Cheat Sheet - Could This Navy SEAL Be Hillary's VP?

Read This, Skip That .... August 29, 2014 SNAKE-EATER 1. Could This Navy SEAL Be Hillary's VP? The man who commanded the raid on Osama bin Laden and pushed special operators into every dark corner of the globe was approached as a possible candidate to be Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016. Kimberly Dozier reports on the shadow campaign to recruit retired Admiral Bill McRaven and his repeated denials that politics isn't his next mission. Read it at The Daily Beast KEEP CALM 2. U.K. Raises Terror Level to 'Severe' The U.K.'s terror threat level has been raised from "substantial" to "severe" thanks to the situation in Iraq and Syria. Prime Minister David Cameron said at least 500 people have left Britain "to fight in Syria and potentially Iraq." A "substantial" threat means a terror attack on the U.K. is "highly likely," but the government said there is no intelligence to indicate that an attack is "imminent." The U.K. is now on the second highest of five possible terror alert levels. Read it at BBC NAÏVE 3. Obama's Shallow Worldview Failed Us Rarely has a president said something like "we don't have a strategy yet" to combat a threat to America, but Barack Obama did just that yesterday. No wonder, Stuart Stevens writes. The president puts too much faith in the eventual triumph of good over evil, as if victory in the Cold War or World War II were foregone conclusions—not the result of good people willing to die. Read it at The Daily Beast TURBULENCE 4. Recline Fight Grounds Second Plane For the second time this week, a plane was forced to land over a seat-recline fight. A Paris flight bound for Miami was forced to land at Logan International Airport in Boston after Edmund Alexandre, 61, of Paris became enraged when the passenger in front of him reclined her seat. When a flight attendant tried to calm him down, Alexandre proceeded to chase him down the aisle. An air marshal cuffed Alexandre and he was arrested at the airport. Alexandre faces federal and state charges for interfering with the American Airlines crew. On Sunday, a similar dispute over a seat recline forced a plane flying from Newark to Denver to land in Chicago. Read it at Boston Globe TO TELL OR NOT TO TELL 5. The Silent Shame of HPV HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease in America, but we still aren't talking about it. Part of it is the shame associated with the virus, and part of it is the lack of education. Emily Shire on the challenges millions of women face when discussing HPV. Read it at The Daily Beast WORK IT '40-Hour' Workweek is Actually 47 Working 9-to-5 is a myth. HE'S ALL YOURS Ft. Hood Killer Wants to Be ISIS Citizen Nidal Hasan wrote to ISIS leader. TIGHTENING THE SCREWS U.S. Ups Sanctions for Aiding Iran People and businesses targeted. UNCONTAINABLE Ebola Case Reaches Senegal Fifth country hit. GET WELL Joan Rivers 'Resting Comfortably' After life-threatening hospitalization. BuzzFeed Terror in the UK, ISIS Attack "Highly Likely" Rolling Stone Simpson's Creator Dana Gould on Why So Many Comedians Wind Up Self-Destructing? Esquire Labor Day Cook Out? How to Cook With a Real Fire 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. Viral Video of the Day: Jon Stewart's Directorial Debut A trailer for 'Daily Show' host's first film is out. More Videos Must-Watch Fall TV by Kevin Fallon Exclusive Look: New 'Homeland' by Marlow Stern Paul Shaffer's Life With Letterman by Lloyd Grove

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