Cheat Sheet - The Ted Cruz Armageddon Is Coming

Today: Norway Investigates Kenya Suspect , Why House Stenographer Dianne Reidy Snapped , Congress, CIA Battle Over Torture Report October 18, 2013 2016 1. The Ted Cruz Armageddon Is Coming A new Pew poll shows that Tea Partiers almost unanimously approve of the senator's grandstanding ways. What does a major political party do when half its loyal voters support a candidate determined to sabotage it? Can the Republican establishment stop him before 2016? The Daily Beast's Michael Tomasky says it won't be easy. Read it at The Daily Beast CLUES 2. Norway Investigates Kenya Suspect Norwegian police are questioning the family and friends of a Somali-born man they believe may have been one of the assailants in the deadly attack on Nairobi's Westgate mall on September 21 that left 61 people dead. Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, 23, was born in Somalia, and relatives said he has been taking long, mysterious "vacations" back there to the point they can't remember the last time they spoke to him. Norway said last week it had received information that a Norwegian citizen of Somali origin may have been involved, and police sent an investigator to Kenya to work with officials there. The Somali militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, and the investigation has focused on piecing together their international network. Read it at The New York Times 'WRESTLING WITH GOD' 3. Why House Stenographer Dianne Reidy Snapped The husband of Dianne Reidy, the newly famous stenographer who launched into a tirade about God and Freemasons during the debt limit vote, tells Michael Daly that he knew the government shutdown had her stressed. He just didn't know what—or who—was keeping her up at night. Read it at The Daily Beast DIRTY SECRETS 4. Congress, CIA Battle Over Torture Report In a little noticed angle of the debt-ceiling deal, the Senate voted to confirm Stephen Preston, currently the CIA's top lawyer, for the same job at the Pentagon. That's news because Preston's nomination had been held up by Senator Mark Udall and became a proxy battle in Congress's struggle with the CIA over a damning 6,000-page report on the agency's torture program. The report, which cost $40 million, apparently provides definitive proof that the torture program was ineffective, even counterproductive, and was deceptively sold to Congress. The condition of Preston's confirmation was answers to questions from Sen. Udall, which were obtained by The New Yorker. In his responses to Udall, Preston distances himself from the CIA's bristling opposition to the torture report. Read it at The New Yorker too poor for war 5. Pentagon: Army at 'High Risk' The budget crisis may be temporarily subdued, but Pentagon and Army officials say declining budgets means the country is ill equip to handle defense. A briefing last month for Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Cartor deemed plans to downsize forces to below the 490,000 active-duty soldiers it plans to have by 2017, at "high risk to meet one major war," and says war is likely to break out again. But critics say the Army just needs to restructure and optimize efficiency, and the non-partisan Stimson Center deemed 450,000 soldiers not too small for a counterinsurgency and stability operations. Read it at USA Today NAH Saudis Reject Security Council Seat Says body doesn't do the world any good. OVERNIGHT Six Killed in Ohio Crash Car slams into police cruiser. BRING THEM BACK France Protests Shocking Deportations Teenage girl pulled from school to be expelled. BREAKTHROUGH Skull Fossil Reveals Human Evolution Humans had fewer ancestors. RING-DING-DING 'Fox' Halloween Costumes Explode In response to Ylvis music video. 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. The Shutdown According to Everyone Else The U.S. Government shutdown has ended and the debt ceiling crisis has been averted for now. Americans feel relieved, but how does the rest of the world feel about it? More Videos New Yorkers Are Calling Out Banksy by Nina Strochlic The Real '12 Years a Slave' Story by Jimmy So Diablo Cody's Personal Paradise by Kevin Fallon

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