Top Stories in Pictures-November 6-12, 2011
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Times are tough now and getting tougher. Bruce Springsteen’s song “Cover Me” could well have been written for Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Joe Paterno, et al.
Here are the top stories of the The Week:
Herman Cain attacks his accusers
Bad week, Herman Cain? Another woman stepped forward to accuse the GOP presidential hopeful of sexual harassment — and her accusations might actually amount to sexual assault. A defensive Team Cain branded the candidate’s accusers as liars, and told at least one lie of its own. With Cain’s poll numbers falling and his finger pointing paling, is it time Cain took alie detector test?
Rick Perry melts down
At least Herman Cain has a functioning memory: At Wednesday’s GOP debate, rival Rick Perry delivered one of the most painful moments in modern political history. After vowing to eliminate three federal departments, the Texan named two, then humiliatingly stumbled for nearly a minute: “Let’s see. I can’t. The third one. I can’t. Sorry. Oops.” Is Perry’s campaign over, or will Americans sympathize?
Penn State grapples with scandal
Joe Paterno has more wins than any coach in Division I college football history. He’s also out of a job. The legendary Penn State coach was canned this week, after it was revealed that Paterno failed to blow the whistle on an ex-assistant coach allegedly caught raping a 10-year-old in the Penn State showers in 2002. How badly will this scandal damage Penn State — and college football?
The world worries about Iran
Tehran is dangerously close to developing a nuclear weapon, reported the International Atomic Energy Agency, claiming that Iran is working out how to affix atomic warheads to missiles. (Nonsense, Iran claimed, dismissing the report as a “deliberate historic mistake.”) Will the U.S. step in to stop Iran? And if America doesn’t, should Israel bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities?
Berlusconi calls it quits
With Italy drowning in debt, and citizens clamoring for new leadership, colorfully controversial Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi agreed to resign after two decades in power. The playboy politician has long been dogged by corruption charges and sex scandals, but in the end, it was a deadly, continent-wide debt crisis that felled him. Will his departure be enough to save Europe?
Conrad Murray loses in court
Conrad Murray, the doctor who was paid $150,000 per month to care for Michael Jackson, was found guilty this week of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 death of the King of Pop. Prosecutors successfully argued that Murray was grossly negligent in giving Jackson a powerful anesthetic to help him sleep. Murray still insists that the pop star gave himself the fatal dose of drugs.
Oscar finds a new (old) host
Welcome back, Billy. After a tumultuous week for the Oscars — producer Brett Ratner quit after his use of a gay slur caused an outcry, and handpicked host Eddie Murphy quickly followed suit — the Academy regrouped.Billy Crystal will return as the host, his ninth time at the podium. Maybe now “the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions,” Crystal tweeted.
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