Cheat Sheet - Obama's Drone Debacle

Today: Venezuela Elections Will Be April 14 , 'Habemus Who?' A Daunting Task At the Papal Conclave , Rand Paul: Filibuster Just the Start March 10, 2013 ROUGH 1. Obama's Drone Debacle The inside story of how the White House botched its PR surrounding drones, infuriated Congress, and let Rand Paul become a liberal hero. By Daniel Klaidman. Read it at The Daily Beast AFTER HUGO 2. Venezuela Elections Will Be April 14 For the first time in 14 years, the Venezuela election is up for grabs. The first election after Hugo Chávez's death will be held on April 14th—and this time, the opposition actually believes it has a chance of winning. Acting president Nicolas Maduro—who Chávez said should succeed him in death—will face opposition leader Henrique Capriles, whose party boycotted Maduro's swearing in on Friday, calling it unconstitutional. Chávez died on March 5 after a long battle with cancer. Maduro has decreed that Chávez's body will be embalmed "like Lenin and Mao Zedong," and millions have visited Chávez's coffin since it went on display last week. Read it at BBC News 'HABEMUS WHO?' 3. Daunting Task at Papal Conclave Many of the cardinals assembled to vote for a new pope are still learning each other's names, reports Barbie Latza Nadeau from Vatican City. Read it at The Daily Beast #STANDWITHRAND 4. Rand Paul: Filibuster Just the Start Despite standing for nearly 13 hours with breaks only for water and candy, Wednesday's 13-hour filibuster was worth it, says Sen. Rand Paul in an op-ed in Sunday's Washington Post. Paul insists in the piece that the filibuster is just the first step in shining light on balance of power in Washington, and he writes that the "support I received this past week shows that Americans are looking for someone to really stand up and fight for them." During the filibuster, Paul writes, he could not get off the floor and only had water and candy from the Senate desks to revive him—although he admitted that Ted Cruz's reading of the supporting tweets also helped. Read it at The Washington Post BIG LAUGHS 5. Obama Jokes About Woodward, Rubio Get ready for some competition at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Conan O'Brien. Proving once again that the president is one of the nation's best comedians, Obama led the annual Gridiron Dinner on Saturday night with jokes about Bob Woodward, Sen. Marco Rubio's water bottlegate, Secretary of State John Kerry and Nate Silver. Obama said he was "surprised" by the fight between Woodward and White House economic chief Gene Sperling since "who knew anybody named Gene could be so intimidating?" Obama ribbed Rubio's drink of water during his State of the Union response, joked that new Secretary of State John Kerry has been showing up for work in "disturbing" pantsuits, and the president called attention to New York Times columnist Nate Silver, calling him somebody "very special in my life." Read it at The Hill HELLO AGAIN Susan Rice Could Be Next NSA Does not need Senate confirmation. NOT COOL Seattle Bar Bans Google Glasses Over privacy fears. IS THIS SAFE? 900 Dead Pigs Float in Chinese River Supplies drinking water to Shanghai. WE FOUND LOVE Timberlake Rules on 'SNL' Hosts the show for the fifth time. ROLLING IN THE DEEP Adele to Sing at Michelle Obama's 50th Beyoncé also booked for Jan. 17 bash. 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. Justin Timberlake Owns 'SNL' by Marlow Stern Ryanism: Citizens as Moochers by Lloyd Green Whole Foods' GMO Transparency by Melissa Leon

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