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Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Moderates Revolt Over CR — For almost three years, the story in the House has been about Speaker John Boehner's restive right flank causing him problems. But Republican moderates have apparently had enough. — In what is by far their boldest stand since the GOP took control of the House in 2010 …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
How 30 House Republicans are forcing the Obamacare fight — CONGRESS OBAMACARE JOHN BOEHNER HEALTH CARE STENY HOYER RAUL LABRADOR GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN — There are 233 Republicans in the House. Insiders estimate that three-quarters of them, or about 175 GOP lawmakers, are willing …
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NationalJournal.com:
State of Play: Republicans Getting Wobbly on a Government Shutdown — The most important updates on the brewing government shutdown. — The government will shut down at midnight unless Democrats and Republicans reach a budget deal to keep it open, but with just hours to go, the two sides remain very far apart.
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Politico:
Government shutdown: House GOP leaders huddle — House Speaker John Boehner and his leadership team will meet twice Monday morning, as House Republicans mull how - and if - they will avoid a government shutdown. — The Senate is expected to reject House-passed legislation that would keep …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate rejects House funding bill with government shutdown in clear sight — Congress took another step toward a government shutdown Monday as the Senate voted 54-46 to strip language from a House funding bill that delayed ObamaCare by a year. — Senate Democrats called on House Republicans …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House Dems make counteroffer to GOP: We'll accept sequester cuts — House Democratic leaders said Monday they'll accept the sequester cuts as part of a short-term spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. — The lawmakers framed their concession as a counteroffer …
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Shutdown looms as House GOP tries again on ObamaCare
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Newt Gingrich / CNN:
Republicans, don't cave on shutdown
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Robert Stacy McCain / American Spectator:
Extremely Extreme Extremists
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NationalJournal.com:
State of Play: Boehner's Moment of Truth
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Countdown to Shutdown
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
John Boehner doesn't have to let the Tea Party paralyze whole government
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TIME:
Hidden Hand: How Heritage Action Drove DC To Shut Down
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New York Times:
Obama Criticizes G.O.P. as Senate Rejects House's Terms on Budget
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Shutdown showdown hits brink as Senate kills House spending bill
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Bloomberg:
Republicans' Shutdown Fight Exposes Simmering Civil War
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Obama urges House to ‘do the right thing’ and pass a clean spending bill
Paul Begala / CNN:
Three ways to score the shutdown battle
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Poll: Shutdown would be GOP's fault — 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.
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Congress, tea party hit all-time low in CNN polling — Washington (CNN) — As the hours wind down toward a possible government shutdown because of a bitter partisan battle over the new health care law, the approval rating for Congress is plummeting to historic lows.
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Anger at Government Most Pronounced among Conservative Republicans — Young Adults Largely Tune Out Shutdown Drama — With a possible government shutdown just hours away, public anger at the federal government is as high as at any point since the Pew Research Center began asking the question in 1997.
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CNN:
CNN's GUT CHECK for September 30, 2013
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Avik Roy / Forbes:
New Poll: Only One-Third Of Americans Support Repealing, Defunding Or Delaying Obamacare
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Disapproval on Budget Debate Puts the GOP at Greater Risk
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Associated Press Goes to Bat For the Democratic Party
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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.
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Scraps Hillary Clinton Miniseries — “After reviewing and prioritizing our slate of movie/mini-series development, we've decided that we will no longer continue developing the Hillary Clinton miniseries,” the network said in a statement Monday. — David Livingston/Getty Images
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Henry J. Aaron / New York Times:
Obama Should Ignore the Debt Ceiling — WASHINGTON — THE United States government is likely to shut down nonessential services tomorrow, after House Republicans voted before dawn yesterday to attach a one-year delay of President Obama's health care law (and a repeal of a tax to pay for it) …
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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
5 things to know today about the government shutdown
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Dow drops amid government shutdown fears
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
Right-wing extremists “are guilty of murder,” Sen. Angus King tells Salon — In an interview with Salon, Independent senator unloads on conservatives who urge young people to remain uninsured — Tuesday begins a 6-month race to enroll as many uninsured people as possible in the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges.
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 …
Tory Newmyer / Fortune:
The DNC is nearly broke — As the government nears shutdown, the fundraising arm of the Democratic Party is having a budget crisis of its own. — FORTUNE — There's another budget crisis in Washington, and it's unfolding inside the Democratic party. The Democratic National Committee remains …
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NY Daily News:
'Because you're black': Framboise Patisserie in Middle Village, Queens, hit with $25,000 in fines, penalties in discrimination case — 'I can't hire you because you're black,' Jamilah DaCosta, 25, said she was told when she tried to get a job at the bakery.
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