Cheat Sheet - Can This Taco Save America?

Today: Senate Panel OKs Background Checks , How Obama Should Respond to Ryan , Sisters' Suicide Shatters Afghanistan March 12, 2013 Yo Quiero 1. Can This Taco Save America? Taco Bell sold a million Doritos Tacos Locos a day last year—and hired 15,000 new people. As the chain launches the hotly anticipated new Cool Ranch taco flavor, The Daily Beast's Daniel Gross talks to CEO Greg Creed about how the chain's most bizarre meal yet is upending American economics. Read it at The Daily Beast GUN CONTROL 2. Senate Panel OKs Background Checks The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill calling for universal required background checks—a small but significant step toward President Obama's goal of dramatically reducing gun violence in the U.S. The bill would extend background checks—currently required only for sales by licensed dealers—to transactions between private individuals. The panel voted 10–8 for the measure, with all eight Republicans opposing it. New York Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer, who sponsored the bill, says he hopes he'll be able to meet Republicans in the middle to improve the chances of getting the bill passed in the full Senate before going to the GOP-controlled House. Read it at Talking Points Memo LINE IN THE SAND 3. How Obama Should Respond to Ryan You can bet that Paul Ryan's just-unveiled GOP budget for 2013 will set the hearts of Washington's deficit hawks aflutter. Obama should ignore them—and make it clear that jobs, not deficits, are his main priority, writes The Daily Beast's Michael Tomasky. Read it at The Daily Beast NO WAY OUT 4. Sisters' Suicide Shatters Afghanistan The tragic double suicide of young sisters has come to symbolize the increasingly hostile world that many Afghanistan women are forced to live in. After Nabila Gul, 17, fell in love with a younger man "outside [her] families' channels," her sister Fareba, 25, became alarmed and insisted she cut ties. In a desperate attempt to prove to her family how much she loved the boy, Nabila went to the holy steps of the Hazrat Ali shrine and attempted to eat "just enough rat poison to scare her family." She took more than enough. Overcome with guilt, her sister copied. The November deaths shattered the community of Mazar-e Sharif, and Afghanistan as a whole. While the government claims it collects no data on such incidents, the main hospital in the city says suicide attempts are soaring. Read it at The New York Times You Betcha 5. Palin Writing Book on War on Christmas Sarah Palin wants to say a big "bah humbug!" to all the "politically correct Scrooges" out there. The former vice-presidential candidate and permanent roguester will pen a book attacking the "war on Christmas," according to a statement released Tuesday. A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas will be a "fun, festive, thought provoking book" that blasts those "who would rather take Christ out of Christmas," the statement says. It's Palin's third book, and it will be released in November. Read it at Associated Press XXXtra Credit Student Sends Wi-Fi Users to Porn Redirects all URLs to Meatspin.com. Pride Colorado to Allow Gay Civil Unions Bill passes House. ARGO___YOURSELF Iran May Sue Hollywood Over "Argo." COME ON, GUYS U.S. to China: Stop the Cyberespionage Tells nation to behave. Spoiler alert! 'The Bachelor' Makes His Decision And it's Catherine. 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. Bloomberg: Don't Ban Cheez-Its! This is high fructose hypocrisy. While defending his soda ban on 'The Late Show with David Letterman,' Mayor Bloomberg conceded a craving for another junk food. More Videos How Kwame Went Bad by Jay Scott Smith When the Sandberg Approach Fails by Mary Louise Kelly 'Girls': Graphic Content, Objectification, and That Scene by Jace Lacob

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