Cheat Sheet - Will Obama Spring Israeli Spy From U.S. Jail?

April 01, 2014 DECISION TIME 1. Will Obama Surrender Israeli Spy? With the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks on the verge of collapse, the White House is taking a second look at releasing Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard from an American prison, reports Josh Rogin. It comes after years of President Obama resisting Israeli requests to free the notorious spy. Read it at The Daily Beast Overboard 2. CIA Hid Severity of Interrogations The Central Intelligence Agency misled the government and the American public on the severity of many of its interrogation techniques, a new report from the Senate Intelligence Committee has concluded. The 6,300-page report chronicles dozens of detainees and details how the CIA has a history of utilizing brutal interrogation methods to gain little, if any, significant information. There are also documented cases of CIA officers employing harsh techniques even after the detainee had released information. The report also includes previously undisclosed abuses, including reportedly dunking a terrorism suspect in tanks of ice water at a detention site in Afghanistan. Read it at Washington Post TIK TOK 3. Inside Obamacare's 11th Hour The final day to sign up for President Obama's signature health-care overhaul saw a big rush. The big push came despite the tortuous path of now-routine technical glitches and deadline extensions, as well as staunch opposition by the GOP. So far, the numbers look good, and people kept enrolling hours before the deadline Monday night, but the jury's still out on whether this will be the success promised by its supporters. Ben Jacobs and Olivia Nuzzi report. Read it at The Daily Beast ABOUT TIME 4. FBI Examines High-Speed Trading Just in time for the release of a new book by Michael Lewis on the shady practice of high-speed trading, the FBI has announced that it is looking into whether those firms are committing insider trading by acting on information unavailable to others. The probe, launched roughly a year ago, is examining the practice of placing trades and then canceling them, which can create the mistaken appearance of market movement. "There is a big concern that high-frequency traders are getting material nonpublic information ahead of others and trading on it," said an FBI spokesman. Other government entities, including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, are looking into relationships between high-speed traders and exchanges to see if the traders are getting better treatment at the expense of investors. Read it at The Wall Street Journal WITW 5. Kim Kardashian Isn't Aspirational Tina Brown says the Vogue cover featuring sex-tape-star-turned-media-mogul Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West is no scandal. But on the even of the Women in the World Summit, she has a few ideas about women who really are cool. Read it at The Daily Beast LIKE Zuckerberg Rakes in $3.3B From stock options. THEY'RE BAAAACK Japan Ends Ban on Weapon Exports In response to a rising China. 100% ENEMY OKCupid: Firefox CEO Anti-Gay Asks people not to use brower. TIMES HAVE CHANGED UK Eyes Brotherhood Activity London used as planning center? REALITY BITES Oprah's Stepmom Gets Reprieve Facing eviction from house TV star bought. Upworthy How Medical Marijuana is Changing One Child's Life GQ Robinson Cano: The $240 Million Man The Wrap More Shakeups at ABC News 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. Mothers of Invention: D.C. Greens Toyota and Women in the World honor Lauren Shweder Biel, co-founder of the D.C. Greens, as a Mother of Invention. More Videos 'HIMYM' Ends With a Legendary Meh by Amy Zimmerman 'Walking Dead' Star Andrew Lincoln on Killer Rick by Melissa Leon The Deadliest Fashion Trends by The Fashion Beast Team

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