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White House Gives Moviemakers the Scoop on Osama Bin Laden Raid

thedailybeast.com — For years in Washington, top-level access to the Pentagon and intelligence community officials was dished out to select reporters who had proven their chops on the beat for newspapers, wires, networks and magazines. But in Obama's Washington, the rules are changing.
Blake Hounshell Managing Editor, Foreign Policy Magazine @blakehounshell
RT @AdamSerwer: Bin Laden filmmakers got to talk to Brennan, McDonough http://t.co/haIgNopx via @elilake
Eli Lake National Security Reporter, The Washington Times @EliLake
"If you want to what happened, go buy a ticket to a movie." My take on the post bin laden raid access to film makers http://t.co/NDpuxCnh
Liz Heron Director of Social Media and Engagement, Wall Street Journal @lheron
White House gives filmmakers, not journos, extraordinary access/scoop on OBL raid http://t.co/f8mWs8lL
Eli Lake National Security Reporter, The Washington Times @EliLake
RT @FreeBeacon: RT @EliLake: Read me on how the CIA and Pentagon gave better access to film makers than working journos http://t.co/k1fTcxYv
Eli Lake National Security Reporter, The Washington Times @EliLake
Read me on how the CIA and Pentagon gave better access to film makers than working journos http://t.co/NDpuxCnh

Malkin Award Nominee

andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com — "Why would a president who gave America vast unemployment, soaring inflation, a moribund economy, record deficits, and a manically ill-conceived energy policy be coasting toward re-election?" - Tim Cavanaugh, Reason. Lets unpack this claptrap for a second. Obama "gave" the US "vast unemployment"?
Dean Praetorius Senior Editor, Trends and Social Media, Huffington Post @DeanPraetorius
Thank you for this @sullydish. I don't love numbers but these don't lie. http://t.co/vcq0sONb
Ezra Klein Blogger and Columnist, Washington Post @ezraklein
This is a pretty epic debunking by @sullydish: http://t.co/BzZtUuHF

Regina Spektor on Returning to Russia and Loving the West Wing

thedailybeast.com — For a 32-year-old, Regina Spektor has done a lot of living. At 9½, she emigrated from Moscow to the Bronx with her family, and she has toured all over the world, including Japan, Australia, and South America (not to mention a stop at the White House).
Katie Sanders Reporter, PolitiFact.com and Tampa Bay Times, Tampa Bay Times @KatieLSanders
Regina Spektor has a new album next week! Wheee! @Newsweek http://t.co/k7fi8110

The Romney "Laugh"

andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com — Garry Wills is puzzled by it: Everyone has noticed by now the non-laugh laugh of Mitt Romney, a kind of half-stifled barking. But what does it mean? It is blurted out as abruptly as it is broken off. Is it a kind of punctuation, part comma, part full stop, part interrogatory mark?
Howard Kurtz Washington Bureau Chief, Daily Beast @HowardKurtz
The Romney laugh, deconstructed from several angles. Guess everything really is fair game in a campaign. Haha! http://t.co/Z6qr11H7

L.A. Prohibits Plastic Bags

thedailybeast.com — Would you like paper or ... uh, paper? On Wednesday, the city of Los Angeles approved a ban on plastic bags at supermarkets after the city council voted 13 to 1 to ban them at roughly 7,500 stores. The phase out will occur over the next 12 months and makes the city one of several communities in California to ban plastic bags.
Jace Lacob TV Columnist, Daily Beast @televisionary
RT @thedailybeast: L.A. Prohibits Plastic Bags http://t.co/AE5frj1o #cheatsheet

Powell: 'No Problem' with Gay Marriage

thedailybeast.com — Look who's come out in favor of marriage equality! He may have pushed 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' in the '90s as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but now Colin Powell says he supports gay marriage, voicing his support for President Obama's backing of same-sex marriage.
Lindsay Whitehurst Reporter, Salt Lake Tribune @lwhitehurst
RT @thedailybeast: WATCH: Colin Powell says he supports gay marriage http://t.co/whZrH91b

‘On the Road’ as Filmed by Walter Salles Doesn’t Measure Up to Kerouac’s Original

thedailybeast.com — Unfailingly earnest and unassailably ambitious, Walter Salles's On the Road is more of an embalming than an adaptation of Jack Kerouac's 1957 cult novel. Since Salles consciously avoids slavish adherence to the source material (the sin of many faithful adaptations) and also extensively researched the Beat Generation milieu inspired by Kerouac, this is a pity.
Steve Paul Senior Writer and Arts Editor, Kansas City Star @sbpaul
Sad, sounds like a plausible pan: RT @thedailybeast 'On the Road' film goes in the ditch http://t.co/wUwEAiRm

GOP to Women: Obama’s Your Guilty Pleasure

thedailybeast.com — For a ligneous, gaffe-prone, scissor-happy, prep-school-outsider bullying, presumptive nominee of the war-on-women-waging party, Mitt Romney is sure doing well with female voters these days. According to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll released this week, Romney is gaining on Obama's favorability amongst women at a surprisingly rapid pace.
James Taranto Best of the Web Today Columnist, WSJ.com, Wall Street Journal @jamestaranto
19th Amendment comedy. http://t.co/7XTSObc9

Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes Regrets Sliming New York Times reporters

thedailybeast.com — Roger Ailes, who loves to bash the liberal media, used some extraordinarily harsh language the other day--and now realizes it. In a speech Monday night at Ohio University, his alma mater, the Fox News chairman described New York Times reporters as "a bunch of lying scum."
David Carr Business Columnist, New York Times @carr2n
Ailes relies on anonymous surrogates to walk back scummy comments. Stay classy, Roger. http://t.co/5QA7PYOe
Matthew Keys Deputy Social Media Editor, Reuters @ProducerMatthew
Shots fired: FOX News boss Ailes calls New York Times reporters "scum" - http://t.co/PGiPmXOf
Jack Shafer Columnist, Slate @jackshafer
Redacted Roger Ailes: Times reporters aren't "lying scum." Just scum. http://t.co/DCSkQpwj
Edward Wyatt Political Reporter, New York Times @wyattnyt
The link re Roger Ailes: http://t.co/bWkX7iXo
John McQuaid Freelance Journalist @johnmcquaid
If Roger Ailes truly regrets calling NYT journos "lying scum" he should say so himself, not via anonymous flunkies http://t.co/OBuEF3lu
Show 9 more tweets from Gabriel Sherman, Michael Calderone, John Cook, Craig Silverman, Jack Shafer, James Rainey, Brian Stelter, Howard Kurtz, Kenneth P. Vogel

Mt. Everest Suffers From Too Many Climbers and Deteriorating Conditions

thedailybeast.com — By now, everyone has seen the startling photos and video of the conga line of climbers ascending Everest earlier this month. If you've ever wondered what a human traffic jam looks like at the roof of the world, there it is, in all its goose-down glory.
Dylan Lovan Kentucky Reporter, Associated Press @dylanlovan
RT @thedailybeast: Mount #Everest has a problem: too many climbers and deteriorating conditions http://t.co/e4Yo9M57

The War Candidate

andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com — Noah Millman suspects that Romney will oppose any deal with Iran. Larison wonders whether this will matter: If Romney expressed his opposition to a deal, Obama probably wouldn't react to that by demanding more from Iran. Iranians inside the regime already skeptical of dealing with the U.S.
Brian Fung Associate Editor, The Atlantic @b_fung
If Romney were really concerned about being boxed in from the right, he'd've handled Grennell very differently. http://t.co/aiDflLTR

‘The Great Gatsby’ Trailer Debuts

thedailybeast.com — Would Jay Gatsby party with Jay-Z and Kanye West? The first trailer for the movie The Great Gatsby hit the Internet yesterday and it looks, well, like a Baz Luhrmann flick.
Robbin Simmons Weekend Anchor, WSVN 7News Miami @RobbinSimmons7
LOVE RT@thedailybeast: 'The Great Gatsby' Trailer Debuts http://t.co/G8aWrZio #cheatsheet

How Priscilla Chan Scored a Claire Pettibone Wedding Dress in Secret

thedailybeast.com — When Kate Middleton appeared at her royal wedding in a dress by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, the world was shocked-not so much at the choice of designer, but rather at how she could possibly have managed to keep it a secret. Now America has had its Middleton moment.
Maria Elena Fernandez Senior Entertainment Reporter, Daily Beast @writerchica
Secrets & Lies on tway 2 the altar: how Mrs. Zuckerberg (Priscilla Chan) scored her wedding dress. by @isabelwilkinson http://t.co/s2ed6ejr

Gatsby’s Return to the Big Screen

thedailybeast.com — The roaring '20s are back in style. 'The Great Gatsby' makes a comeback in the new film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Baz Luhrman.
Sarah Phillips G2 Editor, Guardian @sarahlphillips
Am I the only one who likes the look of Luhrmann's Great Gatsby? Bring it on http://t.co/uegakZoM

Lost Series Finale: Lost News, Lost Finale Explanation

thedailybeast.com — Lost, overseen by executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, ended its run Sunday night with a divisive finale. Even minutes after the episode ended, a viewer's cursory survey of the web showed the two camps: there are those who fell in love with a symbolic ending rooted in a religious mysticism and fully accepted the lack of answers, and those who felt that the ending wasn't the proper culmination of six seasons of smoke monsters and glowing lights in caves.
Jace Lacob TV Columnist, Daily Beast @televisionary
From two years ago, my reviews of the #Lost finale: http://t.co/osJqf8v6 and a longer, more detailed review: http://t.co/VWt5LSlj

Egyptian Elections: There Is No Clear Frontrunner in a Crowded Field

thedailybeast.com — When I was in Washington, D.C., last week, the talk among the pundits from the think tanks and newspapers was all about whether the next president of Egypt will be either Amr Moussa or Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh.
Andy Carvin Senior Strategist, NPR @acarvin
RT @Sandmonkey: My article for Daily Beast Egyptian Elections: There Is No Clear Frontrunner in a Crowded Field http://t.co/nBvzixQm via ...

Creepy Ad Watch - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast

andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com — John Edwin Mason retches: [I]t's possible that nobody at the company knew that Belgium's King Leopold and his minions were responsible for one of the most brutal and all-encompassing forced labor systems that the world has ever known. It's possible. But how, then, would we account for the ad's tag line: The Horror?
Bryan Curtis Staff Writer, Grantland.com @curtisbeast
Heart of Darkness: The Beer: http://t.co/mOub2KtI

Who's Racist? - The Daily Beast

thedailybeast.com — Even if you're not a Zionist of South African parentage (not everyone can be so fortunate), it's worth grabbing your biltong (don't worry, it's kosher now) and tuning into the political brawl currently underway between Israeli and South Africa.
Peter Beinart Senior Political Writer, Daily Beast @PeterBeinart
RT @jncatron: I worry @PeterBeinart could be right about settlement boycotts "reinforcing #Israel’s legitimacy." http://t.co/bq62kyP1 #BDS
Peter Beinart Senior Political Writer, Daily Beast @PeterBeinart
My latest @open_zion on kosher biltong + the irony of Lieberman's minions calling south africa "racist" http://t.co/MUJWoUyE #fb

The Man Who Would Lead Egypt

thedailybeast.com — By Jaime Cunningham Egyptians go to the polls May 23 and 24 to choose their first democratically elected president since the ousting of Hosni Mubarak. One of about a dozen candidates is Abdul Moneim Aboul Fotouh-a 60-year-old doctor who seems to appeal to both liberals and hardliners alike.
Subel Bhandari Photojournalist and Afghanistan Correspondent, Deutsche Presse Agentur @svbel
RT @Newsweek: PHOTOS: Photographer Moises Saman followed Abdul Moneim Aboul Fotouh on the Egyptian campaign trail http://t.co/q1iVaQwh

‘Revenge’: The 10 Most Memorable Twists in the Wicked First Season

thedailybeast.com — The first season of ABC's Revenge wraps up tonight, likely leading to a major cliffhanger that will propel the Mike Kelley-created drama into its second year of betrayals, bait-and-switches, and vengeance plots, as Emily Thorne (Emily Van Camp) continues her campaign of destruction against the mercenary and venal Grayson clan.
Jace Lacob TV Columnist, Daily Beast @televisionary
My piece on most memorable twists in S1 of #Revenge, updated with two new moments from tonight's finale: http://t.co/7w9SJ5dZ @Revenge
Jace Lacob TV Columnist, Daily Beast @televisionary
ICYMI, the 10 most memorable/sad/exciting/surprising twists in the first season of #Revenge: http://t.co/7w9SJ5dZ
Jace Lacob TV Columnist, Daily Beast @televisionary
With season finale of ABC's @Revenge airing tonight, I look at the show's 10 most memorable twists: http://t.co/7w9SJ5dZ #Revenge

Egypt Elections: Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotough, The Irresistible Islamist

thedailybeast.com — He's on the move again. Abdel Moneim Abou el-Fotouh has finished one interview in a suite at the Movenpick hotel outside Cairo and now he's squeezing his six-foot frame into a Volkswagen Passat to get to the next thing. A candidate for president, Abou el-Fotouh can't afford billboard signs or television spots.
Niraj Warikoo Religion Reporter, Detroit Free Press @nwarikoo
Abou el-Fotouh has a "vision of Egypt as an Islamic democracy run by technocrats rather than ideologues." http://t.co/UhWYZuxL #egyelections

In Zimbabwe, A Longtime Foe Sees a Different Side Of Robert Mugabe

thedailybeast.com — Most of the world regards the 88-year-old president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, as a doddering sadist, the man who once had a servant literally wash his feet in front of foreign dignitaries. It's no wonder Mugabe was one of the inspirations for Sacha Baron Cohen's new film, The Dictator.
Eli Lake National Security Reporter, The Washington Times @EliLake
RT @jkirchick: @EliLake with a great story about @DavidColtart and a more studied view of Mugabe http://t.co/2rAAlZjW
Eli Lake National Security Reporter, The Washington Times @EliLake
RT @GCarpetPernman: And Coltart, what a remarkable man RT @EliLake: A more human side to Zimbabwe's terrible dictator http://t.co/RGb9WUhf
Eli Lake National Security Reporter, The Washington Times @EliLake
A more human side to Zimbabwe's terrible dictator http://t.co/7EA91tfR

If You Want Another Debt And Spending Binge, Vote GOP

andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com — How else to interpret this graph? One key fact: the author attributes the fiscal year of 2009 to Bush (while assigning the stimulus extras to Obama). Why? The 2009 fiscal year, which Republicans count as part of Obama's legacy, began four months before Obama moved into the White House.
Maia Szalavitz Freelance Journalist @maiasz
RT @briandavidearp: If You Want Another Debt And Spending Binge, Vote GOP? http://t.co/qgkFhFy9 via @DishFeed
Meredith Blake Freelance Journalist @MeredithBlake
RT @sullydish: This chart explains why a fiscal conservative like me has a hard time backing Republicans: http://t.co/vflxpl4j

Galifianakis to Play Lead in ‘Dunces’

thedailybeast.com — The beloved novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, is said to be headed for Hollywood's silver screen, with Zach Galifianakis set to star as Reilly. The film will reportedly be directed by Muppets director James Bobin and is being produced by Scott Rudin and financed by Paramount Pictures.
Paul Vieira Ottawa Bureau Reporter, Dow Jones Newswires, Wall Street Journal @paulvieira
PERFECT RT @thedailybeast: Galifianakis to Play Lead in ‘Dunces’ http://t.co/v8uvAve2 #cheatsheet

Mary Remembered - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast

andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com — Kerry Kennedy eulogizes her best friend: Like millions of Americans, Mary suffered from depression. She had it for as long as I knew her, and as it reared up in high school, college and beyond, she fought it back, for a day, a week, a month.
John Moe Host, Marketplace Tech Report, Minnesota Public Radio @johnmoe
RT @sullydish: Depression robs you of life. And if left unchecked, death seems no different: http://t.co/BwSYCVro

George Zimmerman Will Never Be Convicted of Murdering Trayvon Martin

thedailybeast.com — With last week's release of a trove of information about the Trayvon Martin killing, three things are now apparent. First, special prosecutor Angela Corey's statement last month that public pressure had nothing to do with the decision to bring charges against George Zimmerman is exposed for the bunk that it always was.
Pamela Colloff Senior Editor, Texas Monthly @pamelacolloff
Thought-provoking essay by @drdow "George Zimmerman Will Never Be Convicted of Murdering Trayvon Martin" http://t.co/j61SrgOA @thedailybeast
Dafna Linzer Senior Reporter, ProPublica @DafnaLinzer
RT @Dahlialithwick: great David Dow on George Zimmerman and stand your ground http://t.co/hCgWhX5t

Are Books Becoming Too Long to Read?

thedailybeast.com — We read books by the word. But lately publishers seem to sell them by the pound. For a book to win recognition as BIG these days, it must be weighty. Quite literally. Is it time for publishing to go on a diet? "Art is long, life is short," so goes an ancient aphorism.
Caitlin Dewey Associate Web Editor, Kiplinger @caitlindewey
Books these days: Too long to read? http://t.co/3iBaJ17c You're talking to the Harry Potter generation, sir.

Don't Tell Anyone But Israel and the Palestinians Have Been Negotiating

thedailybeast.com — Last week I debated The Crisis of Zionism with my friend David Suissa at Temple Israel in Los Angeles. Whenever I suggested that Benjamin Netanyahu might be less than enthusiastic about birthing a Palestinian state near the 1967 lines, David responded that at least Netanyahu was willing to talk.
Peter Beinart Senior Political Writer, Daily Beast @PeterBeinart
My latest @open_zion: Don't Tell Anyone But Israel + the Palestinians Have Been Negotiating http://t.co/OgKPJsW8 #fb

Zuckerberg Bombshell: Did Facebook Bankers Secretly Slash Forecasts Before IPO?

thedailybeast.com — Two days after a disastrous initial public offering, shares in Facebook are collapsing. They're down to $33, well below the IPO price of $38. That makes sense since, at $38, the shares were wildly overpriced, valuing Facebook at over $100 billion. Even at a per-share price of $33, Facebook carries a $90 billion valuation, which is nuts.
Derek McGinty Weeknight Co-Anchor, WUSA9 Washington @mcgintyman
Zuckerberg Bombshell: Did Facebook Bankers Secretly Slash Forecasts Before IPO? http://t.co/PsTvmd6b via @thedailybeast

Bruce Willis: Mitt’s ‘A Disappointment’

thedailybeast.com — Bruce Willis doesn't really care whether or not Mitt Romney wins the presidential election. But how does he really feel? "He's such a disappointment, an embarrassment," Willis said, unsolicited, during an interview with Esquire. The actor was a supporter of both Presidents Bush but, clearly, isn't a fan of the new Republican contender.
Matthew Garrahan Los Angeles Correspondent, Financial Times @MattGarrahan
Uh-oh. Mitt Romney has lost Bruce Willis. Can he ever recover? http://t.co/PTCCtPcx via @thedailybeast Reply Retweet Favorite

‘House, M.D.’ Series Finale: Almost Like Saying Goodbye to a Friend

thedailybeast.com — My mother and I once got into an argument about what constituted a good parent. At the time, I'd been in the parent business for the better part of a decade, and neither child had died or started torturing small animals in the basement, so I was feeling pretty cocky.
Jesse Wegman Senior Editor, Newsweek @jessewegman
"House" to end after one episode: http://t.co/8FHDBhmb

‘X-Men’ to Feature Gay Wedding

thedailybeast.com — Who says mutant superheroes can't get gay married? In the 50th issue of Marvel Comics's Astonishing X-Men, the gay mutant hero Northstar proposes to his boyfriend, Kyle, and a same-sex wedding with everyone's favorite superheroes on the guest list is expected next month.
Kyle Kim Breaking News Producer, GlobalPost @kyleykim
Rad. RT @thedailybeast ‘X-Men’ to Feature #Gay Wedding http://t.co/hRWefdt0 #cheatsheet #lgbt #equality

Nasty Divorces’ Silver Lining?

thedailybeast.com — My ex-husband and I had a messy divorce. For years I fought-unsuccessfully-logging weeks in New York courtrooms to keep my family intact after I learned he was cheating. It was a nightmare, but I'm glad I did it. When I'd married 20 years earlier, I'd said my vows for life.
Julie Moos Editor, Poynter Online @juliemmoos
MT @womeninworld: Daughters of ‘bad divorces’ may enjoy stronger marriages than those of so-called good divorces http://t.co/kxlBiFvl

Hilaria Thomas, Yoga Instructor (and the next Mrs. Alec Baldwin)

thedailybeast.com — On a Tuesday afternoon at Yoga Vida, an elegant yoga studio in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, Hilaria Thomas, a petite instructor resembling a younger Catherine Zeta-Jones, wove between rows of yoga mats to adjust a student's Warrior Two pose. "Warrior Three," Thomas said, snapping her fingers and rolling her rs, her faint Spanish accent softening an otherwise authoritative voice.
Matthew DeLuca Researcher and Reporter, Daily Beast @DeLucaMattS
Ms. Hilaria Thomas, the next Mrs. Baldwin http://t.co/dpnCdH1s

Bain Capital Becoming Election Factor

thedailybeast.com — Mitt Romney's career at Bain Capital has officially become a topic of debate in the presidential election-despite the best efforts of Romney and others to brush it aside. Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn from South Carolina said Tuesday that he has a problem with Mitt's Bain work of "raping companies." And Sen.
Andrew Kaczynski Politics Reporter, BuzzFeed @BuzzFeedAndrew
Breaking RT @thedailybeast: Bain Capital Becoming Election Factor http://t.co/A7Irasjy

Too Few Military Threats?

thedailybeast.com — Has America been too nice to Iran? Does the nuclear standoff remain unresolved because America has offered too many carrots and issued too few military threats? Remarkably, that is the argument presented in an op-ed yesterday in the Washington Post by Jamie Fly of the neo-conservative Foreign Policy Initiative and Matthew Kroenig of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Peter Beinart Senior Political Writer, Daily Beast @PeterBeinart
Should Obama threaten Iran with war? Trita Parsi responds to WPost oped @open_zion http://t.co/R5vFlPiU #fb

Brian Greene: Welcome to the Multiverse

thedailybeast.com — That's how Albert Einstein, in his characteristically poetic way, asked whether our universe is the only possible universe. The reference to God is easily misread, as Einstein's question wasn't theological. Instead, Einstein wanted to know whether the laws of physics necessarily yield a unique universe-ours-filled with galaxies, stars, and planets.
Jim Naureckas Editor, FAIR's Extra! Magazine @JNaureckas
Newsweek's "New Secrets of the Universe" sound familiar? http://t.co/hGJqbGcF Maybe you saw Escape From Planet of Apes http://t.co/pgZyHBNs

Queen Told William to Bin 777-name Wedding Guest List

thedailybeast.com — The Royal Family are going media mad at the moment. For an organisation that prides itself on preserving the mystique of majesty, they are giving interviews at an unprecedented rate to mark the Jubilee.
Jen Doll Senior Writer, The Atlantic Wire, The Atlantic @thisisjendoll
me and prince william, ya know. http://t.co/FURcbMjC

SpaceX Launch Successful

thedailybeast.com — It's official: Dragon has launched. The private, unmanned space shuttle built by a California's SpaceX successfully launched early Tuesday morning from Cape Canaveral, Fla.-the first mission by a spacecraft not commissioned by the government. The Dragon capsule blasted atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, and the space station was flying 249 miles above the north Atlantic Ocean as the rocket lifted off, NASA officials said.
Ned Hibberd Reporter, Fox 26 Houston @NedHibberd
RT @thedailybeast: SpaceX Launch Successful http://t.co/AmjmjPh8 #cheatsheet

Michael Tomasky on Obama’s Hillary Clinton-Joe Biden Switcheroo

thedailybeast.com — Can it really be true that Mitt Romney leads Barack Obama among women? This is what The New York Times (and CBS) said in their latest poll-Romney 46, Obama 44. The Obama team and liberal blogs immediately went to work crapping on the poll. The methodology was weird-they called back respondents from an earlier poll.
Andrea Stone Politics Reporter, Huffington Post @andreastonez
Could this happen? Obama’s Hillary Clinton-Joe Biden Switcheroo http://t.co/Qw3P76b8

Reagan’s Blood to Be Auctioned

thedailybeast.com — Ronald Reagan's foundation said Monday that a German company's plan to auction a vial of the late president's blood is a "craven act," and they pledged to use "every legal means" to prevent the sale.
Lana Bortolot Freelance Journalist @Lbortolot
Heebie-Jeebie news item of the day: A vial of Reagan's blood to be auctioned for $10K? http://t.co/naQvVSMW

NATO Summit’s Big Loser: Behind Obama’s Snub of Pakistan

thedailybeast.com — America's broken relationship with Pakistan crashed again in Chicago. The details are not yet clear, but the damage to the already severely dysfunctional relationship with Islamabad is a major step backwards. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari got a last-minute invitation to the NATO summit in Chicago last week.
Sadanand Dhume Columnist, Wall Street Journal @dhume01
"When #Pakistan imposed the border closing last fall, it was confident that NATO would have to cry uncle fairly soon." http://t.co/yp3jRwk4

Mitt Romney’s Swiss-Cheese Campaign Places Most of His Life Off Limits

thedailybeast.com — It's hard to escape the impression that Mitt Romney's campaign is about everything but Mitt Romney. In an era of personality-driven politics, he is running on a central idea-fixing the economy-without the personal flair and calculated charisma that often define White House contenders.
Bob Drummond Government and Politics Editor, Bloomberg News @bobdrummond
PowerPoints for `the anti-charisma candidate:' #Romney puts most of life off-limits? http://t.co/ryf0ldPq via @thedailybeast #election2012

‘American Idol’ Finalists: From Sanjaya to Taylor Hicks, Where Are They Now? [PHOTOS]

thedailybeast.com — Sanjaya Malakar tends bar in the East Village. Camile Velasco worked at a Subway in Los Angeles. A.J. Gil became homeless. And Jessica Sierra checked into rehab for cocaine addiction. To be a contestant on American Idol is a dream ... but what happens when the reality TV's shows lights dim?
Sheila Marikar Entertainment Reporter and Producer, ABC News @SheilaYM
whaaat RT @FlashDaily: Sanjaya Malakar, now a bartender in NYC. Plus 76 more @AmericanIdol where are they now's http://t.co/6FCUtneu
Richard Lawson Senior Writer for Entertainment and Culture, The Atlantic Wire, The Atlantic @rilaws
If you guys missed this, this is truly the great masterwork of this year in internet. Sorry 'Girls' essays. This is it. http://t.co/ZnGURiQV
Denise Martin Senior Editor, Vulture, New York Magazine @denisemartin
I am now listening to Anoop's "Oowee" http://t.co/kiDvTikp RT @KateAurthur: #Wherearetheynow 'American Idol' finalists http://t.co/SIroYAxT
Eric Umansky Senior Editor, ProPublica @ericuman
A Daily Beast "special investigative project": Where are Amer Idol finalists now http://t.co/IkJV5FO4 #Pulitzer
Chris Krewson Editor, Variety.com, Variety @ckrewson
This @TheDailyBeast slideshow took a lot of work. It's illuminating to see where many American Idol finalists wound up. http://t.co/PziW4eLE
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‘American Idol’ Finalists: From Sanjaya to Taylor Hicks, Where Are They Now? [PHOTOS]

thedailybeast.com — Sanjaya Malakar tends bar in the East Village. Camile Velasco worked at a Subway in Los Angeles. A.J. Gil became homeless. And Jessica Sierra checked into rehab for cocaine addiction. To be a contestant on American Idol is a dream ... but what happens when the reality TV's shows lights dim?
Genetta Adams Freelance Journalist @GenettaAdams
Best time suck o' day MT @lfmccullough: @thedailybeast finds 70 "American Idol" for the ultimate "Where Are They Now?" http://t.co/2gnAnMBc
Lauren McCullough Senior Editor, Breaking News @lfmccullough
Fantastic! @thedailybeast tracked down 70 "American Idol" finalists for the ultimate "Where Are They Now?" http://t.co/TphLDosQ
Lois Beckett Reporter, ProPublica @loisbeckett
A "special investigative" slideshow by the Daily Beast even tracked down people whose MySpace pages are "defunct" http://t.co/L4ZSRgiy

New Biography of CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite Dents His Halo

thedailybeast.com — In the early 1970s, the most trusted man in America did a very untrustworthy thing. Unbeknownst to the millions who tuned in religiously to the CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite cut a deal with Pan Am to fly his family to vacation spots around the world.
Paula Ebben Anchor @PaulaEbbenWBZ
Good for the #Cronkite Family for cooperating with Douglas Brinkley's warts-and-all biography of Uncle Walter http://t.co/JOTXH2yM #wbz #CBS
Howard Kurtz Washington Bureau Chief, Daily Beast @HowardKurtz
ICYMI: Cronkite took junkets from airline, manipulated LBJ interview, urged RFK to run...not the Walter we remember http://t.co/PgEMgxfK
David Friend Editor of Creative Development, Vanity Fair @DavidMFriend1
New Biography of CBS Newsman "Uncle Walter" Cronkite Dents His Halo http://t.co/XKGN7LHY via @newsweek
Douglas Perry Sports Writer, The Oregonian @douglasmperry
Cronkite bio shows ruthless, "far more liberal than the public believed" side of great newsman: http://t.co/dcjf3Xj6
Trey Barrineau Production Editor and Blogger, USA Today @treybarrineau
The ethically challenged Walter Cronkite? Say it ain't so http://t.co/GP7oE3EY
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Teens Text More Than Adults, But They’re Still Just Teens

thedailybeast.com — It's lunchtime in a suburban high school in Nashville, Tennessee, and Andrew*, 17, has already sent more than 200 text messages. Assuming he woke up at seven, that's roughly one text every 90 seconds. To those far removed from their teen years, such a rate of texting may seem inconceivable.
Beth Braverman Social Media Editor and Senior Reporter, Money Magazine @bethbrav
I passed a lot of notes in HS. The more things change.. MT @Newsweek: Teens text more, but they're still teenagers http://t.co/qyMAByIJ
Max Read Staff Writer, Gawker @max_read
controversial study RT @Newsweek: Teens text more, but they're still teenagers, say researchers http://t.co/dkGf6tkt
Jahnabi Barooah Assistant Religion Editor, Huffington Post @jbarooah
Huh? RT @Newsweek: Teens text more, but they're still teenagers, say researchers http://t.co/QREtW4Cc
Bora Zivkovic Blog Editor, Scientific American @BoraZ
RT @zephoria: "Teens Text More Than Adults, But They’re Still Just Teens" by @alicetiara & moi in The Daily Beast: http://t.co/7S30LuJ2

Entry Denied - The Dish

andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com — Randa Jarrar, an American of Palestinian descent, discovers she can't visit her sister in Ramallah: I had deleted anything on my website critical of Israel, which amounted to about 160 posts. I had deleted the section in my Wikipedia entry that said that I was a Palestinian writer.
Daniel Fitzsimmons Editor, Straus News @DanFitzsimmons
RT @randajarrar: My essay on being denied entry to Israel is featured over on Daily Dish today: http://t.co/peN8u37Q @GuernicaMag
Mona Eltahawy Freelance Journalist @monaeltahawy
RT @randajarrar: My essay on being denied entry to Israel is featured over on Daily Dish today: http://t.co/peN8u37Q @GuernicaMag

As Obama Preaches Patience, Mattis Prepares for War With Iran

thedailybeast.com — As Western diplomats meet this week in Baghdad to try to coax Iran's leaders to disclose its full nuclear program, Gen. James Mattis will be keeping an eye on the Persian military.
Eli Lake National Security Reporter, The Washington Times @EliLake
ICMY My piece on Gen. James Mattis and President Obama He wanted a 3rd carrier group for the Gulf. There weren't enough http://t.co/yDehZDgE
Laura Rozen Senior Foreign Policy Reporter, Yahoo! News @lrozen
RT @Daroff: Disagreements on #Iran between Obama and key General, per @EliLake http://t.co/6x9Vuavs (@dailybeast)
Christophe Vogt Deputy Chief North America Editor, AFP @christophevogt
As Obama Preaches Patience, Mattis Prepares for War With Iran http://t.co/gR9Hqcwu via @thedailybeast
Matt Duss National Security Editor, Center for American Progress @mattduss
I guess this is where the neocons start pretending the US military is hot for Iran. http://t.co/h0ybUeRq
Blake Hounshell Managing Editor, Foreign Policy Magazine @blakehounshell
RT @attackerman: Great @elilake piece about the love lost between the White House & #Mattisisms. http://t.co/bgA2DT5J
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‘The Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelorette’: Inside the Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

thedailybeast.com — Skinny, weepy white women + horny, wealthy white men = love. That calculus has governed casting on The Bachelor since its 2002 debut on ABC. Ten years, one spinoff (The Bachelorette),and 24 seasons later, every star of TV's oldest reality romance franchise has been white.
Jennifer Pozner Editor, WIMN's Voices @jennpozner
Glad 2include yr voice. RT @JaniceRhoshalle Happy to chime in. I've shared the piece with a friend at The Detroit News! http://t.co/Zl9rjIJn
Jennifer Pozner Editor, WIMN's Voices @jennpozner
Thanks, @fancynancynyc. Enjoyed flexing my reporter's muscles on this one. +great quotes from @deggans @JaniceRhoshalle http://t.co/Zl9rjIJn
Jennifer Pozner Editor, WIMN's Voices @jennpozner
#MenOfColorCountdown on #Bachelorette: 2 Latino contestants left. My ivestigation on the #Bachelor/ette race lawsuit: http://t.co/Zl9rjIJn
Jennifer Pozner Editor, WIMN's Voices @jennpozner
Thanks. RT @DeanArrindell Great piece on "The Bachelor/ette" lawsuit and interracial relationships on television. http://t.co/DmD7FzoD
Jennifer Pozner Editor, WIMN's Voices @jennpozner
RT @matttbastard: The unbearable whiteness of being: How the Bachelor[ette] franchise screws POC, by @jennpozner http://t.co/VXyWxCXy #p ...
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Prostitute Probe Launched on Agents

thedailybeast.com — Three Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents are under investigation for hiring prostitutes during the same infamous April trip that embroiled the Secret Service. Officials say the alleged incident took place at the same time, but is a completely separate investigation.
Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman Freelance Journalist @RhiFionn
Joke fodder: RT @thedailybeast: Prostitute Probe Launched on Agents http://t.co/uHdLoBMw #cheatsheet

Mount Everest by the Numbers: Deaths, Cost to Climb, and More Mountain Records

thedailybeast.com — Three climbers were declared dead Monday and two more are missing after battling particularly treacherous conditions in an attempt to reach the "rooftop of the world." From the cost to climb to the number of people who have died in 2012, The Daily Beast breaks down the numbers of the world's tallest mountain.
Deepak Adhikari Nepal Correspondent, AFP @deepakadk
Mount Everest by the Numbers: Deaths, Cost to Climb, and More Mountain Records http://t.co/0LfIKxim via @thedailybeast

What's Missing from the Jerusalem Day Speil

thedailybeast.com — Out for my morning bike ride yesterday, I looped up the ridge to Kibbutz Ramat Rachel on the south edge of Jerusalem. Two flocks of teenagers were coming down: the first dressed in white shirts, dark pants and crocheted skullcaps, the second in knee-length skirts and modest blouses.
Matt Duss National Security Editor, Center for American Progress @mattduss
RT @GershomG: What the Jerusalem Day story leaves out: The city was never unified http://t.co/GJ2lA13U
Peter Beinart Senior Political Writer, Daily Beast @PeterBeinart
Gershom Gorenberg @open_zion on Jerusalem Day http://t.co/EA2SXClF #fb

The Right Sentence

andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com — I have to say I'm relieved that, out of a possible ten years in prison, Dharun Ravi got 30 days. Money quote: "You lied to your roommate who placed his trust in you without any conditions, and you violated it," the judge, Glenn Berman of State Superior Court, said.
Tyler Kingkade Assistant Editor, College, Huffington Post @tylerkingkade
MT @sullydish: I have to say I'm relieved that, out of a possible 10 years, Dharun Ravi, however cruel, got 30 days: http://t.co/OCDYxn8U

U.S. Announces New Drone Policy

thedailybeast.com — White House officials announced a new policy on Monday regarding the use of drones for killing or capturing terrorists. Counter-terror chief John Brennon will take the reins when it comes to choosing targets so that the process is decided by a small team, giving the Pentagon a smaller role in such procedures.
Glenn Greenwald Blogger, Salon @ggreenwald
Ladies and Gentlement: the Executive Branch's Judge, Jury & Executioner http://t.co/ugxufa16 #OversightIsSoPre911

Tim Pawlenty Campaigns With Scott Walker

thedailybeast.com — Tim Pawlenty, the former governor of Minnesota and presidential candidate, joined Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Monday on the campaign trail. Walker tweeted a photo of the two politicians at Dura Tech Industries in La Crosse, Wis. Walker will face Milwaukee Mayor-and past opponent-Tom Barrett in a recall election at the beginning of June.
Jens Manuel Krogstad Reporter, Des Moines Register @jensmanuel
RT @thedailybeast: Tim Pawlenty Campaigns With Scott Walker http://t.co/Ez7ARS0O #cheatsheet

How Another Electoral Split Decision Could Divide America

thedailybeast.com — In looking ahead toward the November election, Republican strategists should take proactive steps to avoid a damaging, dangerous conclusion to the presidential race and to prevent the very real chance that Mitt Romney will win the Electoral College even while losing the popular vote badly to Barack Obama.
James Taranto Best of the Web Today Columnist, WSJ.com, Wall Street Journal @jamestaranto
I boldly predict that Obama will not lose the election with a 7-point popular-vote plurality. http://t.co/sU0zBS1I
Harry Enten Data Correspondent, Guardian America, Guardian @ForecasterEnten
Remember Jon Alter saying the American people wudn't stand for a Bush EV win and Gore PV win? Rubbish then. Rubbish now http://t.co/Gy2XYQ8Z

New Biography of CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite Dents His Halo

thedailybeast.com — In the early 1970s, the most trusted man in America did a very untrustworthy thing. Unbeknownst to the millions who tuned in religiously to the CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite cut a deal with Pan Am to fly his family to vacation spots around the world.
Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman Freelance Journalist @RhiFionn
Whut? Walter Cronkite wasn't the perfect journalist? WHUT? @thedailybeast http://t.co/JBZg0txV #PerfectionIsAMyth

This is Your Brain On Fox

thedailybeast.com — Last year, researchers at Fairleigh Dickinson University produced a survey contending that Fox News viewers were the most systematically misinformed people in America-so much so, that when quizzed on current affairs, people who watched only Fox scored worse than people who watched no news at all.
Christopher Dickey Paris Bureau Chief and Mideast Editor, Newsweek @csdickey
This is Your Brain On Fox http://t.co/j244oeBR via @thedailybeast

Obama’s Plan to Announce Afghanistan Withdrawal at NATO Summit is Shrewd Politics

thedailybeast.com — There's a feel-good myth that governs much American punditry: that good policy and good politics go hand in hand. Often, sadly, it's not true. Take President Obama and Afghanistan: On no other major issue has Obama been so cynical. And on no other issue has his cynicism proved so politically shrewd.
Julie M. McCarthy Correspondent, NPR @JulieMcCarthyJM
Good if Disturbing read: http://t.co/GsG3QPJE
Peter Beinart Senior Political Writer, Daily Beast @PeterBeinart
My Daily Beast column on the shrewd politics and moral failure of Obama’s Afghan policy http://t.co/fXi1LbbM #fb
Peter Beinart Senior Political Writer, Daily Beast @PeterBeinart
My new column on how Obama's pullout announcement will be a concession of defeat—but the timing avoids political damage http://t.co/7TnkNIMl

Nuclear Commission Gregory Jaczko Calls it Quits

thedailybeast.com — The tension had been growing for at least six months. So when Gregory Jaczko, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, announced on Monday he'd be stepping down, it ended a long and bitter coup against America's top nuclear regulator.
Fred Guterl Executive Editor, Scientific American @fredguterl
RT @thedailybeast: Head of Nuclear Regulatory Commission calls it quits http://t.co/rQIDMPFX

More Drunks, Better Government?

thedailybeast.com — I had the amazing experience of working with Joe Posner on his series of op-vids for Newsweek/Daily Beast. I stood in front of a black drop cloth in an old factory building in Brooklyn. Posner blasted questions at me, challenging me to improvise, shooting my answers with different cameras from different angles.
Michael Bolen Politics Editor, Canada, Huffington Post @MichaelBolen
RT @moneyries: RT @FrumFeed: More Drunks, Better Government? http://t.co/0as6hQEH

Caroline Glick's One-State Solution

thedailybeast.com — Back in February, Jerusalem Post columnist Caroline Glick got wind that Harvard's Kennedy School of government was planning a conference on the "one-state solution" to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The reason for the conference, its organizers explained, was that "To date, the only Israel/Palestine solution that has received a fair rehearsal in mainstream forums has been the two-state solution.
Matt Duss National Security Editor, Center for American Progress @mattduss
Caroline Glick's One-State Solution http://t.co/scyMCpiY via @thedailybeast

‘The Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelorette’: Inside the Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

thedailybeast.com — Skinny, weepy white women + horny, wealthy white men = love. That calculus has governed casting on The Bachelor since its 2002 debut on ABC. Ten years, one spinoff (The Bachelorette),and 24 seasons later, every star of TV's oldest reality romance franchise has been white.
Jennifer Pozner Editor, WIMN's Voices @jennpozner
That's the wrong paradigm, @wycam1. A great quote by @deggans at the end of my article answers your Q: http://t.co/wBmaKlwu
Jennifer Pozner Editor, WIMN's Voices @jennpozner
That's the wrong paradigm, @wycam1. A great quote by @deggans at the end of my article answers your Q: http://t.co/wBm6cLvA

Dick Cheney to Host Romney Fundraiser

thedailybeast.com — Mitt Romney will get some fundraising help from the former Vice President, Dick Cheney, and his wife Lynne. The two will host an event at their Wyoming home, giving the presidential hopeful access to former Bush donors and potentially creating more reason to connect Romney with the former, unpopular president.
Xan Brooks Associate Editor, Guardian @XanBrooks
Dick Cheney to host Romney fundraiser (via @thedailybeast). Expect hilarious anecdote about the time he shot that guy http://t.co/ImGvXFKq

How Will Zuckerberg Spend His Millions?

thedailybeast.com — It's not easy to spend tens of billions of dollars these days. Feel the pain of 28-year-old Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who after last Friday's IPO ranks among the richest people in the world. The be-hoodied tycoon, whose greatest extravagance to date is a $7 million Palo Alto home, now has the enviable burden of finding a place to park all his lucre.
Jim Naureckas Editor, FAIR's Extra! Magazine @JNaureckas
Why'd Zuckerberg give to Diaspora, a project that could replace Facebook? Presumably so it won't replace Facebook. http://t.co/AZUQQfKr

Axelrod: Mormon Attacks are Off Limits

thedailybeast.com — According to David Axelrod, President Obama's senior campaign adviser, attacks on Mitt Romney's career at Bain Capital are fair game, but jabs at his religion are off limits. He told CNN's Candy Crowley: "And we wish that Gov. Romney would stand up as strongly and as resolutely constistently to refute these kinds of things on his side.
Toby Harnden U.S. Executive Editor, Mail Online, Daily Mail @tobyharnden
We'll see RT @thedailybeast: Axelrod: Mormon Attacks are Off Limits http://t.co/iGNRg1Dp

How Will Smith’s ‘Men in Black 3’ Almost Became a Disaster Movie

thedailybeast.com — On the surface, at least, it seemed like the formula for a box-office grand slam. Take the biggest star on the planet-Will Smith-stick him in a third installment of a blockbuster sci-fi comedy franchise, and release the movie on Memorial Day weekend. Cha-ching!
Maria Elena Fernandez Senior Entertainment Reporter, Daily Beast @writerchica
Why the making of "Men in Black 3" was a total nightmare. By @__ChrisLee via @thedailybeast http://t.co/gW2w0hgL

Parking Spot Psychology

andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com — Three studies showed that drivers leaving a public parking space are territorial even when such behavior is contrary to their goal of leaving. In Study 1 (observations of 200 departing cars), intruded-upon drivers took longer to leave than nonintruded-upon drivers.
Sarah Laskow Freelance Journalist @slaskow
People are crazy about parking http://t.co/GfWQLDkQ

The Failures of the Facebook Generation in the Arab Spring

thedailybeast.com — In the upcoming Egyptian elections the country is choosing between Islamists and old Mubarak supports. Francis Fukuyama on how the Facebook revolution of the Arab Spring has failed to deliver lasting political change. Join Fukuyama for a live chat on this Tuesday, May 22 at 11:30 AM EDT.
Peter Beinart Senior Political Writer, Daily Beast @PeterBeinart
RT @FukuyamaFrancis: My piece in the Daily Beast on the Failure of the Facebook generation in Egypt: http://t.co/tSOYkh2e

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Faces ‘Gang Rape’ Investigation

thedailybeast.com — More than a year after Dominique Strauss-Kahn's brief encounter with a chambermaid at the Times Square Sofitel instantly destroyed his French presidential ambitions, the slow-burn aftermath of DSK's illustrious career continues.
Alexandra Gekas Associate Digital Editor @AlexandraLGekas
DSK might just be the most disgusting man alive. @thedailybeast http://t.co/TjiJgtgY

$3.6m in Pot Floating Off CA Coast

thedailybeast.com — Talk about a pipe dream. Law enforcement came across an estimated 7,263 pounds of marijuana bound in 160 bales floating off Orange County, Calif., harbor-patrol officers told reporters. The discovery of the trove of sea weed Sunday was reportedly first made by a boater about 15 miles from the shoreline.
Jas Johal Asia Bureau Chief, Global News @JJohalGlobal
RT @thedailybeast: $3.6m in Pot Floating Off CA Coast http://t.co/8XDdlZOx #cheatsheet

‘American Idol’ Finalists: From Sanjaya to Taylor Hicks, Where Are They Now? [PHOTOS]

thedailybeast.com — Sanjaya Malakar tends bar in the East Village. Camile Velasco worked at a Subway in Los Angeles. A.J. Gil became homeless. And Jessica Sierra checked into rehab for cocaine addiction. To be a contestant on American Idol is a dream ... but what happens when the reality TV's shows lights dim?
Courtney Hazlett Pop Culture and Entertainment Reporter, MSNBC @courtneyatmsnbc
Idol fans- I recommend the Daily Beast's frighteningly comprehensive where are they now roundup. guess who's a farmer? http://t.co/ayNSwvwa

America's Best High Schools 2012

thedailybeast.com — Explore the complete list of America's best 1,000 high schools in our interactive feature.
Motoko Rich National Economics Reporter, New York Times @motokorich
Link to top 1000 public high schools, according to Newsweek/Daily Beast http://t.co/2t35FKu3
Hart Van Denburg Editor, MPR.org, Minnesota Public Radio @hartupnorth
Newsweek ranks the best American high schools. The Minnesota list is here: http://t.co/PjcvCA4m
Matthew DeLuca Researcher and Reporter, Daily Beast @DeLucaMattS
RT @thedailybeast: Newsweek just published its list of America's #BestHighSchools! See if your school made the grade http://t.co/n5HwB4GI