Cheat Sheet - Whose 'Torture' Secrets Will Obama Keep?

Read This, Skip That .... August 07, 2014 EENIE MEENIE 1. Whose 'Torture' Secrets Will Obama Keep? The CIA and Senate are fighting over how to mask the identities of those who aided the U.S. with "black site" prisons where abuses may have occurred. It's up to President Obama to decide their fate, Josh Rogin and Eli Lake report. How will he decide? Read it at The Daily Beast WARNING 2. CDC Issues Highest Alert Over Ebola On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its highest possible emergency health alert over the Ebola outbreak. The ramped up alert allows the federal agency to free up hundreds of workers to focus specifically on the Ebola crisis, but it also indicates that the CDC views this as a long-term health crisis. The agency's "level 1 activation" was utilized during the 2009 bird flu concerns and 2005's Hurricane Katrina.The announcement comes after good domestic news regarding the virus; the two American patients suffering form Ebola are improving and the man in New York feared to have Ebola tested negative for the virus. Read it at NBC News RELUCTANT 3. Will the U.S. Watch ISIS Starve Thousands? Time is running out for as many as 40,000 Yazidis who fled to the mountains in Iraq when their towns were seized by ISIS. They will either starve to death or be killed outright by terrorists. Jacob Siegel reports that the U.S. has hundreds of military advisers in Iraq, but may be legally prevented from helping. Read it at The Daily Beast FOCUSED 4. Rand Paul = Democrats' Enemy #1 Republicans may not know who they want to lead them in 2016, but Democrats have already figured out who scares them the most: Rand Paul. Olivia Nuzzi reports on the liberal freakout over his latest trip to Iowa. Read it at The Daily Beast BITTER 5. China Bans Apple Products The Chinese government has removed 10 Apple products from the government procurement list, which means no public money can be used to buy the products. The country, which has been in a spat with Apple for years now over a variety of issues, blamed it on security concerns. The 10 Apple products include the iPad, iPad Mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro. Other companies that have recently been shut out include Symantec, Kaspersky, and Microsoft. Read it at Bloomberg LET ME BE CLEAR Obama: I Have No Sympathy for Hamas Expresses concern for Gazan people. PAY UP BofA and Feds Reach Tentative Deal Close to $17 billion. PRO-DANGER Gun-Rights Advocates Hate Smarter Gun Because it's too safe. GIRD YOUR LOINS Hawaii Preps for Double Hurricane Hit First direct hit in 22 years. MEETING OF MINDS? Bieber FaceTimes With Malala "She has such an incredible story." Political Wire Will It Be Worse for the Next President? Esquire What It Feels Like to Fake Your Own Death UsWeekly Katie Holmes on Tom Cruise: I Don't Look Back 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 Wild, Wild West of Thai Surrogacy by Emily Shire Teenage Mutant Liberal Propaganda? by Asawin Suebsaeng Cinemax's New Star: Bono's Daughter by Kevin Fallon

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