Cheat Sheet - Veterans Day: First Female Combat Statue Unveiled

Today: Obama Honors Veterans , 'ARTPOP' Review: Lady Gaga's Album Wants to Be Everything, But Is Nothing at All , ABC Anchor Has Breast Cancer November 11, 2013 VETERANS DAY 1. The First Female Combat Statue The Army's first statue of a female soldier was unveiled last week, just in time for Veterans Day. It's a powerful symbol and a call to recognize the service of women in the military, writes veteran Mariette Kalinowski. Read it at The Daily Beast MUSIC 2. Lady Gaga's 'ARTPOP' Disappoints The pop star's new album 'ARTPOP' is a starkly naked exhibition of an artist whose brilliance is stripped away by her obsession with creativity. But for all of its art, Lady Gaga's latest effort never really pops. Read it at The Daily Beast REMEMBER 3. Obama Honors Veterans On a day set aside to remember America's veterans, President Obama hosted a Veterans Day breakfast at the White House and later, laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. The president said veterans represent America at its best, and encouraged citizens to honor all service members, as the nation's obligations to those who have served "endure long after the battle ends." The president will also speak on Monday at a ceremony at Arlington. Read it at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer AWARENESS 4. ABC Anchor Has Breast Cancer In front of millions of viewers on October 1, ABC News correspondent Amy Robach had a mammogram to raise awareness. Now, as she revealed on Good Morning America, she will have a double mastectomy to treat the breast cancer that was found. As she wrote online, "If several producers and even Robin Roberts herself hadn't convinced me that doing this on live television would save lives, I would never have been able to save my own." Read it at ABC News CRIME 5. Rocker Commits Murder-Suicide A member of an Iranian indie rock band, The Yellow Dogs, who was recently kicked out of the group, killed two of the bandmembers, wounded another, and then shot himself in East Williamsburg on Monday. The band formed in Tehran in 2006 and continued performing at well known venues in Brooklyn. Survivors include a 22-year-old man who was shot in the arm and two others who hid inside a first floor bathroom during the shooting. The alleged gunman was found dead on the roof. The New York Post reports that the gunman was former bandmember Raefe Ahkbar. Read it at the New York Daily News TERRORISM Al Qaeda Scopes Out New Stronghold On the border of Iraq and Syria. LITERARY LEGEND Vidal Family Hints at Underage Sex In New York Times profile. NEW FRONTIER Apple Developing Curved Screens Could be 4.7 or 5.5 inches. DRAMA IN MIAMI Incognito: I'm Not Racist After allegations by former teammate. CROWN JEWELS Man Nails Scrotum to Pavement In Red Sqaure protest. CNBC More Veterans Fill the Skills Gap at US Manufacturing Plants PopSugar 30 Ways to Reinvent Your Work Wardrobe Huffington Post Politics Sarah Palin Compares Federal Debt To Slavery 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. Moral Courage TV: Negin Farsad An Iranian-American comedian pushes humor and women's equality. This video is part of the Moral Courage Project, founded by Irshad Manji. More Videos 5 Wars Books You Must Read by Jake Tapper The Tea Party's Endless Apocalypse by Joe McLean Can Suze Orman Save America? by Adam Auriemma

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