Cheat Sheet - Obama to Send New Arms to Syrian Rebels

Today: Israel and U.S. Launch Missile Test , Roger Federer's U.S. Open Defeat Was Bad But He's Not Dead Yet , Assad: 'Annihilate' the Syrian Rebels September 03, 2013 PROMISES 1. Obama to Send New Arms That's what John McCain says the president promised to do if it means getting support for an attack on Syria. Josh Rogin and Eli Lake report on Obama's quickening war campaign. Plus, Bernard-Henri Lévy on how Putin factors into the equation. Read it at The Daily Beast BOOM 2. Israel and U.S. Launch Missile Test The Israeli Defense Ministry has confirmed it conducted a "successful test" in a joint missile exercise with the U.S. into the Mediterranean Sea. Russia's state-owned news agency first reported the detection of two "ballistic objects" being fired into the eastern Mediterranean. Nothing was launched from U.S. Navy ships, and it's unclear what role the U.S. had. The tests come at a time of heightened tension in the region and as Washington weighs a possible strike on Syria. Read it at Associated Press Twilight Zone 3. Federer's Not Dead Yet After losing in the fourth round of the U.S. Open, Roger Federer seems to have lost his mojo. Hold the eulogies, writes Sujay Kumar, the tennis god isn't done winning Grand Slams. Read it at The Daily Beast WON'T BACK DOWN 4. Assad: 'Annihilate' the Syrian Rebels Bashar al-Assad isn't going anywhere. In an interview with Le Figaro, the Syrian president called the Middle East a "powder keg" and warned that an military intervention would unleash "chaos and extremism." The only way to deal with rebels, he said, was to "annihilate them." He also called France an "enemy of the Syrian people." Meanwhile, France published its own intelligence report yesterday that found Assad culpable in the recent chemical-weapons attacks that killed hundreds. Read it at The Telegraph IT'S ABOUT TIME 5. CBS, Time Warner Reach Agreement CBS and Time Warner have reached an agreement that will allow the cable company to broadcast CBS and its affiliate networks. The companies, which announced the deal in a joint press release on Monday, said that programming would resume by 6 p.m. The terms of the new contract aren't being disclosed. Millions of viewers went without CBS for a month as the two massive companies squabbled over how much to charge for retransmission fees, which providers pay to TV station owners. Read it at The Huffington Post PRIME TIME Women Living Longer, Healthier In developed countries. EXODUS Syrian Refugees Reach 2 Million Half are children. RIBBIT Mini Frog Hears With Mouth Previously thought to be deaf. HOW DO YOU SAY BFF? Dennis Rodman to Visit N. Korea For the second time this year. '50 SHADES' Charlie Hunnam Cast As Christian Grey Dakota Johnson will play Anastasia Steele. CNBC Crowdfunding College and Other Clever Ways to Cut Costs Wonderwall Simon Cowell Opens Up About Fatherhood Rolling Stone 'Breaking Bad' Q&A: Bob Odenkirk on the Soul of Saul Goodman 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. Fall Movie Preview: 'Gravity' and More by Marlow Stern Burger King's Lamest Burger Yet by Daniel Gross Nine Women Remaking the Right by Patricia Murphy

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