Cheat Sheet - How Republicans Lost Virginia

Today: U.S. Mulls End to Spying , New York's Oldest Bar Stays Afloat , Syrian Inspectors Miss Deadline October 29, 2013 FLAMEOUT 1. How Republicans Lost Virginia A week before the election, Terry McAuliffe is on the verge of becoming the governor of Virginia. The Daily Beast's Jamelle Bouie says Ken Cuccinelli is one of the worst gubernatorial candidates in recent Republican history. Read it at The Daily Beast BIG BROTHER 2. U.S. Mulls End to Spying When things have gotten as embarrassing as the U.S. spying on its allies, maybe it is time to throw in the towel on the whole thing. The White House is apparently considering putting a stop to the eavesdropping on foreign leaders, a senior administration official said Tuesday—just as a report in the Los Angeles Times reports that the White House and the U.S. State Department signed off on the spying themselves. Not only that, professional staff members at the National Security Agency and other U.S. intelligences services are angry at the White House for selling them down the river as President Obama has tried to distance himself from the scandal. Meanwhile, Spain joined the growing list of nations unhappy with the program amid reports that NSA monitored 60 million Spanish calls a month. Read it at Associated Press After the Storm 3. Sandy Is Still With Us Since 1794, the Bridge Café had been serving drinks in New York—until Hurricane Sandy's floodwaters forced it to close. The Daily Beast's Michael Daly on the city's oldest bar and its struggle to reopen. Read it at The Daily Beast BAD START 4. Syrian Inspectors Miss Deadline Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria missed an early deadline, according to a report published Tuesday. Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons have visited 21 out of 23 sites because of security risks, meaning the watchdog group missed the October 27 deadline to visit all declared sites. Syria has claimed there are 41 facilities at 23 chemical sites where the country stored an estimated 1,300 tons of precursors and over 1,200 munitions. In the first report to the United Nations Security Council, OPCW chief Ahmet Uzumcu said the organization had confirmed evidence from 37 of those 41 facilities.  According to Uzumcu's report, there are 18 chemical weapons production facilities, 12 chemical weapons storage facilities, eight mobile units to fill chemical weapons, and three chemical-weapons facilities. Read it at Associated Press NOT SO FAST 5. White House: NBC Wrong on Obamacare Watch your back, Brian Williams—the White House is not happy with NBC News. The White House pushed back Tuesday against an NBC report that three-quarters of people who bought insurance independently would have to switch plans—and that the Obama administration knew about it. "NBC 'scoop' cites 'normal turnover in the indiv insurance market.' That's a) not new b) not caused by #ACA c) the problem #ACA will solve," tweeted deputy press secretary John Earnest. According to the NBC report, 50 to 75 percent of the 14 million people who purchased their insurance individually would have to change plans, although President Obama has insisted nobody would have to switch plans if they didn't want to. Senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer tweeted that the report was "misleading." Read it at Politico ALOHA Hawaii Gov: Gay Marriage Soon Hundreds rally both in support and against in Honolulu. WORLD SERIES Boston Wins Game Five Lead series 3-2, head back to Fenway. R.I.P. Missouri Ex-Rep Ike Skelton Dies Served 17 terms in Congress. OOPS Maddow: Rand Paul Plagiarized From Wikipedia page of "Gattaca." DROP IT LOW Chris Brown's Charges Reduced From felony assault to misdemeanor. Rolling Stone Clowns on the Front Lines The Wrap Network Execs Talk What Works, What's Worthless BuzzFeed 13 Pets Who Are Too Adorable to be Scary 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. 'Nightmare' Anniversary by Marlow Stern Would You Take an Over-the-Counter STD Test? by Lizzie Crocker Arcade Fire Bid to Be World's Best Band by Andrew Romano

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