Politics CheatSheet - For Christie's Pals, Walmart Pays

Today: Spy Chief: We Should've Told You We Track Your Calls , Out, Proud and Loud: A GOP Nominee Breaks Boundaries , Yes, Pundits, Hillary Has the 2016 Nomination in the Bag

February 18, 2014 Attention Political Shoppers 1. For Christie's Pals, Walmart Pays The big-box retailer wanted to build in a protected New Jersey forest. The Chris Christie administration said no. Then the governor's friends got involved. Read it at The Daily Beast Too Little, Too Late? 2. Spy Chief: We Should've Come Clean The U.S. government long considered its collection of Americans' call records to be a state secret. Now the Director of National Intelligence admits it would have been better if Washington had acknowledged the surveillance in the first place. Read it at The Daily Beast GOP and Gay 3. Out, Proud...and Republican With his groundbreaking campaign commercial, San Diego's Carl DeMaio is part of a new generation of Republicans seeking to make the issue of sexual orientation a non-issue in American politics. Read it at The Daily Beast Winner 4. Hillary's Sure Thing Unable to tolerate the idea of a one-woman race, political pundits are pretending Hillary Clinton isn't the inevitable 2016 Democratic nominee. They couldn't be more wrong. Read it at The Daily Beast Minority Outreach 5. I'd Rather be a Black Republican If I were an ambitious, amoral politician looking for higher office, I'd sign up with the GOP. Here's why. 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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