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Wall Street Journal:
Who Really Wants a Shutdown? — President Obama does, but the GOP's strategy is a lot less clear. — For people who keep saying they don't want a government shutdown, Washington's warring parties are sure acting like they can't wait for it to happen. Since the policy stakes …
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The Atlantic Online, The Caucus, Don Surber, Betsy's Page and BizzyBlog
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Bachmann wants ‘clean’ bill to fund government for one week — Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) expressed support for a one-week government funding bill approved by the House, but suggested it should be stripped of language dealing with abortion. — In an interview with CNN's John King on Thursday night …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
No Accord in Budget Talks as Policy Fights Hamper Deal — WASHINGTON — Another day of intense negotiations between the two parties failed to yield a budget deal on Thursday, leaving the federal government hours from a shutdown. — After the third round of White House talks in 24 hours …
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Firedoglake, The Caucus, The Hill, The New Republic, Swampland, Taylor Marsh and The Page
Washington Post:
Both parties continue talks over elusive 2011 budget deal — Gallery: Government shutdown: Democrats and Republicans have so far failed to reach an agreement on the 2011 federal budget, increasing the likelihood of the first government shutdown in more than 15 years.
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Washington Monthly, TPMDC, Free exchange, Wonk Room, Boing Boing, Booman Tribune, Outside the Beltway and White House.gov Blog
The Politico:
White House hopes last-minute heroics keep government running — Republicans have hit President Barack Obama for being out of touch, disengaged and unwilling to lead on the budget negotiations — and Democrats aren't wild about his taste for last-minute heroics either.
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msnbc.com, Hot Air, Guardian, TPMDC and PERRspectives
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
It May Be a ‘Budget Battle,’ but Some Skirmishes Have Little to Do With Money — WASHINGTON — There are fights about money and fights about ideas, and the battle over a spending plan to keep the government open is increasingly centered on the latter. — The frenetic negotiations to avert …
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Left Coast Rebel, Connecting.the.Dots, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and The Politico
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
As Latest Talks on Budget Fail, Democrats Cite Abortion Funds — WASHINGTON — Congressional budget negotiations broke up before dawn on Friday without an agreement, putting the government on a path to a shutdown when financing for federal agencies runs out at midnight.
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New York Magazine, Wonkette, The Politico and Daily Kos
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
GOP senator: Republicans should move on from defunding Planned Parenthood
GOP senator: Republicans should move on from defunding Planned Parenthood
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Firedoglake and Washington Monthly
Hampton Roads Daily Press:
FAA sets up no-fly zone for Obama's planned trip to Williamsburg
FAA sets up no-fly zone for Obama's planned trip to Williamsburg
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HillBuzz.org, Doug Ross, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit and The Lonely Conservative
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Government Shutdown Threatened By Republicans Over Planned Parenthood
Government Shutdown Threatened By Republicans Over Planned Parenthood
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Washington Monthly, The Blaze, Tennessee Guerilla Women, The Atlantic Online and CNN
Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Time's up: Obama and GOP scramble to halt shutdown
Time's up: Obama and GOP scramble to halt shutdown
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Michelle Malkin, CBS News and Hot Air
Washington Post:
Shutdown threat tests Obama leadership style
Shutdown threat tests Obama leadership style
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The Hill, Stop The ACLU and RedState
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
As clock ticks, Hoyer says 'there's no deal yet' to avert shutdown
As clock ticks, Hoyer says 'there's no deal yet' to avert shutdown
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AMERICAblog News
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Reagan Budget Guru: Shut It Down!
Reagan Budget Guru: Shut It Down!
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Hit & Run, JSOnline, Wall Street Journal and The Hill
Susan Crabtree / TPMDC:
No Deal! Clock Ticks As Government Shutdown Looms
No Deal! Clock Ticks As Government Shutdown Looms
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Washington Monthly, Politics, Feministing and Talking Points Memo
Ezra Klein / Bloomberg:
What's really holding up the budget deal
What's really holding up the budget deal
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Washington Post, Pat Dollard and Swampland
Scott Wong / The Politico:
Senate Dems craft short-term stopgap
Senate Dems craft short-term stopgap
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ThinkProgress, Political Punch, Washington Post, National Review and Hot Air
Daily Kos:
Why Prosser needed EXACTLY +7500 votes.... In WI, a recount at state-expense is triggered if an election is within .5% if the candidate requests it, and we have a fully verifiable paper trail to audit election results. That means in this election with approximately 740k for Kloppenburg and 739k for Prosser …
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Seattle Times, Reuters, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Booman Tribune, Right Wing News, blue cheddar and JSOnline
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JSOnline:
Corrected Brookfield tally puts Prosser ahead after 7,500-vote gain — By Jason Stein, Laurel Walker and Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel — In one explosive stroke Thursday, the clerk in a Republican stronghold tilted the tight Supreme Court race in favor of Justice David Prosser …
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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.
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Christian Schneider / National Review:
BREAKING: Computer Error Gives Prosser 7,381 More Votes, Almost Certain Victory — After Tuesday night's Wisconsin Supreme Court election, a computer error in heavily Republican Waukesha County failed to send election results for the entire City of Brookfield to the Associated Press.
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Crooks and Liars, The Huffington Post, blue cheddar, Daily Kos, The Foundry, WisPolitics Election Blog, ThinkProgress, The BRAD BLOG, The Other McCain, Mother Jones, The Rhetorican, The Daily Caller, Althouse, The Gateway Pundit, Talking Points Memo, Scared Monkeys, protein wisdom, Outside the Beltway and TPMDC
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Justice Surges to Lead After Clerk Reports Vote Error
Justice Surges to Lead After Clerk Reports Vote Error
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Washington Monthly, Law Blog and JSOnline
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Waukesha Clerk Announces Votes For Prosser: 'I'm Thankful That This Error Was Caught Early'
Waukesha Clerk Announces Votes For Prosser: 'I'm Thankful That This Error Was Caught Early'
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The Atlantic Online, Slate, Patterico's Pontifications and Wonkette
Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG:
BREAKING: Prosser Up by 7500+ in WI Supreme Court Race After ‘Database Error’ …
BREAKING: Prosser Up by 7500+ in WI Supreme Court Race After ‘Database Error’ …
Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
UPDATED: Conservative Waukesha County Clerk “Finds” 7,000 Votes For Prosser
UPDATED: Conservative Waukesha County Clerk “Finds” 7,000 Votes For Prosser
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The Nation, The Mahablog, Firedoglake, brookfield-wi.patch.com, Riehl World View and The Reaction
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Ludicrous and Cruel — Many commentators swooned earlier this week after House Republicans, led by the Budget Committee chairman, Paul Ryan, unveiled their budget proposals. They lavished praise on Mr. Ryan, asserting that his plan set a new standard of fiscal seriousness.
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David Frum / FrumForum:
Reading Romney's Mind — This has been my best week in politics since John McCain lost to Barack Obama. — I face two huge problems: getting nominated and getting elected. — To get nominated, I need to discredit the Tea Party before it can veto me. — To get elected, I need a double dip recession in 2012.
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Taegan Goddard's … and The Daily Dish
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Dissents Of The Day — The in-tray is still bulging with fury over Paul Ryan.
Dissents Of The Day — The in-tray is still bulging with fury over Paul Ryan.
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The Incidental Economist and Balloon Juice
E.D. Kain / American Times:
Andrew Sullivan and the Paul Ryan Budget
Andrew Sullivan and the Paul Ryan Budget
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Eschaton, Balloon Juice, The Incidental Economist, Mother Jones and The Daily Dish
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The greatest press conference of all time — Schadenfreude. — Alternate headline via Mary Katharine Ham, ever mindful of developing media narratives: “Small, state-wide election with vital national implications soon to have no national implications whatsoever.”
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NewsBusters.org blogs and JammieWearingFool
David Brody / The Brody File:
Brody File Exclusive: Donald Trump Explains Pro-Life Conversion — In an exclusive interview with The Brody File, Donald Trump explains why he changed his view from pro-choice to pro-life. He says one of the main reasons was because one of his close personal friends chose to keep his child rather than have an abortion.
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GOP 12 and LifeNews.com
Dan Joseph / CNSNews:
Rep. Louise Slaughter: GOP Freshmen Came to Washington ‘To Kill Women’ — (CNSNews.com) - Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) said today that the new Republicans elected to the House of Representatives last November came to Congress “to kill women.” She also likened Republican efforts …
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NewsBusters.org blogs, The Lonely Conservative and Pirate's Cove
Jon Terbush / TPMDC:
Nearly Half Of Mississippi Republicans Think Interracial Marriage Should Be Illegal — Americans nationwide are evenly divided over the issue of same sex marriage. But Republicans in Mississippi are divided over a wholly different wedlock issue: interracial marriage.
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RedState, Pam's House Blend and Outside the Beltway