Top Items:
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Key players in the shutdown debate — Washington (CNN) — If the federal government shuts down starting Tuesday because of a bitter partisan battle over the new health care law, more people say congressional Republicans rather than President Barack Obama would be responsible, according to a new national survey.
RELATED:
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Associated Press Goes to Bat For the Democratic Party — Why do Republicans never seem to come out ahead politically when they go toe-to-toe with the Democrats? Part of the reason, at least, is that the press, to a greater extent than at any time in our history, is monolithically Democrat.
Discussion:
Associated Press and The Lonely Conservative
Bloomberg:
Republicans' Shutdown Fight Exposes Simmering Civil War — The Republican war with President Barack Obama over funding the government and the new health-care law will play out in the coming days and months. The conflict now exposed within the party may shape its future for years.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans toss insults at Harry Reid — Washington's shutdown blame game is already in full force - and the government isn't even closed yet. — About 20 House Republicans gathered on the steps of the United States Senate on Sunday afternoon, a time usually reserved in the city for watching the Redskins.
Discussion:
BizPac Review, Pirate's Cove, CNN, Daily Kos, The Hill, The Hill, Real Clear Politics and Reuters
Holly Yan / CNN:
(CNN) — Let's start with the obvious question: Will the government shut down this week? Most likely. — Republicans and Democrats can agree on that. It's everything else that has them bickering and blaming. And unless they strike a deal on a spending bill Monday, the government will begin closing shop at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
Discussion:
Firedoglake
Politico:
Government shutdown: John Boehner's pivotal moment — Speaker John Boehner spent months trying to avoid a government shutdown. — Now he's staring one straight in the eye with no obvious way out. — Despite his backroom pleas and carefully crafted strategies, Boehner …
Discussion:
Washington Post, msnbc.com and Reuters
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Republican Senator Denounces House GOP's Obamacare Strategy
Republican Senator Denounces House GOP's Obamacare Strategy
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Booman Tribune
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
House Republicans say Dems trying to run out shutdown clock (Video)
House Republicans say Dems trying to run out shutdown clock (Video)
Discussion:
Crooks and Liars, DealBook and WJLA-TV
Robert Costa / National Review:
The Speaker's Slog
The Speaker's Slog
Discussion:
The Hill, Washington Post and Taegan Goddard's …
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Boehner accuses Democrats of ‘arrogance’ for delaying work to stop government shutdown
Boehner accuses Democrats of ‘arrogance’ for delaying work to stop government shutdown
Discussion:
Slate, The Gateway Pundit and The Mahablog
New York Times:
Qaeda Plot Leak Has Undermined U.S. Intelligence — WASHINGTON — As the nation's spy agencies assess the fallout from disclosures about their surveillance programs, some government analysts and senior officials have made a startling finding: the impact of a leaked terrorist plot by Al Qaeda …
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland, americanthinker.com, emptywheel and Prairie Weather
The Charlotte Observer:
U.S. Justice Department suit aims to stop NC voter ID law — sharrison@charlotteobserver.com ablythe@newsobserver.com — The U.S. Department of Justice will file a lawsuit Monday to stop North Carolina's new voter ID law, which critics have said is the most sweeping law of its kind …
Discussion:
Politico
RELATED:
Mike Levine / ABC News:
DOJ to Sue North Carolina Over Voter ID Law
DOJ to Sue North Carolina Over Voter ID Law
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Hot Air
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Justice Department Poised to File Lawsuit Over Voter ID Law
Justice Department Poised to File Lawsuit Over Voter ID Law
Discussion:
msnbc.com and Washington Post
Gallup:
Two in Three Uninsured Americans Plan to Buy Insurance — Less than half say they will use the state or federal exchanges — PRINCETON, NJ — Nearly two in three uninsured Americans say they will get insurance by Jan. 1, 2014, rather than pay a fine as mandated by the Affordable Care Act …
Discussion:
Politico and Talking Points Memo
RELATED:
Atul Gawande / New Yorker:
STATES OF HEALTH — Ours can be an unforgiving country.
STATES OF HEALTH — Ours can be an unforgiving country.
Discussion:
Washington Wire and Connecting.the.Dots
Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
House Republican Hostage-Takers Are Unfit to Govern — They're threatening an economic shutdown that will cause financial hardship and even ruin for millions of Americans. So let's call these House Republicans what they are, says Jon Favreau. — The most terrifying speech I ever wrote for President Obama was one he never gave.
Discussion:
VodkaPundit
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Rebels Without a Clue — This may be the way the world ends — not with a bang but with a temper tantrum. — O.K., a temporary government shutdown — which became almost inevitable after Sunday's House vote to provide government funding only on unacceptable conditions — wouldn't be the end of the world.
Discussion:
Washington Monthly and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Michael Bastasch / The Daily Caller:
Top MIT scientist: Newest UN climate report is ‘hilariously’ flawed — Not all scientists are panicking about global warming — one of them finds the alarmism “hilarious.” — A top climate scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology lambasted a new report by the UN's climate bureaucracy …
Discussion:
americanthinker.com and Blazing Cat Fur
RELATED:
David Rose / Daily Mail:
Met Office proof that global warming is still ‘on pause’ …
Met Office proof that global warming is still ‘on pause’ …
Discussion:
Truthout Stories, Watts Up With That?, Washington Free Beacon and Power Line
Ty Watwood / MyFoxAL.com:
Rep. Spencer Bachus not seeking another term in office — Rep. Spencer Bachus (R - 6th District) will not seek another term in Congress. Bachus made the announcement Monday Morning during an interview with Janice Rogers on Good Day Alabama. — “Janice, I've grown up watching Channel 6 …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Yahoo! News and Post Politics
Roger Simon / Politico:
The frauds on the Hill target Obama — Who are these people? Of what are they made that they can say and do such things on the floor of Congress? — No nonsense is too great, no act too low. — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) leaves the floor of the House in the wee hours of Sunday morning …
Charles Ferguson / The Huffington Post:
Why I Am Cancelling My Documentary on Hillary Clinton — In late 2012, CNN Films approached me about directing a documentary. We discussed a number of potential subjects, and eventually settled on Hillary Rodham Clinton. The film would be ambitious, controversial, and highly visible.
Discussion:
ABC News, Talking Points Memo and Taegan Goddard's …, more at Mediagazer »
Bill Keller / New York Times:
The Right Gets Its '60s — “Something's happening here. — What it is ain't exactly clear. The right-wing campaign to sabotage the Affordable Care Act has driven a lot of normally temperate people past the edge of exasperation. Pundits have described the crusade as crazy, stupid …
Discussion:
The Mahablog
CNN:
CNN Poll: Most in U.S. favor negotiations with Iran over nukes — Washington (CNN) — Three-quarters of Americans say they favor direct diplomatic negotiations with Iran in an attempt to prevent that country from developing nuclear weapons, according to a new national poll.