Cheat Sheet - Israel vs. the Pro-Israel Lobby

Today: Shirley Temple Is Dead , Obamacare Delayed for Small Biz , Is Hillary Ditching Senate Dems? February 11, 2014 IN RETREAT 1. How AIPAC Botched Iran Sanctions While the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has generally received strong support from both Democrats and Republicans, the lobbying group's campaign for more sanctions on Iran has alienated both parties, writes Eli Lake. On the issue arguably of most importance to both the Israeli government and America's pro-Israel community—Tehran's nuclear ambitions—AIPAC didn't merely fail to deliver: It helped destroy a bipartisan effort to keep Iran in check. Read it at The Daily Beast GOODBYE, CURLY TOP 2. Shirley Temple Dies at 85 One of America's most beloved child stars, Shirley Temple Black, has passed away at the age of 85. She died Monday of natural causes at her home in California, surrounded by her family. Temple gained fame in the 1930s as a precocious young movie star who raised the country's spirits during the Great Depression with movies such as Curly Top, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and Bright Eyes. Following an entertainment career that began at the age of 3, Temple went on to serve in various official government roles, including as ambassador to the United Nations, Ghana, and what was then Czechoslovakia. A press release said "We salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and… our beloved mother, grandmother [and] great-grandmother." Read it at ABC News KICK THE CAN 3. Obamacare Delayed for Small Biz The Internal Revenue Service announced Monday that small businesses with 50 to 99 full-time employees will be exempt from an Affordable Care Act mandate to provide health insurance until 2016. Enforcement was to take effect next year, but it's been pushed back, along with a stipulation that larger companies must only offer 70 percent of full-time staff insurance this year, rather than 95 percent. Employers will have to certify they haven't fired people to qualify for the delay, and fines can be as much as $3,000 per worker.  Read it at Bloomberg News GOING ROGUE 4. Is Hillary Ditching Senate Dems? When super PAC Priorities USA announced it wouldn't be raising funds for Democrats in the 2014 elections but would focus on Hillary Clinton 2016 instead, the party reacted with confusion and outrage, Eleanor Clift reports. Clinton is not expected to announce a White House bid until the end of this year, but it's becoming close to obligatory that she campaign on behalf of a Democratic Senate that could make or break her potential presidency. Read it at The Daily Beast BABY STEPS 5. China, Taiwan Talk After 65 Years It's a good day for thawing decades-old Asian rivalries. Officials from Taiwan and China held their first official talks today since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949. Both parties appear enthusiastic about the meeting, despite the fact that it was largely symbolic. "Before today's meeting, it was hard to imagine that cross-strait relations could get to this point," said Wang Yu-chi, head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council. Zhang Zhijun, head of China's Taiwan Affairs Office, said, "We should cherish it and work together to maintain this favorable momentum." Though China fired missiles into the waters around Taiwan in 1995 and 1996, relations between the two have been slowly warming up. Cross-strait trade has increased and nearly 3 million Chinese visited Taiwan last year. Read it at The New York Times NOT GOING AWAY 18 New Subpoenas for Bridgegate Did Christie fly over the traffic jam? AWKWARD Samuel L. Jackson Blasts Journo For confusing him with Laurence Fishburne. COMING TOGETHER? N. and S. Korea Agree to Rare Talk Will meet on Wednesday. CLOSURE 30 Years for Fast & Furious Murder For 2010 killing of a border agent. SMALL WIN? NV Won't Defend Gay Marriage Ban But religious groups rev up in Utah and Oklahoma. CNBC Empty Seats Frustrate Crowds at Sochi Upworthy It's Been Over 100 Years Since An Artist Has Done This In America. About Time Someone Did It Again. BuzzFeed Hillary Clinton's New Money Man 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. Meet Hollywood's Master Composer by Andrew Romano Oscar Nominees' Most Embarrassing Roles by Marlow Stern Radical U.K. Jihadists Torture Syrian Rebel by Jamie Dettmer

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