Cheat Sheet - Lou Reed: American Poet

Today: Red Sox Win Game Four , The GOP's Racial Handicap , NSA Collected Millions of Spanish Calls October 28, 2013 TRIBUTE 1. Lou Reed: American Poet Music critic and former MTV News anchor Kurt Loder pays tribute to the prickly, brilliant Velvet Underground front man. Plus, Legs McNeil describes what Lou Reed was really like, Michael Musto says Reed was the gatekeeper to NYC's dirty underbelly, and a playlist tribute. Read it at The Daily Beast WILD SERIES 2. Red Sox Win Game Four Game three ended with a "trip-off," and game four ended with a pickoff. The Red Sox tied up the World Series on Sunday night with a 4-2 victory after a crushing defeat 24 hours earlier. Johnny Gomes, who was not originally on the lineup and who was batting 0 for 9 in the series, hit a three-run homer in the sixth, giving the Red Sox the lead 4-1. The Cardinals picked up a run in the seventh, but things got a little nutty in the bottom of the ninth. The Cards' Allen Craig (who scored on an obstruction call the night before) singled with two outs, and the team replaced him with Kolten Wong to pinch run with Carlos Beltran at the plate. But Beltran never got a chance to swing—Wong was picked off at first. Read it at Boston.com MIXED MESSAGES 3. The GOP's Racial Handicap A party precinct chair derailed new Republican efforts to attract more black support when he called black people "lazy" on The Daily Show. The Daily Beast's Lloyd Green on why the GOP brand is so toxic right now. Read it at The Daily Beast ESCUCHANDO 4. NSA Collected Millions of Spanish Calls Are we surprised? In the newest revelation of international espionage, leaker Edward Snowden disclosed documents showing the U.S. National Security Agency collected data on 60 million phone calls in Spain over the course of December 2012. The news comes after confirmation that numerous world leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, have had their personal phones tapped. President Obama reportedly apologized to Merkel when she called him last week requesting an explanation. Read it at NBC News SECRET KEEPERS 5. Obama Unaware of NSA Programs President Obama did not know that a National Security Agency program was spying on 35 world leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, unnamed U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal on Sunday. The White House reportedly halted her phone tap and some other monitoring programs after learning of them this year. Apparently, there are so many eavesdropping operations it was considered impractical for the NSA brief the president on all of them. "These decisions are made at NSA," one official said. "The president doesn't sign off on this stuff." Read it at The Wall Street Journal TRAGEDY Car Smashes Through Tiananmen Square Government declined to comment if terrorist attack. BATTERED Britain Hit by Hurricane-Force Storm 270,000 lose power in London, two dead. NOT BFFS Cheney: I'm Not 'Fishing Buddies' with Enzi Liz Cheney faces Enzi in Wyoming Republican primary. FREE MAN Conrad Murray Released from Prison Served two years for role in Michael Jackson's death. HOLY MIDI-CHLORIANS Lost 'Return of the Jedi' Footage Found Found on a LaserDisc bought for $699. 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. Russell Brand: Not Quite a Messiah by James Poulos Egypt's V For Vendetta by Mike Giglio and Christopher Dickey The Dangers of the 'Thigh Gap' by Robyn Lawley

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