Cheat Sheet - The Newtown Families and the Gun Control Debate

Today: South Korea: 'Vital Threat' Level , Obama Budget Catching Hell From Both Sides: Why That's a Good Sign , Weiner: 'Eyeing' NYC Mayor Run April 10, 2013 BE BRAVE, WASHINGTON 1. A Personal Plea for Gun Control Spending time with the Newtown families, Joshua DuBois realized that the gun control debate isn't about ideas or policies or politics. It's about human beings. Read it at The Daily Beast YIKES 2. South Korea: 'Vital Threat' Level Kim Jong-un, if your increasing hostility toward South Korea (and … everyone) is a product of anxiety surrounding your upcoming birthday, read here: age is just a number. South Korea raised its threat level to "vital" on Wednesday amid growing concerns that the North is preparing a missile test. Level two, or vital, is second only to what is used during wartime. U.S. and South Korean sources say that North Korea has one ballistic missile with an estimated 2,000-mile range that could be launched "any time now." On Tuesday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the Korean crisis may become "uncontrollable," and he urged the North to keep open the joint industrial complex at Kaesong. Read it at BBC News READY OR NOT 3. Obama Budget Catching Hell From Both Sides: Why That's a Good Sign The president plans to unveil a trillion-dollar spending plan Wednesday—one that has liberals howling 'sellout,' and Republicans readying their reflexive 'tax and spend liberal' attacks. John Avlon on why all the noise is a good thing. Read it at The Daily Beast COMEBACK 4. Weiner: 'Eyeing' NYC Mayoral Run Is it true that anyone can make a comeback in New York—or in politics? It looks like Anthony Weiner is testing that theory. The former congressman—who resigned in disgrace after sending a 21-year-old lewd photos on Twitter—gave a lengthy interview in this weekend's New York Times Magazine. The inside look at Weiner's life—published online Wednesday—was conducted alongside his wife, Huma Abedin, who was deputy chief of staff to Hillary Clinton. In it Weiner admits he is "eyeing" a run for mayor, a race that some considered a lock for him pre-scandal. The article contains fascinating details about the two's marriage, detailing their lives as "political animals" who worked 24/7 before the scandal. Now, Abedin says, they're trying to move forward. "'Anthony ... is a glass-half-full person. He doesn't dwell. He's not negative.'" Read it at The New York Times Magazine VIOLENCE 5. Suspect Charged in Texas Stabbings Twenty-year-old Dylan Quick has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a stabbing rampage on the Lone Star College campus near Houston left two victims in critical condition and 12 others injured. Police say the suspect, a student at the school, told them "he has had fantasies of stabbing people to death since he was in elementary school." One student told a local news outlet that he helped tackle the man, who was wielding a small razorlike knife. In January, three people were shot at a different Lone Star College campus. Read it at CNN BIG SPENDER NY's Met Museum Gets Cubist Donation Worth more than $1 billion. FATHER OF THE BRIDE VA Gov.: $15K for Daughter's Wedding a Gift Says he did not pay for his daughter's 2011 event. GO HUSKIES UCONN Captures Women's NCAA Title Beating Louisville 93-60. MUDDIN' MTV Cancels 'Buckwild' One week after Shain Gandee's death. DR. DAVE? Lohan: Rehab Is a 'Blessing' Grilled by David Letterman. 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. JT Croons For Obama During Tuesday night's 'Memphis Soul' concert at the White House, Justin Timberlake performed a silky smooth cover of '(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay,' eventually getting the first family to sing along. More Videos There's Always 2014 by Eleanor Clift The NRA's Vigilante Madness by Will Marshall Anti-Rape Lingerie Up Close by Isabel Wilkinson

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