Cheat Sheet - Woody Allen’s Best and Worst Movies

Today: Senator Calls for Further Investigation Into Huma's Money , Ethics Committee Investigates Bachmann , Cleveland Kidnapper Pleads Guilty July 26, 2013 VIDEO 1. Woody Allen's Best and Worst Movies At 77, the director's latest, 'Blue Jasmine,' is hitting theaters, bringing his total to—who's counting? Malcolm Jones on the 10 he'll never stop watching, and a handful of clunkers. Read it at The Daily Beast WHEN IT RAINS 2. Huma's Money Trouble As her husband is raked over the coals for sexting, a senator is calling for an investigation into the consulting fees Abedin earned while working at the State Department. Josh Rogin reports. Read it at The Daily Beast Campaign Demons 3. Ethics Committee Investigates Bachmann The House of Representatives Ethics Committee announced Friday that it is investigating Rep. Michele Bachmann, adding one more investigation to numerous inquiries into possible mishandling of funds and other problems surrounding her 2012 presidential campaign. In March, The Daily Beast revealed that Bachmann was being investigated by the Office of Congressional Ethics, and the Iowa Senate asked the state's Supreme Court to investigate her campaign's possibly improper payment of a staffer. Bachmann has already announced she will not seek another term in the House. Read it at The Associated Press JUSTICE 4. Cleveland Kidnapper Pleads Guilty Former school bus driver turned sexual predator Ariel Castro pleaded guilty to more than 937 counts of rape, kidnapping, and assault Friday, landing him life in prison without parole—plus 1,000 years. The judge made it clear to Castro that his decision to accept the plea deal means that he will never attend a trial. The 53-year-old—who held three women captive in his Cleveland home for nearly a decade—told the judge he had "sexual problems" and an addiction to pornography. "I would just like to say that I was also a victim as a child," Castro added at the end. Read it at USA Today Well That's Nice 5. Holder to Russia: We Won't Execute Snowden The U.S. assuring Russia it will treat political prisoners fairly? Is it opposite day? Attorney General Eric Holder told Russia Friday that the U.S. will not seek the death penalty for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in hopes of convincing them to hand him over. Holder sent a letter July 23 in response to the news that Snowden was applying for temporary asylum in Russia, assuring Moscow that Snowden would be given "all the protections that United States law provides" and that the government would not seek the death penalty even if Snowden was eligible for it. Holder also said that Snowden would be tried in civilian court—another thing Americans who cross the government can no longer be sure of. Read it at The Washington Post Here Goes Again DSK Charged with Pimping 'Didn't know' they were prostitutes. Desecrated Lincoln Memorial Vandalized Splattered with green paint. TICK TOCK Sperm Quality Suffers After 35 Harder for men to conceive. Beemageddon Study: Fungicides May Kill Bees May help explain mystery disease. Dark Arts Joking, and Writing, About Rape 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. Sydney Leathers Speaks Out Carlos Danger's better half tells 'Inside Edition' that she had phone sex with the disgraced mayoral candidate and that Weiner 'didn't do a lot to protect himself' from the eventual fallout of their relationship. More Videos Is 'American Idol' Racist? by Kevin Fallon Dress Up Royal Baby Prince George Alexander Louis and North West by Clarisa Diaz , Erin Cunningham Will I Die on a Train? by Lauren Streib

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