Cheat Sheet - What Reagan Can Teach Obama

Today: Al-Shabab's Jihadi Recruitment Drive in Minnesota , Al-Shabab: Hostages Still in Mall , Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty in Leak September 24, 2013 IRAN 1. What Reagan Can Teach Obama Like the Gipper did with Gorbachev, Obama can make history this week with Iran's Hassan Rouhani. But Obama must pay close attention to Reagan's real legacy—not the hawks who call themselves Reaganites, writes The Daily Beast's Peter Beinart. Read it at The Daily Beast JIHADI RECRUITMENT 2. Terror From the Twin Cities An al Qaeda affiliate is luring young men away to fight and die in Africa. The Daily Beast's Jamie Dettmer reports. Plus, Michael Daly on the poet killed in the Kenya mall attack, and Miranda Green on U.S. malls' high alert. Read it at The Daily Beast MURKY 3. Al-Shabab: Hostages Still in Mall Al-Shabab insisted Tuesday that militants are "holding out" inside the besieged Nairobi mall with hostages, while Kenyan TV said six of the hostages have been killed. The al Qaeda–linked group said on its Twitter feed that there are "countless dead bodies" strewn about the Westgate shopping complex and described the militants as "unruffled and strolling around the mall in such sangfroid manner." A Kenyan military official also confirmed that gunmen are still in the building, and said "we are not sure yet" if there are still hostages. A burst of gunfire broke the early-morning calm while helicopters buzzed over the complex and the government publicly insisted that it is in control of the mall. Read it at Reuters THAT WAS CLASSIFIED 4. Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty in Leak A retired FBI agent, bomb technician Donald Sachtleben, has agreed to plead guilty to leaking classified information, according to court papers the Justice Department filed Monday. Sachtleben spoke to the Associated Press last year about a foiled bomb plot in Yemen and was identified after federal investigators obtained Associated Press reporters' phone logs. The former agent has agreed to serve 43 months in prison (in addition to another 97 on an unrelated child-pornography charge) and is the eighth case of a leak-related prosecution under President Obama's administration. Read it at The New York Times FINAL CHAPTER? 5. Baby Veronica Given to Adoptive Parents Baby Veronica, the 4-year-old Native American girl at the center of a legal battle over Cherokee Nation rights, was returned to her adoptive parents Monday night. Veronica, whose biological father is a member of the Cherokee Nation, was adopted by a South Carolina couple, the Capobiancos, at birth and lived with them until she was 27 months old. Her biological father, Dusten Brown, an Iraq War veteran, was then awarded custody under the Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law designed to stop adoptions of Native American children by white families. The Oklahoma Supreme Court invalidated the lower court's decision and finalized Veronica's adoption. Read it at USA Today REMEMBER THEM? China Bans North Korea Exports Due to fear of nuclear-weapon use. HOT MIKE Obama: 'Scared of My Wife' Says he hasn't had a cigarette in six years. SERIOUSLY George W. Bush Is on Instagram Shares pictures of granddaughter, cat. ANTICIPATION 'Breaking Bad' Gets Record Ratings Despite being up against Emmys, Sunday night football. TAKE BACK THE NIGHT Stream Full '20/20 Experience' Part two of Timberlake's album now on iTunes. Rolling Stone Is the FBI's Domestic Spying Out of Control? Condé Nast Traveler How to Have Fun in Munich During Oktoberfest, Even if You Hate Beer! Wonderwall Best Celebrity Airport Looks 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. Can Ted Cruz Win by Losing? by David Frum These Fries Took 10 Years by Daniel Gross Why Are We Obsessed With 'Boy Meets World'? by Kevin Fallon

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