Cheat Sheet - Karl Rove Covered Up Iraq’s Real WMD

Read This, Skip That .... October 17, 2014 SMOKING GUN 1. Karl Rove Covered Up Iraq's Real WMD There's one man, some Republicans say, who kept the public from learning about the chemical-weapon shells littered around Iraq: Karl Rove. Eli Lake reports that George W. Bush's top political adviser told lawmakers who were told about old weapons of mass destruction in Iraq to "let these sleeping dogs lie." Read it at The Daily Beast PRETTY TRICKY 2. The Kardashian Clone Trolling for Assad Maram Susli calls ISIS an American puppet, compares Nazis to Zionists—and is quickly gaining a global following, including one of MIT's most storied professors. Noah Shachtman and Michael Kennedy talk to @Partisangirl. Read it at The Daily Beast SEA SICK 3. Dallas Ebola Worker on Cruise Ship Two Dallas health workers have already fallen ill with Ebola, but another who may have had contact with the disease is now on a cruise ship. The unnamed employee of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, where a Liberian man named Thomas Duncan died, has agreed to be kept in an isolated cabin on the ship, which is in Belize, where authorities are refusing to allow a passenger evacuation. The employee didn't have direct contact with Duncan, but may have been in contact with clinical specimens. On Thursday, 75 hospital employees were asked to sign legal documents agreeing not to go to public places or use mass transit. Read it at The New York Times READY SET GO 4. Soldiers Get Half a Day of Ebola Prep Ready to fight Ebola in Africa? The U.S. military will give soldiers just four hours of training to do it. Tim Mak discovers that as America rushes into West Africa, soldiers are receiving on-the-fly instructions on how to protect themselves against the deadly virus. Read it at The Daily Beast GET OUT 5. U.S. Airstrikes Pushing ISIS from Kobani ISIS is being forced out of town, according to Kurdish fighters in Kobani, Syria. The militants had taken the Syrian city, but 14 U.S. airstrikes over the past two days have now hit their key positions. According to reports, at least 19 ISIS buildings and 10 other strategic targets have been bombed. Kurdish forces say ISIS still controls a few key buildings, including the hospital. Read it at CNN TRIAL OF THE YEAR Pistorius Prosecution Wants 10 Years Sentence will come on Tuesday. HIKE FROM HELL 29 Trekkers Dead in the Himalayas Blizzards and avalanches in Nepal. LET IT SLIDE Deadline to Kill German Hostage Passes In the Philippines. Dangerous Privacy? FBI Chief Warns Against Phone Encryption Says it could stall murder cases, thwart justice. BAD MOVE MMA Fighter Attempts Suicide in Jail After alleged beating of ex-girlfriend. BuzzFeed Here's How the CDC Hopes to Prevent Ebola from Spreading on Planes The Huffington Post Another GOP Lawmaker Misleads Public On Violence Against Women Act Rolling Stone Blue Magic: The Royals Continue to Roll 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. Ebola Preppers: Ready for the Apocalypse by Nina Strochlic From Abortion Comedy to Children's Books by Kevin Fallon Mississippi Is Vaxxer Heartland by Brandy Zadrozny

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