Cheat Sheet - Bradley Manning: 'I Will Recover From This'

Today: Gay Reporter Kicked Off Russian TV , Report: NSA Surveillance Even Bigger , Obama Endorses Cory Booker August 21, 2013 EXCLUSIVE 1. Manning: 'I Will Recover' Just after receiving a sentence of 35 years in prison for transmitting hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables and U.S. Army reports to WikiLeaks in 2010, Bradley Manning was in a surprisingly "cheerful mood," according to his attorney. "He said, 'Hey It's OK. It's alright. I know you did everything you could for me. Don't cry. Be happy. It's fine. This is just a stage in my life. I am moving forward. I will recover from this,'" his defense lawyer David Coombs told The Daily Beast in an interview conducted immediately after the sentencing. Read it at The Daily Beast 'KREMLIN PROPAGANDA' 2. Gay Reporter Kicked Off Russian TV Clad in rainbow-striped suspenders, American reporter James Kirchick was kicked off a show on Russian TV after protesting the country's antihomosexuality laws and declining to speak about the Bradley Manning verdict. "Being here on a Kremlin-funded propaganda network, I'm going ... to speak out against the horrific, antigay legislation that Vladimir Putin has signed into law," he said. A host for RT, which is a government-funded network, explained after that since Kirchick was not speaking on the present topic, "we had to take him off air." Kirchick later tweeted that "RT just called taxi company that took me to studio to drop me off on the side of the highway." Read it at The Washington Free Beacon BIG BROTHER 3. Report: NSA Surveillance Even Bigger The National Security Agency's surveillance program is even larger than has been previously disclosed, sources told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The system can reach roughly 75 percent of all U.S. Internet traffic, including communication between Americans and foreigners. Codenamed Blarney, Fairview, Oakstar, Lithium, and Stormbrew, the programs are carried out with telecom companies, and filter and gather information from the communications. Although the programs' main goal is to intercept foreign terrorists' communication, sources say it's purely domestic communication that is more likely to be incidentally intercepted. A U.S. official insisted, however, that the NSA is "not wallowing willy-nilly" through Americans' chatter, and "we want high-grade ore." Read it at The Wall Street Journal SEAL OF APPROVAL 4. Obama Endorses Cory Booker More support for the already heavily favored Cory Booker, this time from President Obama, who said the Newark mayor and Senate candidate would be "an important partner in our efforts to reduce gun violence, give every American a fair shot in a global economy, and make our country stronger." Booker is facing off against Republican Steve Lonegan in a special election next month for the seat vacated by the late Democratic senator Frank Lautenberg. Booker, whose campaign team is full of strategists from Obama's reelection campaign, said he was "humbled" by the endorsement. Booker is widely seen as a strong potential presidential candidate, if not in 2016 then in later races. Read it at The Washington Post HAVING IT ALL 5. Meet the Moms Who Opt In Forever They work. They raise their kids. And they do it all solo. For the growing ranks of older single moms, opting out doesn't compute. The Daily Beast's Paula Szuchman on the ones who opt in forever—and aren't complaining. Read it at The Daily Beast HERO School Clerk Convinced Gunman to Surrender Was armed with AK-47. HIKE! Google May Bid on NFL Rights After deal with DirecTV expires. TOO FAR? The Onion Publishes 'Joke' Rape Article But some people don't find it so funny. OOPS Al.com Apologizes for Football Lede Said sport could be "confusing" and "often vexing" for women. REMEMBER MOESHA? Brandy Plays Empty South Africa Stadium At the Nelson Mandela culture day. ART NEWS The Ultimate Map of Art-World Feuds ROLLING STONE Q&A: Senator Ron Wyden on NSA Surveillance and Government Transparency CONDE NAST TRAVELER Holiday Inn's New Marketing Strategy 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. Twitter Weeps for Bradley Manning The public has spoken out about the leaker's 35-year prison sentence, and they're overwhelmingly angry, disgusted, and disillusioned. We combed through hundreds of tweets, and we didn't see a single one that expressed anti-Manning sentiment. More Videos Why Bo Needed Sunny by Dr. Patty Khuly Mercy for Sgt. Bales? by Christine Pelisek Behind the Diana Claims by Nico Hines

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