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The Daily Beast - The Morning Scoop - June 18, 2011
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CHEAT SHEET
MUST READS FROM ALL OVER
ON THE GREEN
1. Obama's Golf Diplomacy
In a city known for power outings, President Obama's golf match Saturday
with House Speaker John Boehner may wind up being the most high-stakes
leisure weekend of the year. Vice President Joe Biden is joining the
pair, as is Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich, to round out the partisan
balance. But the subject isn't just golf. The long-planned summit has
turned into a de facto negotiating session over government spending
aimed at trying to strike a deal on raising the U.S. debt limit to
prevent America from defaulting in August. Boehner is expected to breeze
by Obama on the links, but a deal on the debt limit is less assured. The
Daily Beast's Daniel Stone reports.
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DIPLOMACY
2. Karzai: U.S. in Peace Talks With Taliban
Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirms the U.S. is involved in peace
talks with the Taliban. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates had said he
was open to talks with the Taliban by the end of the year, but the
Taliban had said they refused to negotiate with anyone but the Afghan
government, and even then only when coalition forces had left. In a
diplomatic overture to the Taliban, the United Nations voted Friday to
treat its sanctions of al Qaeda and the Taliban separately.
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OVERRULED
3. Obama Rejected Lawyers on Libya
In defending his Libya mission, President Obama overruled the advice of
top lawyers from the Pentagon and the Justice Department, who told him
that U.S. engagement there fell under "hostilities" and was thereby
subject to congressional approval after 60 days, according to officials
who spoke to The New York Times. The president's rejection of that
counsel allowed him to circumvent the War Powers Resolution and continue
military action in Gaddafi's war-torn nation. Sources say several
members of the White House security team agreed with Obama—though
several high-profile lawmakers beg to differ, some even filing a lawsuit
arguing their case.
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CLASSIFIED
4. U.S. Maintains Crackdown on Leaks
The failure of the case against Thomas Drake seems to have done nothing
to damp the Obama administration's desire to prosecute leakers. Next up
is Stephen J. Kim, an arms expert who immigrated to the U.S. from South
Korea. Kim, 43, was charged last August with violating the Espionage Act
for leaking classified information to a Fox News reporter. If convicted,
Kim could face 15 years in prison. Critics question the use of the
Espionage Act, which they say unfairly associates men like Kim with
traitors to their country, rather than media gossipers. The U.S. has
investigated five criminal cases under President Obama's administration,
while there were only three total under all previous presidents.
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JAPAN
5. Fukushima's Water Cleanup Halted
TEPCO shut down a newly installed system to clean contaminated water at
the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant only hours after the operations
began, when one of 24 cartridges that was expected to last a few weeks
filled up after five hours. Fresh water being pumped into the plant to
cool the damaged nuclear reactor cores has been contaminated, so that
now roughly 105,000 tons of radioactive water threaten to overflow if
TEPCO does not take action. TEPCO plans to treat the water and reuse it
in the cooling system, but faces the additional problem of storing the
radioactive water and sludge.
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SOCIAL NETWORKING
Obama to Tweet Personally
Leading up to 2012 campaign.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBN-KmkB7SwhTB8bzy2NsjV9ocv/cht6
CRACKDOWN
U.S. Investigates Syria for War Crimes
Clinton "chooses to stand with the Syrian people."
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBN-KmkB7SwhTB8bzy2NsjV9ocv/cht7
STING OPERATION
Conservatives Tried to Tempt Weiner
With fake names and Twitter accounts.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBN-KmkB7SwhTB8bzy2NsjV9ocv/cht8
DELAYS
United Airlines Computer Glitch Fixed
After five-hour nationwide outage.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBN-KmkB7SwhTB8bzy2NsjV9ocv/cht9
LABOR
Target Workers Reject Union
Would have been first store in chain.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBN-KmkB7SwhTB8bzy2NsjV9ocv/cht10
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BLOGS & STORIES
FROM OUR CONTRIBUTORS
Why There Will Always Be Weiners
by Lee Siegel
American democracy demands vain risk-takers who bend rules and aim to
please. Lee Siegel on why politics would be impossible without the
Anthony Weiners of the world.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBN-KmkB7SwhTB8bzy2NsjV9ocv/fea1
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Greeks Want More Money
by Stefan Theil
Protesters in Greece are using some tactics seen in the Arab Spring. But
instead of trying to oust a dictator, they want another financial
bailout. Stefan Theil reports.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBN-KmkB7SwhTB8bzy2NsjV9ocv/fea2
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Italy's 'Jersey Shore' Spinoff
by Barbie Latza Nadeau
The cast of clowns left behind more than car wrecks when they departed
Florence. Barbie Latza Nadeau on the outrageous new Italian reality show
their visit spawned.
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