Politics CheatSheet - SOTU's Monumental Moments

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January 28, 2014 Speech! Speech! 1. SOTU's Monumental Moments Clinton kept quiet post-Lewinsky, while Ford was downright depressing. Read it at The Daily Beast Loose Lipped 2. Why The GOP Loves to Talk Dirty The Republican leadership has vowed to promote inclusiveness, but you wouldn't know it to hear some of the recent comments by the party faithful. Read it at The Daily Beast GAME TIME 3. Writing the State of the Union The president puts in back-to-back 2 a.m. nights rewriting his speech to make it "sing" and hopefully sway Congress. A former speechwriter shares what it's like inside the White House. Read it at The Daily Beast Wasted Money 4. Afghan Army Literacy Effort Fails The U.S. spent 5 years and $200 million on a program to teach Afghan soldiers to read, but a new report reveals that effort was a failure. Read it at The Daily Beast JUDICIAL ACTIVISM 5. Black Caucus Blasts Obama A letter asks the administration to pick qualified African-Americans for positions on Alabama's bench until "the court's racial composition reasonably reflects the state's black population." Read it at The Daily Beast 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.

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