Cheat Sheet - Booker's Tweeting Stripper Reveals All

Today: House GOP Lists Debt-Ceiling Demands , POTUS: Obamacare 'Here to Stay' , Interpol Issues Alert for 'White Widow' September 26, 2013 FACT CHECK 1. Booker's Tweeting Stripper Reveals All Lynsie Lee, who works at a vegan strip club in Portland, became an instant celebrity when her Twitter correspondence with Newark Mayor Cory Booker hit the Internet. The Daily Beast's Winston Ross talks to her and sets the record straight. For one thing, she says, she's not a vegan. Read it at The Daily Beast Battle Lines 2. House GOP Lists Debt-Ceiling Demands The shutdown is looking a little more likely. As Washington heads toward cataclysmic events if Congress doesn't vote to increase the federal debt ceiling, House GOP leaders on Thursday presented their demands: a one-year delay of Obamacare, authority to overhaul the tax code, construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a block on new EPA regulations of greenhouse-gas production, and more. The implausible laundry list was intended to raise the stakes against the Democratic Senate, where it has no chance of passing, and President Obama, who said he will not negotiate on funding the government. House Speaker John Boehner said he would not vote on a stopgap spending bill if Republican priorities are ignored. "I do not see that happening," he said. Read it at The New York Times MY TURN 3. POTUS: Obamacare 'Here to Stay' Less than a week before the Affordable Care Act takes effect, President Obama touched down in Maryland to speak "in honest terms" about what the legislation will mean for consumers. "Five days from now, on Oct. 1, millions of Americans who don't have health insurance because they've been priced out of the market...will finally be able to buy [it]" he said. Alluding to Sen. Ted Cruz's 21-hour anti-Obamacare speech, he dismissed the "noise" coming from Washington and assured listeners that Obamacare is "here to stay." For the 51 percent of Americans who disapprove of it (according to a recent survey from CBS/New York Times), it's already been here too long. Read it at CNN ON THE LOOSE 4. Interpol Issues Alert for 'White Widow' Interpol on Thursday issued an arrest alert for Sophia Lewthwaite, a fugitive known as the "White Widow" who is wanted by Kenyan authorities for alleged involvement in a bomb plot. Lewthwaite is a 29-year-old Muslim convert from the U.K. whose first husband was a suicide bomber in the 2005 terrorist attacks on the London Underground. Social-media reports also linked her to the mall attack in Kenya last week, saying a white female was leading the operation, though there is no evidence of her involvement. Kenyan authorities want Lewthwaite for alleged involvement in a plot to bomb holiday resorts. Read it at The Associated Press SHOCKER 5. NSA Spied on MLK, Jane Fonda New documents reveal that, long before Edward Snowden, the NSA spied on 1,600 people deemed critical of the Vietnam War—including MLK and Muhammad Ali. The Daily Beast's Caitlin Dickson on why the revelation still matters today. Read it at The Daily Beast TROUBLE Cybercrime Ring Hacks Lexis-Nexis And two other large U.S. data companies. PLEASE, SIR Mr. Dimon Goes to Washington To meet with attorney general. VICTORY Board Overturns 'Invisible Man' Ban After controversial decision earlier. ON THE RECORD Canadian Author Apologizes for 'Women Writers' Comment Says he's not interested in teaching their books. FUN FACT 'Control+Alt+Delete' Was a Mistake Says Bill Gates. WONDERWALL Serena Williams' Best Bikini Moments CNBC 8 Things to Know About Obamacare (That You Were Too Afraid to Ask) VULTURE 100 Pop-Culture THings That Make You a Millenial 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. A Celebration of Fall(ing) It's that time of year again! The air is crisper and the leaves will be turning soon. To commemorate the seasonal change, here's 70 seconds of people face-planting. Happy fall! More Videos Is This Ted Cruz's Future? by Jamelle Bouie Escape From Tijuana by Christine Pelisek Food Network's 7 Biggest Rivalries by Thomas Flynn

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