Cheat Sheet - The Press Rolls Over for Obama … Again

Today: Bachmann Not Running for Reelection , Hurricane Season Is Starting, and Projections Are Higher Than Average , U.S. Drone Strike Kills Six May 29, 2013 A BAD RELATIONSHIP 1. The Press Rolls Over for Obama … Again As the scandals pile up, the press keeps finding excuses for the president, writes The Daily Beast's Stuart Stevens. Read it at The Daily Beast QUEEN OF RAGE 2. Bachmann Not Running for Reelection It's the end of an era. Michele Bachmann announced early Wednesday morning in a YouTube video on her campaign Web site (taking a cue from Anthony Weiner?) that she would not be running for reelection to the House of Representatives in 2014. Bachmann insisted her decision had nothing to do with the "recent inquiries into the activities of my presidential campaign," but she did not address the recent congressional ethics investigation. She also said her decision "was not influenced by any concerns about being reelected," despite her narrowest victory yet in 2012 against Democrat Jim Graves, who has already announced he is running in 2014. Never one to let her opposition to Obamacare go unmentioned, Bachmann said she will spend her last 18 months in Congress opposing the health-care law. Read it at Associated Press GET READY 3. Batten Down the Hatches Memories of a chilly Memorial Day weekend may still be fresh for the Northeast, but the Atlantic hurricane season is almost upon us—and it looks like a doozy. The Daily Beast's Eliza Shapiro reports. Read it at The Daily Beast DIDN'T OBAMA SAY... 4. U.S. Drone Strike Kills Six Weren't the stricter policies about drone strikes announced just last week? A U.S. drone strike killed six suspected militants in Pakistan on Wednesday—the first attack since President Obama's speech last week that outlined the administration's new policy to use drones only to prevent an imminent attack. Two others were wounded in the attack in the village of Chasma in the Taliban stronghold of North Waziristan. Not only was Wednesday's strike the first since Obama's policy speech last week, but also the first since the May 11 election in Pakistan, where the drone strikes are incredibly unpopular. Read it at Agence France-Presse BAD NEWS 5. Britain Confirms Extended Detention of Afghans Is Britain taking cues from the U.S. here or something? Please note: President Obama has vowed to shut down Guantánamo Bay, so please don't start your own version. British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond confirmed that between 80 to 90 Afghans have been held for at least 14 months at an army base in Afghanistan—without being charged. Hammond defended the detentions at Camp Baston, saying the detainees are considered too dangerous to be released and "exceptional circumstances" allows them to be held. Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for the prisoners to be released into Afghanistan's custody, but Britain has not handed over any prisoners since allegations last November that detainees were being abused. Read it at BBC News RADICAL Suspect Confesses to Stabbing French Soldier Police say he was acting on "religious ideology." YIKES Chinese Baby's Mom Present During Rescue Is the one who called for help. NOT ON A PIG Obama Jokes About Lipstick on Collar "I do not want to get in trouble with Michelle." EXCUSEZ-MOI? James Lipton: I Was a Pimp In Paris in the 1960s. TEN TOO MANY Depardieu: I Was Too Drunk to Understand Charges When he fell his moped in Paris. 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. Bromance on the Boardwalk President Obama and governor Chris Christie's love affair continued on the Jersey Shore Tuesday afternoon, as the two politicians declared the Sandy-struck area back in business. More Videos Mayors Can't Smoke Crack! by Mansfield Frazier Italy Rages Against Teen Murder by Barbie Latza Nadeau My Search for Amanda Bynes by Kevin Fallon

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