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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Why This Is Not Just ‘Washington Breakdown,’ in 3 Graphs (and 1 Story) — Tea Party members say they are expressing the public's will. Gee, if only there were some way to judge popular sentiment in a democracy. — From the Washington Post this morning:
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House GOP seeks conference with Senate Dems on shutdown — House Republican leaders will seek a conference committee with Senate Democrats in a last-ditch effort to find a compromise on a short-term spending bill, a GOP aide confirmed late Monday night. — The GOP proposal to meet comes …
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The Reaction
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Two hours before deadline, Senate rejects latest House funding bill — The House and Senate continued their game of ping-pong late Monday as the federal government lurched toward a shutdown. — The House passed yet another proposal to fund the government and undermine ObamaCare, but it was just as quickly rejected by the Senate.
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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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Yahoo! News, Mediaite, ABC News, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Hot Air
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
House Dems hitting House GOP with robocalls on shutdown
Tom Cohen / CNN:
Obamacare: House GOP tries again
Obamacare: House GOP tries again
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DCist, Politico, Reuters, The Daily Caller, PolicyMic and Via Meadia
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House Dems make counteroffer to GOP: We'll accept sequester cuts
House Dems make counteroffer to GOP: We'll accept sequester cuts
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Politico and The Strata-Sphere
Washington Post:
U.S. Congress's dereliction of leadership on government shutdown
U.S. Congress's dereliction of leadership on government shutdown
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Wonkblog, his vorpal sword and TheBlaze.com
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
5 things to know today about the government shutdown
5 things to know today about the government shutdown
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NBCNews, Planet Washington, The Reaction, Washington Free Beacon and NPR
Newt Gingrich / CNN:
Republicans, don't cave on shutdown
Republicans, don't cave on shutdown
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Shakesville, Weasel Zippers, Mediaite and Politico
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 …
Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Moderate Threat Fizzles — The size of a bloc of GOP moderates ready to bring down a vote on the House floor over the government funding bill shriveled from 25 lawmakers on Saturday to just two when the House voted just now to pass the rule. — New York Representative Peter King …
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Balloon Juice
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Government shuts down as lawmakers miss funding deadline
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Pete King: House GOP's Delay Obamacare Plan ‘Is Going Nowhere’
Pete King: House GOP's Delay Obamacare Plan ‘Is Going Nowhere’
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Business Insider
Meredith Shiner / The World's Greatest …:
Democrats Mull Divulging Emails With Boehner Staff as Shutdown Fight Gets Personal — Reid's office is considering leaking emails between his chief of staff, David Krone, above, and Boehner's chief. (CQ Roll Call File Photo) — Senate Democrats are considering leaking a series …
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Talking Points Memo and Roll Call
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Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz Offers To Donate Salary To Charity If ‘Reid Forces’ Shutdown
Cruz Offers To Donate Salary To Charity If ‘Reid Forces’ Shutdown
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
NationalJournal.com:
State of Play: Boehner's Moment of Truth
State of Play: Boehner's Moment of Truth
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Yahoo! News, Defense One, Washington Monthly and Booman Tribune
NationalJournal.com:
State of Play: Republicans Getting Wobbly on a Government Shutdown
State of Play: Republicans Getting Wobbly on a Government Shutdown
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Yahoo! News, The Hill, Washington Times, Roll Call, Taylor Marsh, Weasel Zippers, Wonkblog, Hot Air, Washington Post, The Other McCain and Gawker
NY Daily News:
SEE IT: Pack of motorcyclists chase man in SUV, attack him on upper Manhattan street after fender bender turned hit-and-run on West Side Highway prompted by driver running over biker as he fled — Alexian Lien's Range Rover was surrounded by several bikers on the West Side Highway on Sunday.
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NPR, Gawker, The Raw Story, The Hinterland Gazette, CBS New York, ABC News and Moonbattery
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Fresh DOJ loss in ‘Fast and Furious’ docs fight — A federal judge has rejected Attorney General Eric Holder's attempt to keep the courts from wading into the “Fast and Furious” documents dispute that led to him being held in contempt by the House last year.
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Talking Points Memo, Hot Air and CNN
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Attorney General Eric Holder gets ‘mad’ about shutdown impact
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
12 Republicans Vote ‘Nay’ On House GOP Anti-Obamacare Bill — Twelve Republicans broke ranks with their House colleagues and voted against the House's latest continuing resolution proposal. — The twelve Republicans were Reps. Phil Gingrey (GA), Peter King (NY), Thomas Massie (KY) …
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Washington Monthly
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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The Fix, Weasel Zippers, Yahoo! News, Taegan Goddard's … and Washington Free Beacon
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U.S. News:
A government shutdown: What could it look like? — Government agencies were directed to “execute plans for an orderly shutdown” late Monday as Congress failed to pass a funding bill that would prevent the disruption of some government services. — The Office of Management and Budget …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Lights out for most, but not for all — A government shutdown …
Lights out for most, but not for all — A government shutdown …
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Politico
Alec Macgillis / The New Republic:
Meet the House Republican Who Compared Himself to the Flight 93 Heroes — When this chapter of the Republican Party's descent into radicalism is written, the representative quote may go not to Ted Cruz, who managed to say little memorable in his 21-hour talkathon, but to his fellow Texan, Rep. John Culberson.
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The Moderate Voice and Balloon Juice
Edward Robinson / Bloomberg:
Climate Change Rescue in U.S. Makes Steyer Converge With Paulson — Billionaire Tom Steyer recalls a dinner at the U.S. Treasury in Washington with two senior department officials and six money managers. It was August 2012, and the meal was part of an effort by the agency to keep …
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Yahoo! News and E2-Wire
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
Karen McVeigh / Guardian:
US employers slashing worker hours to avoid Obamacare insurance mandate — Trend sparks fears among low-paid workers that they will be hit twice: by having earnings cut and paying more for healthcare — Avita Samuels has worked at the Mall of America in Minneapolis for the last four years …
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