Cheat Sheet - The Feds Who Wouldn’t Budge on Aaron Swartz

Today: Biden: 19 Possible Gun Control Moves , With Schumer Support, Predictions Of Hagel Confirmation Battle Fizzle , Armstrong, USADA Held Tense Meeting January 15, 2013 NO COMPROMISE 1. The Feds Who Wouldn't Budge on Aaron Swartz Until she was accused of driving 26-year-old cyber wunderkind and public-access activist Aaron Swartz to suicide, the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts was a liberal's dream. The Daily Beast's Michael Daly on tough U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz, who rejected any deal that did not involve a prison sentence—which may have helped push the programmer into despair. Read it at The Daily Beast Action 2. Biden: 19 Possible Gun Control Moves There may be more change coming to gun control policy than expected. Vice President Joe Biden told a group of House Democrats Monday that the White House is weighing 19 executive actions for gun control reform. President Obama will announce his proposals to reduce gun violence later this week, and is expected to suggest banning assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and instituting universal background checks. But what about the other 16 executive actions? According to members of Congress, they could include more enforcement of existing gun laws, and even giving the Center for Disease Control and Prevention authority to conduct more research on guns.   Read it at Politico APPOINTMENTS 3. A Jew Who Likes Hagel So much for the confirmation battle. Sen. Chuck Schumer now says that he could vote for Obama's pick of secretary of defense. The Daily Beast's Ali Gharib on the sudden optimism. Read it at The Daily Beast 'KEYS TO REDEMPTION' 4. Armstrong, USADA Held Tense Meeting So what finally pushed him over the edge? The Wall Street Journal details the tense deliberations that lead to cyclist Lance Armstrong's confession that he doped (set to air Thursday and Friday in an interview with Oprah Winfrey). Last month, Armstrong sat down for a testy meeting with the head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygart. At the meeting, Armstrong reportedly said that he had doped, but that cheating was rampant in sports, including the NFL. The meeting ended with Armstrong telling Tygart, "You don't hold the keys to my redemption," and Tygart saying that was "b-------." Shortly after, Armstrong decided to do an interview with Oprah, texting the Journal, "I hope she hits me hard." Read it at Wall Street Journal Carnage 5. Explosions Hit Syrian University A series of explosions hit Aleppo University in Syria on Tuesday, killing an estimated 52 people and injuring dozens more. Once Syria's commerical epicenter, the city of Aleppo has essentially been in the sight of almost constant violence since July, with insurgents and government forces locked in a stalemate over control of the city. The university, which is in a government-controlled part of the city, had been conducting classes as fighting went on. Antigovernment activists said that university buildings had been hit by missiles fired by Syrian military forces. But SANA, Syria's state-run news agency, indicated that the missiles had been fired by the insurgents. Read it at The New York Times GAY MARRIAGE House GOP: $3M in DOMA Defense Attorneys to fight for ban on gay marriage. WHAT DOES IT REALLY DO? Facebook Launches 'Graph Search' Helps you search for things. MEMORIAL JSTOR Tool Created in Swartz's Honor Allows users to bypass subscription. Gruesome 18 Human Heads Found at O'Hare Skin still attached. Robert Langdon's Back Dan Brown to Release New Book 'Inferno' will hit stores on May 14. 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. A Song For Sandy Hook One month after a horrific shooting rocked Newtown, Conn., the country, and the world, 21 children—most current or former students of Sandy Hook Elementary—and folk singer Ingrid Michaelson have released a song to help the sleepy town heal. More Videos Can Lance Save Oprah? by Megan McArdle President Party Pooper by Eleanor Clift Embarrassing Celebrity Splits by The Daily Beast

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