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12:25 AM ET, September 24, 2013

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Jason Zengerle / GQ Magazine Online:
Ted Cruz: The Distinguished Wacko Bird from Texas  —  In less than a year, Texas Republican Ted Cruz has become the most despised man in the U.S. Senate.  He's been likened to Joe McCarthy, accused of behaving like a schoolyard bully, and smeared by senior members of his own party.
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Harry Reid Shoots Down Ted Cruz On Defunding Obamacare  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) objected on Monday to Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) request for unanimous consent to pass the House's continuing resolution to defund Obamacare.  —  Reid also objected to a request by Cruz …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Reid, Cruz begin ObamaCare slugfest
Discussion: Politico
Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Lindsey Graham Knocks Ted Cruz Strategy For Defunding Obamacare: ‘Not The Best Tactic’
Discussion: The Plum Line and ThinkProgress
Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Clinton World Hints at Ditching Old Baggage for Hillary Run … Hillary Clinton's first major print interview since leaving the Obama administration seven months ago leaves two inescapable impressions: She is running in 2016, and this campaign won't look anything like her failed 2008 run.
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Taylor Marsh
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New York Magazine:
Hillary in Midair  —  Her former staffers argue that she managed …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Runnin' Scared
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
How long can Hillary Clinton wait?
Discussion: Fox News, Shakesville and KTLA 5
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Blame for Both Sides as Possible Government Shutdown Approaches  —  Tea Party Reps Say Stick to Principles, Even if Shutdown Results  —  If the federal government shuts down because Republicans and the Obama administration fail to agree on a budget, there will be plenty of blame to go around.
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Obama selfish, stubborn on health care: Column
Daily Mail:
SAS hero of the mall massacre: Off duty soldier with a handgun saved 100 lives as terrorists ran amok  —  An off-duty member of the SAS emerged as a hero of the Nairobi siege yesterday, after he was credited with saving up to 100 lives.  —  The soldier was having coffee at the Westgate mall …
Discussion: The Hugh Hewitt Show
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Washington Post:
Nationalities of Kenya shopping mall gunmen unknown
NBCNews:
‘Bodies everywhere’: Survivor stories emerge as Kenya mall siege goes on
Discussion: msnbc.com
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Sorry, The Latest Anti-Obamacare Article To Go Viral Is Totally Wrong  —  An article published by Forbes claiming that Obamacare will increase health care costs by $7,450 for a typical family of four is spreading like wildfire across the internet, but causing eye rolls from economists across the country.
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Chris Conover / Forbes:
Obamacare Will Increase Health Spending By $7,450 For A Typical Family of Four  —  It was one of candidate Obama's most vivid and concrete campaign promises.  Forget about high minded (some might say high sounding) but gauzy promises of hope and change.  This candidate solemnly pledged on June 5 …
Michael Laris / Washington Post:
E.W. Jackson says non-Christians are engaged in ‘some sort of false religion’  —  At a morning sermon Sunday in Northern Virginia, Republican lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson, a Chesapeake pastor, said people who don't follow Jesus Christ “are engaged in some sort of false religion.”
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Markus Schmidt / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Jackson says he differs with pope on gays  —  Days after accusing his Democratic rival of running a socially divisive campaign, E.W. Jackson, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, lashed out against gay marriage, criticized the pope and told his audience that God had called him to run for office.
Discussion: Mediaite and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
McAuliffe leads Cuccinelli in Virginia governor's race  —  Democrat Terry McAuliffe has vaulted into the lead over Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II in a Virginia governor's race that has left many voters sour on both candidates, according to a new Washington Post/Abt SRBI poll.
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Andy Fox / WAVY-TV:
Boys suspended for airsoft guns in yard  —  Has zero tolerance gone too far?  —  (1/7)Andy Fox reports on zero tolerance incident at VB middle school  —  (2/7)Andy Fox reports on VB 7th grader facing expulsion  —  (3/7)Andy Fox reports on zero gun tolerance at VB schools
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Obama: I Haven't Had A Cigarette In Six Years Because I'm Scared Of My Wife  —  The president gives a different quit date than the one the first lady has given.  —  View Video ›  —  President Obama got caught on a hot mic today saying he hasn't smoked in six years because he's afraid of his wife Michelle.
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Bryan Koenig / CNN:
Who is Obama scared of?  —  (CNN) - President Barack Obama …
Discussion: Politico
Joy Wilke / Gallup:
Americans' Belief That Gov't Is Too Powerful at Record Level  —  Record number of Republicans say the federal government has too much power  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Six in 10 Americans (60%) believe the federal government has too much power, one percentage point above the previous high recorded in September 2010.
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
One Big Trader Lost Millions Betting on Romney, Study Finds  —  A new academic paper digging into presidential betting in the final weeks of the 2012 election finds that a single trader lost between $4 million and $7 million placing a flurry of Intrade bets on Mitt Romney …
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Lower Health Insurance Premiums to Come at Cost of Fewer Choices  —  WASHINGTON — Federal officials often say that health insurance will cost consumers less than expected under President Obama's health care law.  But they rarely mention one big reason: many insurers are significantly limiting …
Lauren French / Politico:
Lois Lerner still Hill's favorite piñata  —  Lois Lerner is the political piñata that Congress still loves to whack months after she awkwardly acknowledged that the IRS wrongly scrutinized conservative groups for years.  —  Her sudden retirement on Monday after 12 years at the agency won't change that.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Bush: Obama should play golf  —  Former President George W. Bush said President Obama should not be criticized over his frequent golf outings.  —  Former President George W. Bush said President Obama should not be criticized over his frequent golf outings.
 
 
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Ex-FBI agent to plead guilty in leak to AP
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Ex-generals back Gillibrand's bill
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Ed Marksberry Announces Independent Bid for Kentucky U.S. Senate Race
Rebecca Evans / Daily Mail:
'If they found me, I'm white... so I'm dead': Survivors reveal how gunman executed non-Muslims …
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