Cheat Sheet - The Great Sarah Palin Revival Tour

Today: U.S. Officials to Meet With Taliban in Doha, Qatar , Boehner Seeks GOP Majority on Immigration , Ex-Nazi Charged With War Crimes June 18, 2013 SHE'S BACK 1. The Great Palin Revival Tour The former Alaska governor is back from her exile at Fox News—and she's talking a whole new game, trying to pass herself off as a libertarian in the mold of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. But don't be fooled, writes Nick Gillespie, editor of the libertarian magazine Reason. There's every reason to believe that Palin's new outlook is misinformed, cynical, or both. Read it at The Daily Beast SMALL STEPS 2. U.S. to Meet With Taliban As Afghan soldiers officially take control of their own national-security efforts, the U.S. has announced a new round of peace talks with the Taliban—the first in over a year. The Daily Beast's Josh Rogin reports. Read it at The Daily Beast SLOW DOWN 3. Boehner Seeks GOP Majority on Immigration Those who were hoping House Speaker John Boehner would cobble together a coalition on immigration reform that cut out the most conservative members of his party got some bad news Tuesday morning. Boehner has been reassuring his caucus that he's not going to advance the bill without their support. "I have no intention of putting a bill on the floor that will violate the principles of our majority and divide our conference," Boehner reportedly said during a private meeting. The congressman said he wants to see an immigration-reform bill succeed, and blamed the Democrats for slowing down progress. Read it at Politico MOST WANTED 4. Ex-Nazi Charged With War Crimes Sixty-five years after he was found guilty and sentenced to death for torturing and helping send Jews to death camps from the Slovak city of Kosice, former Nazi police commander László Csatary was charged with war crimes. The 98-year-old—named the Simon Wiesenthal Center's most wanted war-crimes suspect—was detained by Hungarian authorities last summer and put under house arrest in Budapest after decades in hiding following his death sentence. "He is charged with the unlawful execution and torture of people, [thus] committing war crimes partially as a perpetrator, partly as an accomplice," said a spokeswoman for the Budapest Chief Prosecutor's Office, who added that he "deliberately provided help to the unlawful executions and torture committed against Jews deported to concentration camps."  Read it at NBC News WTF? 5. Texas Congressman: Fetuses Masturbate Pro-lifers may have some compelling arguments, but lately Republicans can't seem to find them. As the House prepares to debate outlawing all abortions after 20 weeks, Rep. Michael Burgess has come out with perhaps the wackiest case for fetal sentience yet. "Watch a sonogram of a 15-week baby, and they have movements that are purposeful," he said. "They stroke their face. If they're a male baby, they may have their hand between their legs. If they feel pleasure, why is it so hard to believe that they could feel pain?" Before joining Congress, Burgess was, shockingly, an OB-GYN. Read it at RH Reality Check Too Soon Vice Pulls Offensive Suicide Spread The magazine has apologized for photos depicting female writers at the moment of their death. TOURISTS FLOTUS, Daughters Lunch With Bono Take in the sites in Ireland. BIG BROTHER Yahoo Discloses NSA Requests Number of data requests mounts. IT'S A... Did a Bollywood Star Find Out His Baby's Sex? Prenatal sex tests are against the law. MAKE WAY Report: Bieber in Car Crash Allegedly hit a paparazzo with his Ferrari 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. Miss Utah's Second Chance Appearing on 'Today' alongside Miss USA Erin Brady, Miss Utah Marissa Powell got another crack at the question that stumped her during the pageant. Looks like she's been practicing. More Videos My Latest Investment: The Sun by Daniel Gross Gay, Muslim, Seeking Asylum by Joseph Mayton Leo's Most Baller .GIFs by Kevin Fallon

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