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The Politico:
Does Ryan plan cause self-rationing? - Coburn: Drop the riders - BCBSA tracks exchange bills - Arizona ‘no’ to waiver - Women's health rally on the hill — **With reporting contributions from J. Lester Feder and David Nather — CLOSING IN ON A BUDGET DEAL?
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The Atlantic Online
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WOULD BOEHNER SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT OVER PLANNED PARENTHOOD?.... The good news is, Democrats and Republicans have reportedly reached a general agreement on the size of the cuts for the rest of the fiscal year. As of this morning, the package is up to $34.5 billion, from $33 billion …
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The Caucus, Little Green Footballs and MyDD
Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
In past, Democrats embraced policy riders — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and President Barack Obama hate policy riders. They have no place in spending bills, the top Democrats have said during the latest budget debate. — Unless, of course, they're Democratic policy riders.
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The Atlantic Online and CNN
New York Times:
Obama Meeting Fails to End Stalemate Over Federal Budget — WASHINGTON — President Obama and Congressional leaders said Wednesday that a late-night White House bargaining session produced no budget breakthrough that would avert a government shutdown this weekend but agreed the two sides …
The Hill:
White House talks yield no deal — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) emerged from a White House meeting Thursday without a spending deal in hand, but negotiations were to continue throughout the afternoon and into the evening.
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USA Today, ProPublica, Taylor Marsh and Daily Kos
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama: I'll veto funding for the troops — Consider this a trap well set and sprung. Frustrated that the Senate won't pass any budget bill while the House continues to negotiate to the brink of a government shutdown, John Boehner proposed a one-week CR to keep government open for a week …
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Pajamas Media and BLACKFIVE
The Politico:
W.H. meeting breaks up without deal to avert government shutdown
W.H. meeting breaks up without deal to avert government shutdown
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AmSpecBlog
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi predicts ‘strong’ Dem opposition to GOP's one-week spending patch
Pelosi predicts ‘strong’ Dem opposition to GOP's one-week spending patch
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National Review
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Rifts Within Both Parties Test Leaders in Budget Fight
Rifts Within Both Parties Test Leaders in Budget Fight
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The Hill, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, ABCNEWS, msnbc.com and The Agonist
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
No deal yet: Obama, Boehner, Reid continue talks
No deal yet: Obama, Boehner, Reid continue talks
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Washington Monthly and Daily Pundit
David Jackson / USA Today:
Trump keeps beating ‘birther’ drum against Obama
Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Pence Lets Truth Slip On Uncompromising Stance: 'We're Trying To Score A Victory For The Republican People' — The federal government appears to be hurtling towards a shutdown following the inability of congressional negotiators to reach a compromise last night on a continuing resolution.
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The Hill, CNN, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, TPMDC, SFGate, Outside the Beltway and Daily Kos
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Washington Post:
Donald Trump. Seriously?
Donald Trump. Seriously?
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Swampland, The Hill, Washington Monthly, neo-neocon, Wonkette, Latest Open Salon Blog, Shakesville, USA Today and The Politico
Wall Street Journal:
Shutdown Has Perils for GOP
Shutdown Has Perils for GOP
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Washington Post, PERRspectives, Guardian, Big Government, Roll Call, Fox News, Scared Monkeys, The Caucus, Erick's blog, CNN, DCCC, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog, Gallup, Washington Wire, Hot Air and Daily Kos
Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
Why Pay Congress? — If we careen over a cliff on Friday …
Why Pay Congress? — If we careen over a cliff on Friday …
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Daniel W. Drezner, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos and Brilliant at Breakfast
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
‘Shut It Down!’ Mike Pence and AFP Tea Partiers leave little doubt who's pushing for a shutdown
‘Shut It Down!’ Mike Pence and AFP Tea Partiers leave little doubt who's pushing for a shutdown
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The Daily Caller, Weigel, Balloon Juice and TPMDC
JSOnline:
Winnebago County vote-count change alters Supreme Court race — By Sharif Durhams of the Journal Sentinel — The latest vote count in the state Supreme Court race in Winnebago County indicates incumbent David Prosser is leading Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg in votes.
Quinnipiac University:
Obama Hits Losing Trifecta In Florida, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Increased Support For Offshore Drilling — President Barack Obama hits a losing trifecta with Florida voters: They disapprove 52 - 44 percent of the job he is doing; they prefer an unnamed Republican challenger …
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msnbc.com, Pundit Press, Hotline On Call, Post on Politics, Don Surber and National Review
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Obama's support among blacks slips unexpectedly, Hispanics too
Obama's support among blacks slips unexpectedly, Hispanics too
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Pajamas Media, Proof Positive and Weasel Zippers
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
OBAMA: Get Used To High Gas Prices. “Obama needled one questioner who asked about gas prices, now averaging close to $3.70 a gallon nationwide, and suggested that the gentleman consider getting rid of his gas-guzzling vehicle.” — High gas prices aren't a bug, they're a feature.
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Michelle Malkin, That's What She Said, Patterico's Pontifications, Washington Post, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, The Other McCain, theblogprof, Wizbang, The Politico, Pajamas Media, The Daily Dish, Right Wing News, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative, Clarion Advisory and Cold Fury
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
White House fears gas prices could tank Obama
White House fears gas prices could tank Obama
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The Daily Caller, Scared Monkeys, Right Wing News, James Pethokoukis and Associated Press
Telegraph:
First homosexual caveman found — Archaeologists have unearthed the 5,000-year-old remains of what they believe may have been the world's oldest known gay caveman. — The male body - said to date back to between 2900-2500BC - was discovered buried in a way normally reserved only for women …
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The Jawa Report, AOL News, The Raw Story and iOwnTheWorld.com
Lauraklairmont / CNN:
Obama friend arrested in Hawaii — (CNN) - A friend of President Barack Obama was arrested Monday for allegedly soliciting sex from an undercover officer posing as a prostitute, according to CNN affiliate Hawaii News Now. — Robert Richard Titcomb, 49, was arrested with three …
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Booman Tribune and New York Magazine
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Minna Sugimoto / Hawaii News Now:
President Obama's close friend arrested during prostitution sting
President Obama's close friend arrested during prostitution sting
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ABCNEWS, The Raw Story and msnbc.com
John Cole / Balloon Juice:
I Can't Help Myself — Sullivan: … The Ryan/GOP Plan, as has been pointed out to Sullivan a hundred times now with little to no effect, slashes taxes by trillions and makes up for those tax cuts by slashing trillions in services to our neediest members of society.
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The Daily Dish and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Ross Douthat:
Notes on the Ryan Budget
Notes on the Ryan Budget
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AmSpecBlog, The TrogloPundit, TPMDC, The Daily Dish, Wonk Room, National Review and Yglesias
City Room:
Cathleen Black Is Out as City Schools Chancellor — Deputy Mayor Dennis M. Walcott at a news conference at which he was introduced as the new schools chancellor by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Cathleen P. Black stepped down from the position Thursday. — Cathleen P. Black …
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News Desk, The Atlantic Online, New York Magazine, Joanne Jacobs, Ben Smith's Blog, The Wire and Gawker
Ynetnews:
Iron Dome intercepts first rocket — Ashkelon residents report seeing Grad explode in midair as dozens of rockets fired at south, meanwhile Hamas says Israel taking advantage of Goldstone's regret over Gaza war report to bomb Strip — Latest Update: — Residents in Ashkelon reported …
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The Jawa Report, BLACKFIVE, Pajamas Media and JOSHUAPUNDIT
Economist:
The fiscal purists go mad — A quarrel over ethanol lays bare Republican divisions on tax — IT IS bad enough that Republicans and Democrats are so divided on how much to spend and tax. But if you want to feel really gloomy about America's ability to tackle its deficit, consider the ideological …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Riders Caused The Storm: Government Shutdown Looms Over Anti-Abortion And Anti-EPA Measures — If a government shutdown happens, it'll be because Republicans are demanding policy restrictions in addition to spending cuts before agreeing to fund the government through September.
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The Reality-Based Community, Yglesias and RedState
Jonathan Chait / New York Times:
The G.O.P.'s Dukakis Problem — The Republican Party's presidential-nominating process has always been run by elites. Oh, the voters have their brief moments of triumph, hoisting up an unelectable right-winger (i.e., Pat Buchanan) or an uncontrollable moderate (John McCain, the circa-2000 version).
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GOP 12 and The New Republic
Jemima Khan / New Statesman:
“I'm not a punchbag - I have feelings” — The NS guest editor Jemima Khan talks to the Liberal Democrat leader about life on the far side of power and what it's like to be a cut-out. — Nick Clegg and I smile genially at each other across the table of a standard-class train carriage.
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Ben Smith's Blog, Guardian and The Daily Dish
Matt Bai / New York Times:
Mario Cuomo Still Believes — You would think that Mario Cuomo would have been proud to watch his son Andrew sworn in as governor of New York last New Year's Eve, ascending to the job his old man held for 12 years. Apparently, you would be wrong. — “You really want to know how I felt?” the elder Cuomo asked me last month.
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Lean Left
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
EVEN THE THREAT OF A SHUTDOWN IS EXPENSIVE.... If congressional Republicans go through with their threat and shut down the government tomorrow night, the costs will be considerable. It's ironic that those hoping to cut the budget will force a shutdown that's needlessly expensive.
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Washington Times and Alan Colmes' Liberaland