Cheat Sheet - Proof of Life: America's Last POW

Today: U.S. Curbs Use of Racial Profiling , Republicans Fault Dempsey on Benghazi , Lanza Called Radio Station in 2011 January 16, 2014 PROOF OF LIFE 1. Sole U.S. POW Seen Alive in Video The forgotten prisoner of war in America's forgotten war. A new chapter in the saga of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl began Wednesday when the U.S. military said it received new video of him. Bergdahl was captured by Taliban allies in Afghanistan in 2009. The Daily Beast's Christopher Dickey writes Bergdahl's story has become a kind of metaphor for all that's gone wrong in America's longest war. Read it at The Daily Beast COLOR-BLIND 2. U.S. Curbs Use of Racial Profiling After years of criticism from civil-rights groups for singling out Muslims and Latinos, the Justice Department has expanded the definition of racial profiling to include religion, national origin, gender, and sexual orientation. Profiling has been banned since 2003, except in cases of national security, and did not encompass religion, ancestry, or other factors other than race. Read it at The New York Times FIRING SQUAD 3. GOP Blames Dempsey on Benghazi The scathing report from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Benghazi featured an addendum from six Republicans singling out the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, for "failures in leadership." The addendum faults Dempsey for not having a plan to respond to an attack on Benghazi given intelligence showing the desire of terrorists to attack Americans there, reports The Daily Beast's Eli Lake. Read it at The Daily Beast eerie 4. Lanza Called Radio Station in 2011 A soft-spoken Adam Lanza, using the name Greg, may have called an Oregon college radio station to discuss mass murder and senseless killing in 2011. In a 20-minute speech, the Sandy Hook shooter compared Travis, a chimp who was killed after mauling his owner's friend, to the random violence committed by a teenage mall shooter. "Travis wasn't an untamed monster at all," Greg said. "Um, he wasn't just feigning domestication, he was civilized. Um, he was able to integrate into society." The radio host says he remembered the call: "The only thing that seemed odd was his voice seemed kind of robotic ... but what he was saying made sense." Read it at New York Daily News SNEAK ATTACK 5. Congress Shoots Down Drone Change The plan by the Obama administration to move control of the aerial drone program to the Pentagon from the CIA has run into a large obstacle—the U.S. Congress. The roadblock comes in the form of a secret provision inserted into the $1 trillion budget bill from this week that would halt funding for transferring unmanned aircraft or authority to carry out the strikes. The administration's plan was seen as an effort to get the CIA back to traditional intelligence gathering, and add transparency to the drone strike process. Read it at The Washington Post TRAGEDY Grocery Store Shooting Kills Three Two women and one male gunman. iOOPS Apple to Cough Up $32M in Refunds For insufficient protection of child apps. CAR WARMING GIFT QB's Wife Leaves AR-15 in Rental Found by next customer's daughter. OMG Drake Rips 'Talentless' Bieber In Twitter rant. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY Dodger Kershaw First $200M Pitcher In record deal with Los Angeles Dodgers. 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. Democracy Sidelined in Egypt Vote This week, Egyptians headed to the polls to vote on a new constitution. Despite the patina of self-government, serious questions linger about whether the country is at all free. More Videos Watch Live: Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee Speaks with Tina Brown by Women in the World Is Jonathan Groff the Future of Gay TV? by Kevin Fallon Britain's Gender Abortion Scandal by Nico Hines

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