Cheat Sheet - Obama’s Not Nixon—Yet

Today: Why Women Went to Kermit Gosnell , Angelina Jolie: I Had Double Mastectomy , Nearly 200 Killed in Burma Boat Wreck May 14, 2013 SCANDAL HEAVEN 1. Obama's Not Nixon—Yet IRS Tea Party audits, Benghazi, oh my! The events unfolding in Washington may have journalists seeing blood in the water, but Obama's second-term scandals are no Watergate, former Nixon adviser John Dean tells The Daily Beast's Eleanor Clift. Read it at The Daily Beast DESPERATE TIMES 2. Why Women Went to Kermit Gosnell The right has tried to turn Gosnell's horror show into an argument against legal abortion. They have it exactly backward, writes The Daily Beast's Michelle Goldberg. Read it at The Daily Beast COURAGEOUS 3. Angelina Jolie: I Had Double Mastectomy Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy because she had an 87 percent chance of developing breast cancer, she writes in a powerful op-ed in Monday's New York Times. Jolie's mother died of breast cancer at age 56, and the actress writes that her children had "asked if the same thing could happen to me." She carries a "faulty" gene, or BRCA1, which means she not only had an 87 percent risk of developing breast cancer, but also has a 50 percent chance of getting ovarian cancer. "Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and minimize the risk as much as I could," Jolie writes. On April 27 she had the last medical procedure as part of the mastectomies—and her chance of developing breast cancer dropped to under 5 percent. Read it at The New York Times TRAGEDY 4. Nearly 200 Killed in Burma Boat Wreck A boat capsized off the coast of Burma late Monday, killing nearly 200 people on board—although United Nations officials said there was one survivor. Burmese authorities said the vessel struck rocks off the coast, although other reports indicated that one big boat was towing two smaller boats without engines. The passengers were fleeing the oncoming Cyclone Mahasen, which is expected to hit Thursday and Friday and the U.N. has warned could lead to "life-threatening conditions." Burmese authorities reportedly moved over 5,000 people from low-lying areas to Sittwe, the capital of the western Rakhine province. Nearly 20,000 Rohingya Muslims are living in Pauktaw in Rakhine after fleeing last year's ethnic violence. Read it at Al Jazeera English 12th state 5. MN Senate Passes Marriage Equality Twelve down, 38 to go. Minnesota's Senate voted 37–30 to allow same-sex couples to wed on Monday. It will become the 12th state to do so once Gov. Mark Dayton signs the bill, which he's expected to do on Tuesday. The bill was passed by the House last week and will go into effect on August 1. "God made gays. And God made gays capable of loving other people of the same gender. Who are we to quibble with God's intentions?" Judiciary Committee Chair Ron Latz said to the opposition. Read it at Buzzfeed MANHUNT NOLA Police ID First Shooting Suspect 19 people were injured. JUSTICE Two Arrested for Murder of Malcolm X's Grandson Waiters at the bar where he was beaten. RUNAWAY JUROR Caroline Kennedy Picked for NYC Jury Duty In a drug-possession case. PSYCHOLOGY TV Personality Joyce Brothers Dies At 85. SPOILER ALERT 'How I Met Your Mother' Mom Revealed Still one more season to go. 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. Dr. Phil Kinda Sucks at Dancing In a preview for the 'Steve Harvey Show' episode airing Tuesday, guest Dr. Phil receives a lesson in how to boogie. Even though his moustache might be straight from 'Boogie Nights,' his rhythm definitely isn't. More Videos How to Deal With Twitter Haters by Eli Lake Should Young Men Lean In? by Peggy Drexler 'Star Trek' for Dummies by Sujay Kumar

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