Cheat Sheet - Campus Liberals vs. Free Speech

Today: The Drug War Is Over (If Obama Wants It) , Sebelius to Testify Wednesday , Clapper Defends Europe Spying October 30, 2013 INTOLERANT ACTIVISTS 1. Campus Liberals vs. Free Speech Students at Brown University who shut down a speech by NYPD police commissioner Ray Kelly may think they're standing up for their political principles, but protecting respectful dialogue is as important as ever, says The Daily Beast's Peter Beinart. Read it at The Daily Beast Legalize It! 2. The Drug War Is Dead With 58 percent of Americans supporting the legalization of marijuana, 2013 will be remembered as the year America surrendered in the drug war. Nick Gillespie asks: will Obama embrace it? Read it at The Daily Beast HOT SEAT 3. Sebelius to Testify Wednesday Welcome to Congress, Kathleen Sebelius. The Health and Human Services Secretary will testify before Congress on Wednesday as she faces mounting concerns over glitches at Healthcare.gov, the website where Americans can sign up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Sebelius's trip to the Hill comes just one day after the testimony of Marilyn Tavenner, who said that they expected low enrollment at first—despite the fact that all Americans must buy health insurance by next year. Meanwhile, the House Oversight Committee said Tuesday that CGI, the contractor tasked with making Healthcare.gov, had warned of problems with the website a month before it went live. Read it at Politico WON'T BACK DOWN 4. Clapper Defends Europe Spying No regrets, huh? James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, refused to apologize for the massive international spying at a House hearing on Tuesday. Instead, he insisted that the U.S. didn't just spy "indiscriminately"—and the surveillance of foreign leaders is a key part of the nation's spying policy. "Leadership intentions is a basic tenet of what we collect and analyze," Clapper told the House Intelligence Committee. Clapper did admit that the public disclosure of the spying had been extremely damaging. Also testifying was National Security Agency director Keith Alexander, who said it's "simply false" that the U.S. gathered information on millions of people from France, Spain, and Germany—because that much of that information actually came from fellow Europeans. Read it at BBC News DISPUTE 5. Israel Announces New Settlements Israel on Wednesday announced plans to build 1,500 new housing settlements on land in East Jerusalem that had been marked by Palestine for a future state. The announcement came just hours after Israel released 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of a peace deal—and Israeli officials said the new housing projects would also be included in that peace deal. Palestinians see the settlements in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip—areas captured during the 1967 war—as obstacles to creating the state of Palestine. Israel said the ultra-Orthodox settlement in East Jerusalem, Ramat Shlomo, is part of its Jerusalem municipality. Read it at Reuters AWFUL Six Dead in Grisly S.C. Dispute Four adults and two children. RETIREMENT O'Connor Performs Gay Wedding "It was a regular, very traditional ceremony." RISE TO THE TOP Megyn Kelly No. 2 on Cable After just one month on the air. 'gain focus' Chris Brown Checks Into Rehab After being charged with misdemeanor assault. FIGHTING WORDS Kanye Compares Kim to FLOTUS "Michelle cannot Instagram a pic like what my girl Instagrammed." THE WRAP 'Wolverine' Writer Mark Bomback to Polish 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Screenplay CNBC Serial entrepreneur finds gold in North Dakota oil boom WONDERWALL George Clooney's 'Mystery' Date isn't his Usual Type 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 SEAL's Epic Struggle Hits the Screen by Daniel Klaidman Jack Deserves a Better Bio by Christopher Bray 'Wicked': From Bomb to Billions by Kevin Fallon

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