Cheat Sheet - Don't Blame Obama. Blame Yourself.

Today: What's Too Young for a Gun? The Industry Behind the 5 Year Old Killer , Tsarnaev Body Given Back to Family , Hundreds Evacuated Due to CA Fire May 03, 2013 QUIT WHINING 1. Don't Blame Obama. Blame Yourself. Memo to everyone lambasting Obama for not getting along with Congress: The president is not all-powerful. And he needs help from his supporters, writes The Daily Beast's Jon Favreau. Read it at The Daily Beast 'MY FIRST RIFLE' 2. What's Too Young for a Gun? In Kentucky this week, a 2-year-old was killed with a .22-caliber rifle that's sold for children. Yet few states have meaningful rules when it comes to the youngest shooters. The Daily Beast's David Freedlander reports Read it at The Daily Beast OUTRAGE 3. Tsarnaev Body Given Back to Family The body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was given back to his family Thursday, while outraged crowds noted that it had arrived at a funeral home about 30 miles south of Boston the same day. A state official said Tsarnaev's body will not be returning to Russia, after a rejection to conduct the funeral in Dagestan. It's unclear exactly where Tsarnaev's funeral will be held. Meanwhile, his brother, Dzhokhar, told investigators Thursday that the brothers had originally been planning an attack for July Fourth, but they moved the date up when they finished the bombs early. Read it at CNN WILD 4. Hundreds Evacuated Due to CA Fire Hundreds of Southern California residents were evacuated Thursday night as a massive fire pushed toward the Pacific coast near Malibu. "I opened the door, and the whole mountain was on fire," said Ventura County resident Paul Doebler, 80. The fast-moving brush fire has already burned through 8,000 acres, damaging 15 homes. Thousands more homes are still threatened Friday as the fire remained just 10 percent contained and it pushes toward Malibu. Known as the Springs fire, the blaze started at 7 a.m. and burned 100 acres in less than an hour, finally reaching the Pacific coast late Thursday evening. Read it at Los Angeles Times ATROCITIES 5. 'Dozens Dead' in Suspected Syrian Massacre Between 50 and 100 civilians are estimated to have been killed Thursday when Syrian government forces stormed the coastal village of al-Baida, opposition fighters said. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the number could exceed even 100, and many of those killed appeared to have been "summarily" executed by shooting or stabbing. Meanwhile, the United Nations–Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said he will step down, making the diplomatic efforts to end the bloody civil war seem even more distant. President Obama said Thursday that he is "looking at all options" about Syria, hours after the U.S. Defense secretary said the U.S. could possibly arm the opposition. Read it at Al Jazeera English KEEPS GETTING WORSE Bangladesh Death Toll Tops 500 Disney had already decided to pull factories. EPIDEMIC U.S. Suicide Rates Surge Especially among baby boomers. EMBARRASSING Cathie Black Emails Released Doomed NYC schools chancellor tried to woo Oprah. RIP Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Dies From liver failure, which developed possibly after spider bite. THAT ARREST Witherspoon Pleads No Contest And her husband pleads guilty. 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. Celebrities' Best First Tweets In honor of billionaire businessman Warren Buffet joining Twitter Thursday, here's a look at some incredible entrances to the Twitterverse, from Bill Clinton getting the Colbert treatment to Bill Cosby's 'tweet nothings' to Bill Gates writing 'Hello World.' More Videos This Isn't Obama's Malaise by Robert Shrum Will Jodi Arias Go Free? by Christine Pelisek Matthew's 'McConnaissance' by Marlow Stern

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