Cheat Sheet - How Scotland Saved the U.K.

Read This, Skip That .... September 19, 2014 BEST MATES 1. How Scotland Saved the U.K. The nationalist revolution was not to be, as record numbers of Scottish voters turned out and shot down a bid to break the 300-year union with the England. Nico Hines reports on the silent majority who put an end to the brash and noisy campaign for Scottish independence. Read it at The Daily Beast CONVENIENT 2. White House Invents Qaeda-ISIS Alliance In order to legally justify the war against ISIS in Syria, President Obama is trying to argue the group is the "true inheritor of Bin Laden." Just don't tell al Qaeda, says Eli Lake, which gave ISIS the boot in February. Is the White House lying us into war? Read it at The Daily Beast INNOCENT? 3. Feds: No Christie Link to Bridgegate After nine months of investigating Chris Christie's role in Bridgegate, the Justice Department has so far found no information that the New Jersey governor knew in advance or directed the closing of traffic lanes on the George Washington Bridge, NBC 4 New York reports in a story quoting federal officials. The officials said the probe is continuing and that no final determination has been made. Christie has maintained that he did not direct underlings to close lanes on the bridge in September 2013. A Christie staffer and political appointees worked together to create traffic jams in Fort Lee, New Jersey. They allegedly did so to punish Fort Lee's mayor for not endorsing Christie in last year's gubernatorial election. Read it at NBC New York ODD BUNCH 4. The Ukrainian President's Wingnuts Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko spent Thursday drumming up support in Congress by playing up the threat from Russia. Anna Nemtsova reports that back on the ground in Ukraine, Poroshenko has embraced ultra-rightists, which plays right into the hands of Vladimir Putin. Read it at The Daily Beast Mass Shooting 5. Florida Man Kills 6 Grandkids, Daughter A Florida grandfather shot and killed his adult daughter and her six children Thursday and then took his own life, according to police. The grandchildren ranged in age from 3 months to 10 years. Gainsville County police received a call about a shooting about 4 p.m., and a deputy made contact with the grandfather, 51-year-old Don Spirit, but he committed suicide. The deputy searched the house and found the other victims dead. The shooting happened in Bell, a small town of about 350 people about 30 miles west of Gainsville.  Read it at CBS News Firepower France Launches First Iraq Air Strikes To help fight ISIS. Good to Go Senate Votes to Arm, Train Syrians to Fight ISIS Bill now awaits Obama's signature. RELIEF U.S. Military Aid Arrives in Liberia To fight ebola. Ripoff Texas School Officials Steal $4 Million Sentenced for raiding district programs. CRAZY Home Depot Breach Bigger Than Target 56 million debit, credit cards. Rolling Stone The NFL's Pot Policy, by the Numbers Refinery 29 Major Crowdfunding Site Bans Abortion-Related Scams The Huffington Post Lanny Davis Seems To Believe That Roger Goodell Has Been A Really Good Crisis Manager 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. Dan Stevens Blows Up 'Downton' by Tim Teeman Border Kid Crisis Hits the Courts by Caitlin Dickson The Right's War on Neil deGrasse Tyson by Tim Mak

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