Cheat Sheet - Susan Rice’s Revenge

Today: Paris Jackson Called Suicide Hotline , U.S. Collecting Verizon Calls , Woman Rescued from Philly Rubble June 06, 2013 BATTLE 1. Susan Rice's Revenge John Kerry beat out Susan Rice for the secretary of State job they both wanted. But as national security adviser, Rice will effectively be Kerry's boss, report Josh Rogin and Eli Lake. Plus, Michelle Cottle on how Republicans must tread carefully when attacking Rice and Samantha Power. Read it at The Daily Beast CRY FOR HELP 2. Paris Jackson Called Suicide Hotline Paris Jackson's decision to reportedly take a meat cleaver to her arm and swallow a bunch of Motrin may have been classified as a suicide attempt, but the police officers who responded to the 911 call don't think the late Prince of Pop's daughter really wanted to kill herself. The 15-year-old reportedly called a suicide hotline prior to the incident that landed her in the hospital Wednesday, suggesting that she really "wanted to be saved," experts in typical suicide procedure told TMZ. "It makes no sense if you really want to die to call a hotline, where the person on the other end will get an ambulance over to your house." Another source asked, "Who takes Motrin to kill themselves? She called the suicide hotline because she wanted the attention and wanted to make sure EMTs got there in time." Read it at TMZ BIG BROTHER 3. U.S. Collecting Verizon Calls People are freaking out about the revelation that the National Security Agency has been secretly obtaining records of Verizon phone calls, not least of all Al Gore. The former vice president lashed out at the Obama administration's surveillance of millions of Americans' phone records, tweeting, "In digital era privacy must be a priority. Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous?" In accordance with the Patriot Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approved an order to require that Verizon's Business Network Services hand over call logs for millions of customers—whether they're suspected of wrongdoing or not—"on an ongoing daily basis" for the three-month period of April 25 until July 19. Neither Verizon nor the White House have commented on the disclosed secret order. Read it at The New York Times STILL DIGGING 4. Woman Rescued from Philly Rubble A 61-year-old woman was pulled from the debris of a collapsed Philadelphia building, bringing the toll of survivors up to 14. According to Deputy Fire Chief Robert Coyne, the woman was alert at the time of rescue but is now in critical condition at a nearby hospital. So far six people have been confirmed dead as a result of a collapse that seemed inevitable to passersby who'd observed the planned demolition of the empty building and worried about how it would be pulled off. "For weeks, they've been standing on the edge, knocking bricks off," said a roofer who watched workers chip away at the building. "You could just see it was ready to go at any time. I knew it was going to happen." Read it at CBS News OVER IT 5. The Komen Backlash The breast cancer charity scrapped fundraisers in seven cities, prompting questions about whether the group has run its course. Winston Ross talks to the followers-turned-critics. Read it at The Daily Beast R-E-S-P-E-C-T North and South Korea to Hold Talks About reopening shared manufacturing zone. 'DANGEROUS DUO' Allen West: Holder Scarier Than Al Qaeda Says the attorney general is abusing his power. ROADBLOCKS Aung San Suu Kyi Wants to Be President But first must change the constitution. wishing, waiting Girl, 10, Moved to Adult Transplant List She's dying of end-stage cystic fibrosis. VALUABLE LESSONS Paris Hilton Learned From 'The Bling Ring' Like how to not get robbed. 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. The Two Jons: Favreau and Stewart Daily Beast columnist Jon Favreau sat down with 'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart Wednesday to discuss the difference between reality and rhetoric in government. 'It's a lot more difficult governing because, as president, you must respond to every single issue,' Favreau said. More Videos This Isn't Obama's Watergate by Michael Tomasky Punish the Cheating Players by Michael Brendan Dougherty 'Sex and the City' on Aging Gracefully by Kevin Fallon

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