Cheat Sheet - Obama, King of Guns?

January 19, 2013 CROSSHAIRS 1. Gun Lovers Freak Over Obama's Executive Actions They invoke the Constitution to say Obama is acting like a monarch, but the right-wing bloviators only succeed in revealing their ignorance of history and law, writes Adam Winkler. Read it at The Daily Beast MYSTERY 2. Girlfriend Hoax: Manti Te'o Admits to 'Tailoring' Stories In an interview with ESPN, Manti Te'o insisted that he was "never, not ever" involved in scamming the country with the story of his fake girlfriend, "Lennay Kekua." Although Deadspin broke the story of the Notre Dame linebacker's fake girlfriend, ESPN landed the first interview. "I wasn't faking it," Te'o told reporter Jeremy Schaap, but took credit for some misleading details—like telling his father he'd met Kekua in Hawaii when he hadn't—as a means of protecting the fact that he'd never met his alleged girlfriend from the public. "I kind of tailored my stories to have people think that, yeah, he met her before she passed away," he admitted. Meanwhile, fake relationship expert Nev Schulman feels for Te'o and is on the case. Read it at ABC News SNEAK ATTACK 3. Why Algeria Didn't Warn Us A messy hostage raid appears to have ended with Americans killed—and Obama didn't even get a heads up. Eli Lake on why U.S. money didn't pay off in Algerian good will. Read it at The Daily Beast FALLOUT 4. Lance and Oprah: Part Two Part two of the highly anticipated interview between Oprah Winfrey and Lance Armstrong aired Friday, and this time, it was all about the fallout. Armstrong said he didn't expect Livestrong to ask him to consider stepping down. "It was the best thing for the organization, but it hurt like hell," Armstrong said. The cyclist also said the day he lost his sponsors was a "$75 million dollar day." Asked by Oprah if he would compete again, Armstrong answered, "Hell yes. Do I think it's going to happen? No." Armstrong suggested his punishment was more severe than other players' more temporary suspensions saying "I'm not sure that I deserve the death penalty." Armstrong became emotional for the first time while recalling the day he told his children the truth, and said that his mom is "a wreck." Read it at OWN TV LAST STRAW 5. Algerian Army Launches Final Assault: 7 Hostages, 11 Kidnappers Killed At least seven hostages and 11 kidnappers were killed Saturday as the Algerian army launched its final assault against the Islamic militants holding hostages at a desert gas field. Earlier in the day, officials reportedly found 15 unidentified burned bodies at the plant, where terrorists took an unconfirmed number people hostage four days ago. The U.S.  has confirmed that one American—58-year-old Texan Frederick Buttaccio who was a BP sales operations coordinator—was among those killed. A senior Algerian official said the government is not planning talks with the militants. "They are being told to surrender, that's it. No negotiations. That is a doctrine with us." Read it at The Washington Post SEARCHING FOR CLUES Lotto Winner's Body Autopsied Results could take weeks. BUSTED Former New Orleans Mayor Indicted for Corruption Charged with taking bribes and gifts from city contractors. SABOTAGE Russian Ballet Director May Lose Sight After being attacked with concentrated acid. IT'S ON War Ignites Between NYC Art Moguls Larry Gagosian fights Ronald Perelman's suit. FAMILY TIES Michael J. Fox: Back Off, Taylor Swift Doesn't want to hear a breakup song about his son. 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. Armstrong: 'It hurt like hell' Can Livestrong live without Armstrong's story? In part two of Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah, he talks about the worst part of his fall from grace: being asked to leave the board of the Livestrong Foundation. More Videos GOP Claims Victory in Defeat Over Debt Ceiling by David Freedlander I Got High in Colorado…Legally by Winston Ross Alicia Keys Heats Up Sundance by Marlow Stern

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