Cheat Sheet - If Obama Wins, What's Next?

Today: Possible 'Inside' Attack Kills 5 , Unhappy Birthday to the Amendment That Started the War on Women , Car Bombs Tear Through Iraq September 30, 2012 SECOND TERM 1. If Obama Wins, What's Next? Different data, same result. A new Rand Corp. polling technique shows that even mixing up common methods yields pretty much the same result: with only five weeks left until the election, President Obama is running clearly ahead of Mitt Romney. So what'll he do if he wins? The Daily Beast's Eleanor Clift looks at the odds of an altered GOP, bipartisanship—and Erskine Bowles at Treasury.   Read it at The Daily Beast AFGHANISTAN 2. Possible 'Inside' Attack Kills 5 Five people were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday in what may have been another "insider" attack - bringing the total number of U.S. military depths in the country to 2,000. Two Americans and three Afghans are thought to have been killed in the firefight, though few details were available early on Sunday. The incident appears to have occurred after a disagreement of some sort broke out at an Afghan National Army checkpoint. If the altercation was an attack on NATO forces by Afghan soldiers who were militants wearing army uniforms, it would bring the total number of coalition deaths in such attacks this year to 53. Read it at The New York Times UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY 3. 'War on Women' Turns 36 Today marks the 36th birthday of an amendment aimed at prohibiting poor women from getting an abortion—and setting the stage for today's battles, argues Jessica Arons of the Center for American Progress. Read it at The Daily Beast VIOLENCE 4. Car Bombs Tear Through Iraq Police checkpoints appear to have been targeted in a string of car-bomb attacks across Iraq on Sunday that claimed 17 lives. In one of the attacks not far from Baghdad, three separate vehicles packed with explosives detonated, killing eight people. No one has stepped forward to claim responsibility for the deadly attacks. A separate suicide bombing killed four policemen in the city of Kut, and a stationary car bomb in Baghdad killed two more people. Al Qaeda and Islamist groups have continued to kill in Iraq despite a decrease in violence over the last five years. Read it at Reuters LINES OF SUPPLY 5. U.S. to Iran: Stop Arming Syria Stop shipping weapons to Syria, the United States told Iran, amidst fears that the Islamic Republic is inflaming the conflict between the regime of Bashar al-Assad and opposition fighters. Clinton said that neighboring countries should step in and block the flow of weapons to the embattled country after Iranian state media quoted a Revolutionary Guard commander saying that elite forces were on the ground in Syria. The United States has so far dedicated about $45 million to nonlethal aid for Syrian opposition forces. The Iran commander claimed that military forces were in Syria but not engaged in combat roles. Read it at CNN TERROR Libya Attackers Had al Qaeda Links U.S. intelligence says. INFLAMED Muslims Burn Temples in Bangladesh Over perceived insult to Islam. SPAIN Separatism Spreads in Catalonia Wealthier region grows restless. OPINION Has Rowling Abandoned Her Roots? Villagers ask after 'Casual Vacancy.' 'INSANE' Townshend Breaks Child Porn Silence While promoting new autobiography. 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. Djokovic Goes Gangnam 'Gangnam Style' can't be stopped. Novak Djokovic, world No. 2 ranked tennis player, is the most recent celebrity to be caught dancing to Psy's smash hit. We knew he had game, but how are his moves? More Videos Meet Barack W. Obama by Michael Medved Hugo's Last Stand by Boris Muñoz Tori Amos's Magic Touch by Damon Linker

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