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Friday, October 11, 2013

Cheat Sheet - Stick to the Coffee, Starbucks

Today: House Proposes End to Budget Fight , Ted's Excellent Adventure: How Cruz Rocked the Value Voters Summit , Military Death Pay Reinstated
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

October 11, 2013
Dopey

No one likes a government shutdown. But the petition started by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz calling for a bipartisan solution is just absurd. The GOP made this mess, and the GOP oughtta fix it, writes The Daily Beast's Daniel Gross.

PROGRESS?

We still don't know what exactly is on the negotiating table, but House Republicans are awaiting a response from the White House after proposing legislation that would end the budget fight and partial government shutdown. The proposal comes on the heels of unresolved late-night talks Thursday between Obama and House GOP leaders; Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor are apparently being more conciliatory now, proposing fewer spending cuts in exchange for curbs in Obama's benefit programs, including raising the cost of Medicare. Obama reportedly asked that their proposal include funding to reopen the government.

ROCK STAR

Breaking from budget powwows, Texas Sen. Cruz rocked the house at D.C.'s annual Values Voter Summit, which appeals to Republican base voters. The Daily Beast's Michelle Cottle reports from the awed audience on how Cruz pushed his 2016 rivals out of the spotlight.

FINALLY

President Obama signed a bill that reinstates military death benefits for the families of fallen soldiers. Although Congress had passed a law to pay the military during the shutdown, it did not address death payments—usually around $100,000 to cover costs of the funeral and related expenses. A charity, the Fisher House Foundation, offered to cover the payments and be reimbursed after the shutdown ends, but both Republicans and Democrats agreed that the government should step in. Twenty-nine members of the military have been killed since the shutdown began.

Bad Behavior

The Air Force fired Major General Michael Carey—the No. 2 officer for nuclear missiles—on Friday following an inspector general's investigation into "reports of misbehavior" while on assignment. The Air Force's statement on Carey's dismissal gave barely any details on the investigation or the reported misbehavior, but a spokesman did make clear that the allegations involve neither sexual misconduct nor his responsibility for nuclear weapons. Just two days earlier the Navy's deputy commander for nuclear forces was reassigned for allegedly using counterfeit chips at a casino.


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