Cheat Sheet - Cop-Killer Suspect Slapped in Victim's Cuffs

Read This, Skip That .... October 31, 2014 JUSTICE 1. Eric Frein Held in Murdered Cop's Cuffs After a 48-day manhunt in the Pennsylvania woods, accused cop-killer Eric Frein was finally captured on Thursday night. The self-described survivalist eluded thousands of officers searching for him until he turned up in an abandoned airplane hangar. Michael Daly reports the first thing cops did was slap the slain trooper's handcuffs on Frein. Read it at The Daily Beast BACK OFF 2. Military Angry With 'Micromanagement' of ISIS War Top military leaders are increasingly frustrated by the tight constraints the White House has placed on plans to fight ISIS and train a new Syrian rebel army. Josh Rogin and Eli Lake report that the decision-making process run by National Security Advisor Susan Rice has been manic and obsessed with the tiniest of details. Read it at The Daily Beast 'Win Ugly' 3. Big Oil Told in Secret: Use Dirty Tricks The oil and gas industry got some blunt advice from a veteran political consultant: fight dirty. Richard Berman recently told industry executives in a closed-door speech if they want to stop opponents, they should use tactics like digging up embarrassing tidbits about environmentalists and liberal celebrities. (An offended executive leaked Berman's remarks to The New York Times.) Berman was soliciting up to $3 million to finance a PR campaign called "Big Green Radicals." Don't worry about offending the public, he said, because "you can either win ugly or lose pretty." Read it at New York Times Homecoming 4. LeBron Falters in Cleveland Return LeBron James was welcomed back to Cleveland on Thursday night, greeted with a deafening roar by more than 20,000 Cavaliers fans loving him all over again after hating him for decamping for Miami four years ago. The superstar is regarded as the engine that will drive the basketball team to an NBA champonship and end a 50-year drought. But the night's best moments came prior to the game, as James played poorly and the Cavaliers were beaten 95-90 by the New York Knicks. James had eight turnovers, missed 10 shots and was not in sync with his new teammates. Read it at Associated Press DAREDEVIL 5. How 'Titanic' Helped Her Escape North Korea Watching a Western movie is punishable by death in totalitarian North Korea. For 21-year-old Yeonmi Park, it was worth the risk: seeing Titanic empowered her to risk it all to escape from the Hermit Kingdom. Lizzie Crocker reports on her harrowing escape that saw family members imprisoned and unspeakable brutality by Chinese authorities. Read it at The Daily Beast Show Me the Money Lawsuit Seeks $500M Over Ebola Gowns Claims garments let diseases through. OOPS Medicare Bought Drugs for Dead People In bureaucratic mix-up. PHEW Jerusalem Holy Site Reopened Ahead of Muslim prayers. Young Perps 2 Teens Charged in Bronx School Rapes Two girls assaulted in auditorium. MEOW! 25,000 to Swarm Hello Kitty Convention First one starts in L.A. THE HUFFINGTON POST Scott Brown Tackles New Hampshire Geography In Final Debate ESQUIRE Meet Hollywood's Future Women Superheroes MEN'S JOURNAL 6 Storylines to Follow as the NBA Season Tips Off 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. Why Horror Movies Are So Left-Wing by Asawin Suebsaeng Trustafarians Will Tell You How to Live by Joel Kotkin Washington's Wheeler-Dealer Patriotism by William O'Connor

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