Cheat Sheet - The Detainee Abuse Photos Obama Didn’t Want You to See

Read This, Skip That .... December 15, 2014 CANDID CAMERA 1. The Detainee Abuse Photos Obama Didn't Want You to See If you thought the Senate's details on CIA torture were bad, just wait for hidden photos from the war in Iraq. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of images of U.S. soldiers posing with corpses as trophies and worse are being suppressed by the Obama administration, Noah Shachtman and Tim Mak report. Read it at The Daily Beast TERROR DOWN UNDER 2. Two Hostages Die in Sydney Sydney police say they killed a hostage-taker inside a café early Tuesday but that two hostages died after the 16-hour ordeal. Close to a dozen hostages had already fled the shop by the time police declared the situation under control. The Lindt café was taken over by a gunman identified as Man Haron Monis, who was facing 50 charges of sexual assault and had been accused of being an accessory to murder in his ex-wife's death. (Monis was out on bail.) Australian police swarmed the café at around 2 a.m. local time. Gunfire and flashes were visible in footage from the scene, and police appeared to have stormed the café after a second group of hostages fled. Read it at The Daily Beast MOVEMENT 3. The Most Powerful Democrat in America Elizabeth Warren's weekend heroics have endeared her even more to the Democratic base, and it's time Hillary Clinton started getting worried. She may not have won the fight to remove a Dodd-Frank-weakening provision from the spending bill, but what she did win was a growing number of fiercely devoted liberal fans. Michael Tomasky argues that no other Democrat in the nation enjoys Warren's kind of following. Read it at The Daily Beast NEWSROOM 4. Sorkin: Immoral to Report on Sony Emails Blasting The Daily Beast and others by name, Aaron Sorkin wrote a New York Times op-ed Monday ripping journalists for reporting on what's inside Sony Pictures' hacked files. The Newsroom writer trashed publications for running articles that included information that was already publicly available—and in which he and some of his movies, like the troubled Steve Jobs biopic, were discussed. "Every news outlet that did the bidding of the Guardians of Peace is morally treasonous and spectacularly dishonorable," the famously self-righteous Sorkin wrote on the same day Sony lawyer David Boies threatened the media (including The Beast) and asked them to destroy Sony's files. Sorkin suggested that reporters were worse than the hackers themselves. "As demented and criminal as it is, at least the hackers are doing it for a cause. The press is doing it for a nickel." Read it at The New York Times BANG 5. Sandy Hook Parents Sue Bushmaster: You Sold 'Weapon of Choice' for Mass Murderers The families of 10 of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre have filed a joint lawsuit against Bushmaster, the makers of the gun that killed their children. Justin Miller reports the lawsuit claims that Adam Lanza would not have been able to kill 26 people in five minutes without his "weapon of choice." Read it at The Daily Beast NOT TOUCHING IT SCOTUS Declines Arizona Abortion Case Restrictive law remains blocked. KICKOFF RETURN NFL Union Sues to Reinstate Peterson Says he was promised two-game penalty. AU REVOIR France to Ban Uber Takes effect New Year's Day. DEADLY DAY 5+ Die in Pennsylvania Spree Killing Gunman at large. CHANGE OF HEART Tennessee's GOP Guv to Expand Medicaid At the heart of Obamacare. THE HUFFINGTON POST Pamela Wright's Son Was Shot Dead A Month After Newtown. This Is Her Story. ROLLING STONE D'Angelo Releases First New Album in 14 Years at Listening Party US WEEKLY Bill Cosby Speaks Out, Encourages "Black Media" to Stay Neutral, Praises Wife Camille 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. SNL's 'Office/Hobbit' Parody Is Perfect 'The Office: Middle Earth' is one of the highlights of the current season. More Videos Aaron Sorkin: Hollywood's Women Problem by William Boot Meet the Women Kicking ISIS's Ass by Susannah George Dee Dee Ramone's Twisted Punk Paintings by Melissa Leon

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