Cheat Sheet - The Shutdown Is Here: No Exit Plan for Boehner

Today: Peter King: I Did My Best to Fight the Cruz Crazies , Obama: 'I Will Not Negotiate' , Chemical Inspectors Arrive in Syria October 01, 2013 WHAT NOW 1. The Shutdown Is Here: No Exit Plan for Boehner After a long night of political ping-pong, the U.S. government shut down as the midnight deadline passed. There's no way out for John Boehner now, report The Daily Beast's Eleanor Clift and Ben Jacobs. Plus, Kirsten Powers calls out the "suicidal caucus" of the GOP for being delusional, Michelle Cottle says please don't compare the GOP to Iran, and David Small on what the shutdown means for the military. Read it at The Daily Beast BATTLE 2. Peter King: I Did My Best Against the Crazies Peter King attempted to lead a moderate coup against the Republican leadership. He tells The Daily Beast's Michael Daly why he could no longer stand by and watch the crazies in his party damage the country. Read it at The Daily Beast SHUTDOWN 3. Obama: 'I Will Not Negotiate' The U.S. government shut down Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. when Congress failed to pass a spending bill—and if there's one thing both sides agree on, it's this: it's the other's fault. "I will not negotiate," President Obama said in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition that will air Tuesday. "This perpetual cycle of brinksmanship has to end." With the looming threat of the first shutdown in 17 years, the House passed its third proposal in two weeks to try to keep the government funded—but still insisted on delaying parts of the Affordable Care Act, meaning that the funding bill was defeated by the Senate. And Americans aren't too happy with the finger-pointing: a CNN poll released Monday found that just 10 percent of Americans are satisfied with the job Congress is doing. Read it at NPR IN DAMASCUS 4. Chemical Inspectors Arrive in Syria A team of international chemical-arms inspectors arrived in Damascus on Tuesday to begin destroying Syria's arsenal—the first time the organization has been asked to scrap chemical arms during a war. What's more, Syria's foreign minister, Walid Muallem, said that seven of the 19 declared chemical-weapons sites are in active combat zones. Syria is believed to have more than 1,000 tons of sarin gas, the deadly nerve agent used in an August 21 attack that killed an estimated 14,000 civilians. Under the agreement by the U.S. and Russia, the inspectors will destroy all the equipment used for mixing and delivery by November. The whole arsenal is supposed to have been dismantled by next year. Read it at BBC News negligence 5. 2 Marine Generals Asked to Resign For the first time since the Vietnam War, a Marine Corps commandant requested the retirement of two generals for failing to adequately guard a base in Afghanistan. In 2012, two Marines were killed and a dozen aircraft destroyed when 15 Taliban fighters stormed Camp Bastion. Gen. James Amos says asking for the retirement of Maj. Gens. Charles Gurganus and Gregg Sturdevant was "hardest decision I have had to make as commandant of the Marine Corps." But, he said: "In their duty to protect their forces these two generals did not meet that standard." Read it at USA Today LOOK AT ME South Korea Shows Off Missiles Designed to hit the North. NOT GENERATION DRUGGED Psychiatric Drugs Prescribed Less in Young Children Spiked in the mid-2000s. NOT HAPPENING NBC Pulls Hillary Movie Hours after CNN. NOT JUST MTV Diddy Backs Music-Video Network Aims for it to be like CNN, for music. FELINA 10.3M Watched 'Breaking Bad' 1.24 million tweets during broadcasts on coasts. Rolling Stone 5 Lessons From the 'Breaking Bad' Series Finale Your Tango 5 Things That (Unexpectedly) Turn Men Off CNBC Chinese Hollywood? Don't Count On It 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. 'Filth': Instant Cult Classic by Nico Hines Do You Want Wine With Those Fries? by Abby Haglage The Wolf Whisperer by Lizzie Crocker

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