Cheat Sheet - If You Think D.C. Is Bad Today, Wait Until Tomorrow

Read This, Skip That .... November 04, 2014 BAD TO WORSE 1. If You Thought D.C. Was Awful Before… The GOP is likely to take control of the Senate tonight, and Americans are in for a rude awakening. Political gridlock is only going to increase under this more ferocious class of Republicans, writes Jonathan Alter. With the election of a boatload of climate-change deniers, the environment may be the biggest victim of a Republican rout. Read it at The Daily Beast BETTING ON VICTORY 2. Mitch's Big Day: A Turtle Suns Himself Mitch McConnell stumbled a bit in his reelection bid, but the Senate minority leader is set to win Tuesday and become majority leader. Olivia Nuzzi reports from Louisville, Kentucky, where the confident candidate couldn't help crowing about it as he, and likely presidential candidate Rand Paul, are in full swing of a "Countdown to Victory" tour. Read it at The Daily Beast NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL 3. Lena Dunham Apologizes to Abuse Victims Lena Dunham responded again to critics' charges that she sexually abused her younger sister, Grace, based on passages in her new book. "I am dismayed over the recent interpretation of events described in my book," Dunham said in a statement to Time, defending herself against the way parts have been taken out of context to accuse her of being a 7-year-old child molester. Dunham did apologize though for offending any survivors of sexual abuse. "If the situations described in my book have been painful or triggering for people to read, I am sorry, as that was never my intention," she said. "I am also aware that the comic use of the term 'sexual predator' was insensitive, and I'm sorry for that as well." Read it at Time BLUE DEVIL 4. Coach K: Obama is Blowing the ISIS War Barack Obama is a bad coach in the war against ISIS, according to legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, because the president advertisers that he won't put "boots on the ground." Josh Rogin reports on the coach's secret remarks to the U.S. Army. Read it at The Daily Beast MIRACULOUS 5. Scientists Decode Spontaneous HIV Cure Two HIV-infected men appear to have experienced a "spontaneous cure" to HIV, which may hold the secret to combatting the virus. French scientists studied the two men who contracted HIV but never developed AIDS symptoms. They came from a  group known as "elite controllers," the fewer than 1 percent of people who contract HIV can control the virus' replication on their own. Scientists discovered that the virus remained in their cells but was inactive. They both had genetic mechanism that appeared to alter HIV's genetic code. "The work opens up therapeutic avenues for a cure, using or stimulating this enzyme, and avenues for identifying individuals among newly-infected patients who have a chance of a spontaneous cure," the team wrote in the journal Clinical Microbiology and Infection. Read it at AFP UNHOLY Christians Killed for Desecrating Quran Mob beat them to death in Pakistan. Apathy Record-Low Interest Greets Election Day Midterm blues. BAD EDUCATION College CEO Smuggled In Foreign Students Found guilty of issuing phony visas. WHY? U.S Cuts Funds to Find Syria War Crimes Group looks for evidence. ANGIE 2016 Jolie: 'I Am Open' to a Political Career "Politics have to be considered." Huffington Post A Guide To Not Getting Arrested When You Use Your Cell Phone On Election Day UsWeekly From Idol to Congress? BuzzFeed Justice Dept. to Monitor Elections in 18 States 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. Everything You've Ever Wondered About Being a Lesbian Your questions about being a lesbian in America, answered. More Videos Trans in the Holy Land by Itay Hod Taylor Swift Triggers Spotify-Apple War by Dale Eisinger Judge Could Smash Marijuana Law by Abby Haglage

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