Cheat Sheet - GOP Centrists Win Big with Christie

Today: A Liberal Sweep of America's Little Votes , De Blasio Elected NYC Mayor , Notes Show Obamacare Chaos November 06, 2013 RINO TRIUMPH 1. GOP Centrists Win Big with Christie Christie's huge N.J. win across demographic divides was a rebuke to critics of Northeastern Republicans as Republicans in Name Only. And it offers the GOP a path to power in 2016, writes The Daily Beast's John Avlon. Plus, David Freedlander on what Tuesday night's results means for 2016, Ben Jacobs on Cuccinelli's narrow defeat in Virgina, and scenes from election night around the country. Read it at The Daily Beast LIBERAL SWEEP 2. Small Races, Big Impact Local elections were taking place all over America on Tuesday night. From anti-coal measures to minimum wage hikes it was a great night for liberals, writes The Daily Beast's Michael Tomasky. Read it at The Daily Beast Bye, Bloomberg 3. De Blasio Elected NYC Mayor Out with the Bloomberg, in with the de Blasio. No surprise here: on Tuesday night Bill de Blasio won over voters to become New York City's next mayor. The Democrat beat Republican contender Joe Lhota, and polls show de Blasio had support from voters regardless of race, gender, age, education, religion, and income. He will serve as New York City's 109th mayor after Michael Bloomberg departs the office in January. Voters also approved a constitutional amendment that authorizes as many as seven full-scale casinos intended to create more jobs for New Yorkers. Read it at The New York Times WAR ROOM 4. Notes Show Obamacare Chaos The Obama administration realized there were fundamental problems of Healthcare.gov within a week of its launch, according to more than 100 pages of "war room" notes released Tuesday by a Republican representative. Fierce Affordable Care Act critic Republican Rep. Darrell Issa released the documents, which include notes of meetings between federal officials and government contractors working to fix the website. According to the documents, administration officials realized on October 8 that the "fix is taking longer than expected and the website is shut down to carry out." But Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator who oversaw Healthcare.gov's creation, said Tuesday that the White House is still aiming to have 800,000 people enrolled by the end of this month, and seven million by the end of the enrollment period in March.   Read it at The New York Times TROUBLING 5. Warming Gases Reach Record High Gases that drive global warming reached record high levels in 2012, with carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide levels increasing more rapidly last year than in its average rise over the past decade, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Meteorological Association. The rapid increase of these gases has increased warming effects by almost a third since 1990. It's not all recent effects, either: since the start of the industrial era in 1750, global average levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have increased by 141 percent. Although there has been a slowdown in temperature increases in the past few years, scientists warned that people shouldn't get too comfortable: the oceans have been sucking up the extra heat, but soon that heat will come out into the atmosphere. Read it at BBC News DEADLY Bomb Blasts Hit North China In front of Communist Party building. TRAGEDY Oldest NYC Marathon Runner Dies Hours after crossing the finish line. COMEBACK Ms. Marvel Returns as Muslim Teen Replaces blonde, blue-eyed girl of 1960s. Drama Finke and Deadline Officially Over An "emotional and painful parting." DUNZO Stodden, Hutchison Split Had wed when she was just 16. 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 Boomers' JFK Fixation by Nick Gillespie The Confessions of Mayor McCrack by Hamutal Dotan Avril Lavigne Still Rocks by Kevin Fallon

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