Cheat Sheet - Oliver Stone on the ‘Tyranny’ of Obama’s America

Today: Obama: No Shutdown 'Winners' , Obamacare Is Winning in Kentucky, Thanks to Steve Beshear , WHO: Air Pollution Causes Cancer October 17, 2013 CRITIC 1. Stone Slams Obama's 'Tyranny' Oliver Stone has a lot to say about what's unfolded since his liberal revisionist documentary The Untold History aired. From eavesdropping to exceptionalism, the filmmaker explains why America is a sick country. Read it at The Daily Beast Come Together 2. Obama: No Shutdown 'Winners' Fresh off his eleventh hour debt deal victory, President Obama spoke from the White House on his frustration over what he called a "manufactured crisis" caused by the lawmakers who pushed for the shutdown in the name of saving the American economy. "Nothing has done more to hurt the economy," he said, nor has anything done more to damage the U.S.'s credibility in the world economy. "There was no economic rationale for any of this," he said of the government shutdown. Going forward, Obama said the three most important things Congress can do for the country now are to pass a rational budget, "fix our broken immigration system," and pass a farm bill. "There's no good reason why we can't govern responsibly, despite our differences," he said. Read it at The Daily Beast SURPRISE 3. Kentucky Loves Obamacare Kentucky, a bastion of anti-government ire, is the top state for Obamacare enrollment. Jonathan Miller, its former state treasurer, on the governor responsible for the unlikely red-state enthusiasm. Read it at The Daily Beast NO HOPE 4. WHO: Air Pollution Causes Cancer This will be hard to avoid. Joining asbestos, tobacco and UV rays, air pollution has been declared a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The agency, which is part of the World Health Organization, declared that air pollution is more important than second-hand smoke in terms of cancer-causing materials. Read it at NBC News NO SECOND CHANCE 5. Hanging Survivor Sentenced to Hang This is multiple levels of messed up. Amnesty International is pressing Iran to not go through with a second attempt to hang a man after he survived the first. The man, Alireza M., who was sentenced to death for drug smuggling, survived the initial botched hanging and was found alive in a morgue. He is currently being nursed back to health just so he can be hanged again. Despite please from Human Rights groups, an official told the BBC that "The verdict was the death sentence, and it will be carried out once the man gets well again." Iran is believed to be only second to China in using the death penalty. Read it at the BBC BOOKER PRIZE Booker Winner Eleanor Catton Responds to Critics Says detractors mostly "men over about 45." UP IN SMOKE Florida Man Sets Self on Fire Creating burning cross display at the time. Readers One in 10 Icelanders Will Publish a Book Country in the middle of "literary boom." WOMEN IN THE WORLD Nebraska Foster Teen Denied Abortion Inside the case fueling national outrage. OUCH Michael Bay Attacked on Set While filming "Transformers 4" in Hong Kong. CNBC Faking Death: 7 Dumb Mistakes MiniTime 5 Spectacular Fall Drives Rolling Stone 6 Stories of Obamacare Already Making a Difference 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. The Shutdown According to Everyone Else The U.S. Government shutdown has ended and the debt ceiling crisis has been averted for now. Americans feel relieved, but how does the rest of the world feel about it? More Videos Sold: America's Tiniest Town by Nina Strochlic Bitcoins for Bullets by Eli Lake The Country's Best Colleges by The Daily Beast

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