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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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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Three Anti-Abortion Republicans Tell House GOP To Drop Planned Parenthood Rider To Avoid Shutdown — If Congress fails to reach a budget deal, the government will shut down at midnight tonight — an event that would hinder economic recovery and withhold payment to soldiers.
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The Nation, Outside the Beltway, Political Correction RSS and The Raw Story
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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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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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.
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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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
GOP senator: Republicans should move on from defunding Planned Parenthood — Republicans should “move on” from insisting on defunding Planned Parenthood in a 2011 spending bill, a Republican senator said Friday. — With less than 24 hours to go until a shutdown, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) …
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Firedoglake, Washington Monthly and NewsBusters.org blogs
New York Times:
As Shutdown Nears, Both Parties Begin Casting Blame
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Wonkette, New York Magazine, The Politico and Daily Kos
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Breaking: Budget deal? Update: Not yet; Reid says Planned Parenthood higher priority than funding government
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
It May Be a ‘Budget Battle,’ but Some Skirmishes Have Little to Do With Money
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The Politico, ThinkProgress, TPMDC, Wonk Room, Politics, Left Coast Rebel, Feministing, Connecting.the.Dots and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Nancy Pelosi calls GOP budget ‘a war on women’
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msnbc.com, CNN, USA Today and The Foundry
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Government Shutdown Threatened By Republicans Over Planned Parenthood
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Washington Monthly, Associated Press, Wonk Room, The Blaze, Tennessee Guerilla Women, The Atlantic Online, CNN and The Politico
Ezra Klein / Bloomberg:
What's really holding up the budget deal
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Swampland, Pat Dollard and Washington Post
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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High-profile lawyers retained for possible Supreme Court recount
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Hah... MoveOn.org Fundraises Off of Kloppenburg's “Victory”
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Weasel Zippers, The Blaze, Nice Deb and MoveOn.Org
Christian Schneider / National Review:
BREAKING: Computer Error Gives Prosser 7,381 More Votes, Almost Certain Victory
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Justice Surges to Lead After Clerk Reports Vote Error
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Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog, JSOnline and Law Blog
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Waukesha Clerk Announces Votes For Prosser: 'I'm Thankful That This Error Was Caught Early'
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JSOnline:
Corrected Brookfield tally puts Prosser ahead after 7,500-vote gain
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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 Brooks / New York Times:
The Ryan Journey — For decades, academics and think tankers have been proposing plans to avert a fiscal catastrophe. The ensuing debates were always sedate, high-minded affairs. Now Republican political leaders have come up with a bold proposal of their own and the atmosphere is totally different.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Dissents Of The Day — The in-tray is still bulging with fury over Paul Ryan.
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Balloon Juice, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Incidental Economist
Jeffrey Sachs / The Huffington Post:
The People's Budget
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American Times and The Atlantic Online
E.D. Kain / American Times:
Andrew Sullivan and the Paul Ryan Budget
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Eschaton, Balloon Juice, The Incidental Economist, The Daily Dish and Mother Jones
Mark McKinnon / Politics:
How Michele Bachmann Can Win — THE DAILY BEAST ON: — The Minnesota firebrand could parlay her Tea Party support, fundraising skills, and message discipline into a serious run for the White House. She has the fire in the belly, Mark McKinnon writes. — Though prone to gaffes …
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GOP 12, Taegan Goddard's … and The Daily Beast
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Reagan Budget Guru: Shut It Down!
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Hit & Run, JSOnline, Wall Street Journal and The Hill
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, LifeNews.com and National Review
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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IMAO, NewsBusters.org blogs, JammieWearingFool and The Gateway Pundit
Hampton Roads Daily Press:
FAA sets up no-fly zone for Obama's planned trip to Williamsburg — The leader of the free world may be coming to Williamsburg for some rest and relaxation if Congress is able to come to agreement on the budget. President Obama and the First Family are planning to visit the area this weekend …
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Washington Post:
Shutdown threat tests Obama leadership style
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The Hill, Stop The ACLU and RedState
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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Moonbattery, Sister Toldjah, NewsBusters.org blogs, The Lonely Conservative, Raw Replay 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, Outside the Beltway, Pam's House Blend and The Reaction
BBC:
Royal Navy personnel killed in HMS Astute sub shooting — The BBC's Robert Hall near HMS Astute: “The man with the firearm was detained with the help of other crew members” — One Royal Navy personnel has been killed and another is in a life-threatening condition after a shooting on board nuclear submarine HMS Astute.
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