Cheat Sheet—Chris Christie’s Bridge Trolls

Today: Dennis Rodman Apologizes , 'The Burglary,' the Last Book Obama Needs Right Now , Macy's to Lay Off 2,500 January 09, 2014 TRAFFIC JAM 1. Chris Christie's Bridge Trolls In the most important press conference of his career, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will today address the revelation that his officials intentionally closed lanes of the George Washington Bridge to create traffic problems for the mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey, who did not endorse him for re-election. With the full scope of the scandal visible, The Daily Beast's Michael Daly visits the very town Christie's cronies tied up. Read it at The Daily Beast MOVING ON 2. Dennis Rodman Apologizes According a statement from Dennis Rodman's public relations firm, the former basketball player is apologizing for comments he made about imprisoned U.S. missionary Kenneth Bae. "I embarrassed a lot of people. I'm very sorry. At this point I should know better than to make political statements. I'm truly sorry." The PR firm said Rodman had been drinking on a stressful day when he made the comments on CNN. Not one for long apologies, Rodman is now allegedly on a plane where he is to headed to a new, multimillion-dollar ski resort in North Korea. Read it at Fox News HOOVER'S GHOST 3. The Last Book Obama Needs Right Now A major new book about the history of the FBI and government snooping underscores a frightening fact: the national-security state has never operated for the benefit of its citizens. The Daily Beast's Nick Gillespie on why no one should be dreading the release of Betty Medsger's The Burglary more than Barack Obama. Read it at The Daily Beast Price Cut 4. Macy's to Lay Off 2,500 In a series of moves the company expects will save it $100 million a year, Macy's will lay off 2,500 workers and close five stores. In the wake of the cuts, Macy's shares went up more than 6 percent in after-hours trading. Following the changes, Macy's, which also operates Bloomingdale's, will employ about 170,000 associates in 844 stores. Read it at CNN STICK TOGETHER T-Mobile Wants to Buy Your Phone To get market share. time to diversify 'SNL' Hires 2 Black Female Writers Along with a black woman on the cast. e-book fads 'Mein Kampf' Tops Charts Publisher worries about moral dilemma. INTENSE 'Thug' Toddler Now in Custody After profanity-laced video. RIP Militant U.S. Indian Leader Dies Carter Camp led Wounded Knee seizure. Rolling Stone A New Guide to Health Care Rhetoric Art News Why Goya is So Contemporary CNBC Marissa Mayer, the Next Steve Jobs? 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 New Season of 'Girls' Is Good, Can We Handle That? by Kevin Fallon Syria's Al Qaeda Gang Wars by Jamie Dettmer She Hid Her Gun Where? by Malcolm Jones

ABOUT US | CONTACT US | SUBSCRIBE Copyright 2014 The Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street , New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy

If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your Web browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add thedailybeast@e2.thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you have changed your mind and no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe here.