Cheat Sheet - When Rehab Stopped Working

Today: Putin Critic Sentenced to 5 Years , Lean In, Liz Cheney, but Please Don't Win That Senate Seat , A Drone Killed My Grandson July 18, 2013 HELP WANTED 1. When Rehab Stopped Working The same 12 steps don't work for everyone. How the death of Glee star Cory Monteith has lent new urgency to the fight for a better addiction-treatment system. By Lizzie Crocker. Read it at The Daily Beast SUPPRESSION 2. Putin Critic Sentenced to 5 Years Russia's most prominent opposition leader was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years at a penal colony. Alexei Nalvany, a 37-year-old lawyer turned anti-corruption blogger, was one of the most prominent dissidents to be tried in Russia since the end of the Soviet Union. The charges—stealing $480,000 from a state-owned timber company—were typical of those fabricated by Putin's regime in order to silence critics, other opposition figures said. Nalvany had called Putin's United Russia a "party of crooks and thieves," a phrase that became popular in anti-Putin protests in late 2011. Read it at NBC News SENATE CHALLENGE 3. Lean In, Liz Cheney, but Please Don't Win That Senate Seat So what if she's creating dissension in the GOP ranks by taking on rock-solid conservative Sen. Mike Enzi? Michelle Cottle is all for women being aggressive—just so long as Cheney doesn't win. Read it at The Daily Beast Op-Ed 4. A Drone Killed My Grandson In an op-ed in The New York Times Thursday, Nasser al-Awlaki, a university official and politician in Yemen, demanded answers from the U.S. about the killing of his 16-year-old grandson, a U.S. citizen, in 2011. "Nearly two years later, I still have no answers. The United States government has refused to explain why Abdulrahman was killed," Awlaki writes. Abdulrahman was the son of the American-Yemeni imam Anwar al-Awlaki associated with an attempted bombing on Christmas Day 2009. But there was no evidence his son was involved in terrorist activity, and the Obama administration has faced outrage for killing a U.S. citizen without charges. "The government has killed a 16-year-old American boy. Shouldn't it at least have to explain why?" Read it at The New York Times TV 5. Emmy Nominees Announced Expectations were high that Netflix shows might make the first appearance on the Emmy Awards nominee list this year, and they certainy, did: the site's political drama House of Cards was nominated for best drama, joining Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, Homeland, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad. The show's stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright picked up nominations for lead acting, as did Jason Bateman for the revival of Arrested Development, another Netflix original. But it was the FX miniseries American Horror Story: Asylum that really cleaned up, taking home 17 nominations. Lots of usual suspects showed up in the Best Comedy category, including Louie, Modern Family, 30 Rock, The Big Bang Theory, Girls, and Veep. Read it at The Hollywood Reporter here we go again House Votes to Delay Obamacare Is trying to delay the individual mandate. Gotta Be Kidding Iowa Fires Agent for Speeding Report Says incriminating other officers was "negative." Studies Memory Loss Signs Come Early Up to six years before onset of Alzheimer's. Baby Mama Journalist: Oasis Rocker Fathered My Baby She's suing him for child support. Report 'Glee' to Continue Production Writers meet to discuss Monteith storyline. 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. Jane Lynch Remembers Cory Monteith On Wednesday night's 'Tonight Show,' the actress who plays 'Glee' villain Sue Sylvester spoke touchingly about her late co-star. Calling Monteith a 'real bright light,' Lynch said, 'I don't think he left one day unlived.' More Videos Hickenlooper for Veep! by Tina Brown Do These Genes Make Me Look Fat? by Kent Sepkowitz The Return of Kristen Wiig by Marlow Stern

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