Cheat Sheet - Obama Will Stop Snooping on Foreign Friends

Today: CA Declares Drought Emergency , Inside 'Mitt,' Netflix's All-Access Mitt Romney Documentary , Pennsylvania Nixes Voter ID Law January 17, 2014 BABY STEPS 1. U.S. to Stop Spying on 'Dozens' of Foreign Leaders As part of sweeping reforms to the NSA, President Obama announced plans to stop the interception of private electronic communications of "dozens" of foreign presidents and prime ministers. The Daily Beast's Eli Lake reports on the president's new promise. Read it at The Daily Beast SCORCHED 2. CA Declares Drought Emergency California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a drought emergency for the entire state just one day after a massive wildfire burned through 1,700 acres of land. With only 30 percent containment of the fire, the governor has called for a voluntary "20 percent conservation" of water use. "We are in a unprecedented, serious situation that people should pause and reflect on how we're dependent on rain, Mother Nature and each other," Brown told reporters. An estimated 3,600 were evacuated—with only 1,600 permitted to return. Read it at San Jose Mercury News THE MAKING OF MITT 3. Inside Netflix's All-Access Romney Documentary The documentary Mitt, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival and being released on Netflix next week, offers a behind-the-scenes look at Romney's failed 2008 and 2012 campaigns. The Daily Beast's Marlow Stern asks what the movie tells us about the man who could have been president. Read it at The Daily Beast GET OVER IT 4. Pennsylvania Nixes Voter ID Law If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Yet another voter ID law, this time in Pennsylvania, has been struck down for placing an unreasonable burden on people trying to vote. The law required voters to show photo identification at the voting booth, and was a central part to the 2012 voter identification law. The law had been barred from enforcement since the 2012 election. Read it at The New York Times OOOOOOK 5. Putin: Gays Will Be Safe at Sochi During a question-and-answer session on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that gay people in Russia should not fear for their safety as long as they "just leave kids alone, please." Gay rights in Russia have come under scrutiny in the run-up to the Winter Olympics, especially after Russia passed a law last year which has been used to ban gay rights marches and the discussion of gay issues in TV and newspapers. For some reason, this doesn't seem like quite the reassurance gays were looking for. Read it at The Washington Post FIREBALL Explosive Lands on Thai Protestors Wounding 36. DRAMA Doctors Ban Hollande from Visiting Don't want to upset France's first lady. THE ROYALIST The Royal Baby Smugglers Will we ever get a good look at George? IT'S ABOUT TIME Houston Mayor Gets Gay Married To her partner of 23 years. TOUGH NUT Japan's Last WWII Holdout Dies Spent 29 years in the jungle. GQ Kate Moss Turns 40…Forty Reasons We Love Her PopSugar We Watched the Critics Choice Awards So You Didn't Have To Rolling Stone The Stealth War on Abortion 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. Adam Lanza's Disturbing 'Smiggles' Trail by Michael Daly Anti-Gay Countries Love Gay Porn by Scott Bixby What Are We 'Looking' For? by Kevin Fallon

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