Cheat Sheet - Gay Men and the Presidents Who Loved Them

Read This, Skip That .... June 24, 2014 BESTIES 1. Gay Men and the Presidents Who Loved Them Presidents have long had gay advisers, but it's only recently that the leader of the free world has felt secure enough to let it be known that he's friends with them. James Kirchick traces the history of presidents and some of their gay consiglieri. Read it at The Daily Beast TRAFFIC PROBLEMS 2. Christie Faces Second Bridgegate Investigators are focusing on possible violations of securities law by Gov. Chris Christie's administration involving money allocated to bridge repairs. The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Manhattan district attorney and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Christie's office for lobbying the Port Authority to divert $1.8 billion away from a canceled rail-tunnel project and toward repairing the Pulaski Skyway bridge. The Pulaski is a state bridge, outside of the Port Authority's purview. The Christie administration recast the bridge as an access road to the Lincoln Tunnel (they're not connected) in order to justify using Port Authority funds. The move is under scrutiny for potentially defrauding bondholders. Read it at The New York Times ROYAL SUCCESSION 3. Where LeBron Will Take His Talents Next Play with Kobe? Return to Cleveland? Redeem the Clippers? Robert Silverman ranks the possibilities for the king of basketball. Read it at The Daily Beast COVER-UP 4. VA Hospital Erased Dead Vets Pauline DeWenter, a scheduling clerk at a Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital, has come forward and said her office changed or physically altered records of deceased veterans to hide the fact that they died waiting for care. DeWenter said her job was to call veterans when appointments opened up, and she would mark if they had died waiting for care. She says that at least seven times since October, her deceased notices were written over by someone else or physically changed. "I would say [it was done to] hide the fact. So if you change that to, 'entered in error' or, my personal favorite, 'no longer necessary,' that makes the death go away," she said. Read it at CNN DUDE 5. I Got a Weed License in Minutes Ever wondered how easy it is to get a medical marijuana license? Daniela Drake went to Venice Beach to find out—and illuminated tons of problems with the current state of legal weed. Read it at The Daily Beast BLOODLUST Uruguay's Suarez Bites Italian Chiellini During World Cup match. MELTDOWN More Than 1,075 Killed in Iraq in June Civilians slaughtered. MAN VS. MACHINE Faith in Automation Doomed Asiana 214 Crashed in San Francisco last year. MEDICAL MIRACLE Paralyzed Hand Moved by Thought For the first time. CRAZY IN LOVE Green Beret Fired for Reporter Affair Sex, drugs, and booze too. The Cut Why Do Some Men Like Guns Better Than Women? Rolling Stone Meet Germany's "Hipster Neo-Nazis" Esquire Inside Paul McCartney's Beatles Breakup Hell 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. Viral Video of the Day: Subway Skaters Jump the Tracks Skateboarding video showcases crazy stunt work. More Videos Who Died and Made You Khaleesi? by Arthur Chu The Bodycon Dress Needs to Die by Erin Cunningham Sting & Hillary: They're Just Like You by Tim Teeman

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