Cheat Sheet - Neocons' Naughty Crush on Putin

March 05, 2014 FRENEMIES 1. Why Neocons Love the Strongman Conservatives like Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani respect Vladimir Putin more than President Obama, writes Michael Tomasky. They don't want to cheer Russia but they're more than happy to undermine the American commander in chief's character. Read it at The Daily Beast GOT YOUR BACK 2. Pistorius Pal: We Covered for Him On day three of Oscar Pistorius's murder trial, Kelly Berold reports that a friend testified he had taken the fall for the athlete during a public shooting incident a month before Reeva Steenkamp's death, in a surprise appearance on the witness stand. Read it at The Daily Beast PRESSURE'S ON 3. Can Senators Get 60 Votes to Stop Sexual Assaults in the Military? Two powerful female senators are taking the reins to combat sexual assault. The Gillibrand and McCaskill bills both would alter how the military approaches sex crimes. Eleanor Clift writes that as each faces a vote, the bigger question is how far the Senate is willing to go. Read it at The Daily Beast FRIENDS AGAIN? 4. CPAC Schedule Shows GOP Divide The list of speakers at 2014's CPAC conference shows an increasingly fractured conservative movement, with Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz headlining while John Boehner is blackballed. Patricia Murphy reports that a divided conservative moment is doing some soul-searching. Read it at The Daily Beast BITTER 5. Senate Rejects Cop-Killer Defender The Senate on Wednesday rejected President Obama's nominee to be assistant attorney general, Debo Adegbile, in a 52-47 vote. Seven Democrats joined Republicans voting against the nomination of Adegbile, who was opposed by police groups for his role in helping defend Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of killing a cop in Philadelphia in 1981. Adegbile was the director of litigation for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund when it defended Abu-Jamal. Adegbile said he was only doing his job, and that everyone deserves a fair legal defense. Read it at The Hill HISTORY LESSON Hillary: Russia Acting Like Nazis Putin calls the U.S. hypocrites. MALL TRIP? E.U. to Send Ukraine $15B To strengthen fledgling government. MEDICAL MIRACLE HIV Disappears in Second Baby Doctors gave drugs within hours. LIKE Facebook Defriends Gun Sellers Announces new restrictions after pressure. BAD JUDGMENT Dirty Donor Got White House Meet Then tried to give $100K to pro-Obama group. 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. Madeleine Albright: Putin 'Delusional' Women Who Read Until Orgasm by Rich Goldstein This Virus Will Twist Your Limbs by Kent Sepkowitz

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