Cheat Sheet - American Teacher Slain in Libya

Today: Russians Charged in Medicaid Fraud , U.S. Grew More Than Expected , 'Hunger Games' Is a Tea Party Dystopia December 05, 2013 BENGHAZI NIGHTMARE 1. American Teacher Slain in Libya Militants in the Libyan city of Benghazi claimed another American life today when gunmen shot dead Ronnie Smith, a chemistry teacher from Texas, while he was out jogging in an upscale residential district not far from where U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens died last year, reports The Daily Beast's Jamie Dettmer. He was described by his students as an inspiring motivator and a beloved "best friend." Read it at The Daily Beast SKETCHY 2. Russians Charged in Medicaid Fraud Things must be really bad in Mother Russia right now. Diplomats from Russia are among the 49 people charged on suspicion of partaking in a scheme for nine years to get roughly $500,000 in illegal Medicaid benefits. All the defendants are either current or former diplomats from the Russian Mission to the United Nations, the Russian consulate general in New York, or the Russian trade representation office, says the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. They are being charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and steal government funds. Read it at CNN OH YEAH! 3. U.S. Grew More Than Expected Here's some welcome news for the holidays. The U.S. government has revised its estimate of economic growth for the third quarter to a 3.6 percent annual rate from 2.8 percent. The change also beat expectations from economsts who predicted 3.1 percent, and is the best quarter since the beginning of 2012. The jump came in large part thanks to businesses stocking up on inventory as well as an improving trade situation. Read it at the New York Times TRIBUTES 4. 'Hunger Games' Is a Tea Party Dystopia Over the past two weekends, The Hunger Games has dominated the box office. Meanwhile, as fights in Washington, D.C. continue to escalate over the role of the federal government, The Daily Beast's Jay Michaelson says that the bizarre future world of Katniss and Peeta is an American conservative's fantasy—a big federal government that squashes individual will. Read it at The Daily Beast HE'S BACK 5. Former NYPD Head to Serve Again New York City's Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio is bringing back a '90s New York City relic, William Bratton, to reprise his crime-cutting role as police commissioner. Raymond Kelly's successor was appointed for his first police commissioner stint by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and has also run Boston's and Los Angeles's police departments. Under Bratton's leadership in New York, which only lasted from 1994 to 1996, crime was significantly reduced in the city, with the reported murders dipping from 1,946 to 983 in those two years. Bratton also helped introduce the use of the data-driven crime tracking system CompStat, which is still used today. Read it at The Associated Press REPORT Algerians Kill Al Qaeda Leader According to officials in Algeria. COMMUNIST CRACKDOWN China Wants Foreign Journalists Out Times and Bloomberg reporters face ejection. Satellite Images Photos Show N. Korean Prison Camps Amnesty International says they're expanding. Move over, Susan Boyle Boston Irish Girl is Star of 'Arabs Got Talent' Move over Susan Boyle. BABY STEPS Amanda Bynes Leaves Rehab After completing treatment. Rolling Stone 100 Best Songs of 2013 The Wrap Alec Baldwin Slams MSNBC, Defends Martin Bashir Esquire The Day the Rob Ford Scandal Stopped Being Funny 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 World's Take on Thai Protests Violent anti-government protests have swept through Bangkok, and the global news media has been watching. Here's a look at other countries' assessments of the unrest. More Videos Tales of a Bergdorf Goodman Window Dresser by Erin Cunningham France's New Prostitution Laws Kick Up a Storm by Christopher Dickey The LeBron James Who Wasn't: The Story of Lenny Cooke by Thomas Flynn

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