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11:35 AM ET, April 9, 2011

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Congressional Sources: White House Reviewing Terms of Spending Deal — The likelihood of a war-time federal government shutdown—the first in American history—diminished dramatically on Friday night as all parties began reviewing, with the goal of approving, a broad array of cuts …

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David Rogers / The Politico:

Government shutdown averted, White House and Republicans reach deal — After a long day of trading offers, the White House and House Republicans reached agreement Friday night on a budget framework that would cap 2011 appropriations near or below $1.050 trillion while cutting domestic …

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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:

Conservatives Urge Boehner to Cut a Budget Deal and Move On — Michele Bachmann speaking to Tea Party demonstrators outside the US Capitol Thursday afternoon. — Are Republicans ready to declare victory in the shutdown showdown and move on? — For days, the assumption has been that Speaker John …

Discussion: Lynn Sweet, Booman Tribune, The Daily Dish and ThinkProgress

David Dayen / Firedoglake:

Report: Tentative Deal on Budget Being Reviewed by White House (UPDATE: Deal Reached) — Editor's Note: A short term deal has been reached, according to both Rep. Boehner and President Obama. Bumped. — Marc Ambinder at National Journal breaks the news of a deal framework on the 2011 budget …

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Washington Post:

Congressional leaders close to agreement on budget deal, aides say — Gallery: Government shutdown 2011: 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.

Fox News:

Congress Strikes a Budget Deal to Avert Shutdown, Cutting $38.5B — Congressional leaders, with barely an hour to go before a federal government, announced late Friday night they had reached a deal to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year. — The deal includes $38.5 billion …

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Associated Press:

Congress, White House reach deal to avoid government shutdown, cite ‘historic’ spending cuts — WASHINGTON — Perilously close to a government shutdown, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders forged agreement late Friday night on a deal to cut about $38 billion in federal spending and avert the first closure in 15 years.

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The Hill:

Last-minute budget deal staves off government shutdown — President Obama and Democratic and Republican congressional leaders reached a last-minute deal Friday to avoid a government shutdown. — The agreement, which came after days of partisan sparring and rhetorical drama …

Discussion: The Hill, Ballot Box, iOwnTheWorld.com and National Review

Brian Beutler / TPMDC:

It's A Deal: Dems, Republicans Strike Spending Deal To Avoid Government Shutdown — They've got a deal! — Their negotiations have teetered erratically on the brink of collapse for weeks. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner have finally shaken hands …

Discussion: ECHIDNE of the snakes, Shakesville and Suburban Guerrilla

Bob Cusack / The Hill:

Deal falls short of GOP cut pledge; ‘As good as we could get,’ Boehner says — The bipartisan deal struck late Friday falls short of the House Republican campaign pledge to cut $100 billion in fiscal 2011 spending. — The pact cuts $78.5 billion when compared to President Obama's fiscal 2011 budget request, which was never enacted.

Discussion: American Times and The Blaze

Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Minutes to shutdown, Congress strikes budget deal

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The Hill:
House, Senate pass one-week spending bill to buy time for deal

Discussion: The Nation

Washington Post:
Budget fight shows Washington still broken

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Matthew Cooper / NationalJournal.com:
The Budget Skirmish Ends. The War Begins

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Rep. Michele Bachmann / RedState:
Not a Big Enough Fight

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Roll Call:
Deal Close to Avert Shutdown

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Democrats make pitch for contributions to make Boehner ‘cry’

Discussion: The Hill and Weasel Zippers

Carrie Dann / msnbc.com:
Reports point to a deal, but the clock's still ticking

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Democratic Daily

CNN:
Democrats, Republicans agree on a budget deal

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Stan Collender / Capital Gains and Games blogs:
The Shutdown Problem This September is Going to be Even Worse

Discussion: A plain blog about politics, The Daily Dish and Calculated Risk

Wall Street Journal:
Budget Talks Sputter; Parties Trade Barbs

Discussion: Washington Post and The Huffington Post

NationalJournal.com:
Countdown to Shutdown: NJ Liveblogs the Remaining Hours of Negotiations

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Darren Goode / The Politico:
EPA riders axed, lawmakers say

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Major Garrett / NationalJournal.com:
Muted Abortion Response Speaks Volumes

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, New York Magazine and Hot Air

Laura Litvan / Bloomberg:
Coburn Says Republicans ‘Probably Should’ Make Budget Deal With Democrats

Discussion: Ballot Box, Pajamas Media, Firedoglake, Washington Monthly and Weigel

James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:

The Brave and Serious Mr. Ryan — I mentioned earlier that if asked to choose an adjective to describe the budget plan presented by Rep. Paul Ryan, I would suggest “partisan” or “gimmicky,” as opposed to “serious” or “brave.” Most budget proposals are both partisan and gimmicky, so this is no particular knock against Rep. Ryan.

Discussion: Paul Krugman, The New Republic, Balloon Juice, AMERICAblog News, The Daily Dish, Firedoglake, MyDD, Hullabaloo and Washington Post

Myglesias / Yglesias:

The Success Of Hostage-Taking Highlights The Importance of Elections — Details on the appropriations deal are still hard to come by, but you don't need the details to know that substantial short-term cuts in domestic discretionary spending will hurt the poor while harming macroeconomic performance.

Discussion: Washington Monthly

BBC:

US to fund $20m remake of Sesame Street for Pakistan — The show will be set in a Pakistan village and be mostly in Urdu — The United States is funding a Pakistani remake of the popular TV children's show Sesame Street. — In a new effort to win hearts and minds in Pakistan, USAID …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, That Mr. G Guy's Blog, Jihad Watch, Outside the Beltway and The AfPak Channel

Josiah Ryan / The Hill:

Schumer likens conservatives to a flea — Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) compared House conservatives to a flea Friday as rhetoric in the spending fight intensified. — Schumer, who has been criticizing Republicans all day, said in a floor speech Friday that conservatives were the flea controlling the dog …

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Eric Scheiner / CNSNews:
Schumer: Senate Will ‘Never, Never, Never’ Defund Planned Parenthood

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The United States Department of Justice:

Justice Department Requires Google Inc. to Develop and License Travel Software in Order to Proceed with Its Acquisition of ITA Software Inc. … WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today that in order for Google Inc. to proceed with its proposed acquisition of ITA Software Inc. …