The Afternoon Scoop - 2,405 Shot Dead Since Tucson

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MARCH 14, 2011

2,405 Shot Dead Since Tucson In an op-ed Sunday, President Obama mentioned the thousands killed by guns in the wake of the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords. In this week's Newsweek, Andrew Romano and Pat Wingert explain how a court ruling and Dick Cheney are giving the president a chance to change gun laws for good. Read it at The Daily Beast Meltdown Feared at Nuke Plant Nuclear fuel rods at Fukishima's number-two reactor—the only of the plant's three reactors to not have experienced an explosion so far—were fully exposed at one point Monday, increasing fears of a full meltdown. The exposure occurred after a pump flooding the reactor with sea water ran out of fuel. Emergency workers are now focusing their efforts on the number two reactor, which poses the greatest threat of meltdown. But Japanese officials say that meltdowns are probably already occurring at all three reactors. Read it at Kyodo News 33 Killed at Afghan Army Base Taliban claims responsibility. NPR: O'Keefe Misleadingly Edited Tapes Glenn Beck's website backs them up. NY Bus Crash Claims 15th Victim Driver apparently napped before the trip. Al Qaeda Launches Women's Magazine Woman poses with machine gun on cover. Sign up for The Yes List email, our weekly cultural recommendations. For more of The Daily Beast, become a fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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