memeorandum: Durbin: Medical device tax repeal could be ‘on the table’ (Ashley Killough/CNN)

2:35 PM ET, October 1, 2013

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John Bresnahan / Politico:

Government shutdown: John Boehner's private fight for Hill health subsidies — With the federal government nearing shutdown, House Speaker John Boehner stood on the House floor Monday and called on his colleagues to vote for a bill banning a “so-called exemption” that lawmakers and staffers receive for their health insurance.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, Mediaite, National Review, Booman Tribune and Roll Call

Meredith Shiner / The World's Greatest …:

Democrats Divulge Emails With Boehner Staff as Shutdown Fight Gets Personal (Updated) — Reid's office is considering leaking emails between his chief of staff, David Krone, above, and Boehner's chief. (CQ Roll Call File Photo) — Updated 11:30 a.m. | Senate Democrats are considering leaking …

Discussion: Esquire, Defense One, The Plum Line, No More Mister Nice Blog, Roll Call, Talking Points Memo and Politico

Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:

Six Headlines About The Government Shutdown That Will Destroy Your Faith In Journalism — The government shut down because a small group of Republicans, led by Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX), insist on linking continued funding to repealing, defunding, or delaying Obamacare.

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Monthly, The Huffington Post, Mediaite, Daily Kos and Right Wing Watch

Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:

‘House Of Turds’: NY Daily News Mocks Boehner As Shutdown Arrives (PHOTO) — A prominent New York City tabloid marked the first government shutdown since 1996 on Tuesday with a cover that parodies a hit political drama and mocks House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette, Balloon Juice, Paul Krugman and Mediaite

Nick Gillespie / Reason:

Let Us Be Clear: Obama Deserves Chief Responsibility for Gov't Shutdown. — Boehner and the GOP may well be “anarchists” and Reid and the Dems may be useless. But it's the president who runs the show. — Whether it turns truly apocalyptic or ends up just being a short break …

Discussion: NPR, Outside the Beltway and Hit & Run

Ashley Killough / CNN:

Durbin: Medical device tax repeal could be ‘on the table’ — Washington (CNN) - A repeal of the medical device tax may be a point of compromise between the House and Senate as the two houses of Congress work to end the government shutdown, the number two Democrat in the Senate said Tuesday.

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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:

Discussion: The Dish, Taylor Marsh, Connecting.the.Dots, Shakesville, The Frying Pan and The Moderate Voice

Politico:

Government shutdown: President Obama holds the line — President Barack Obama started September in an agonizing, extended display of how little sway he had in Congress. He ended the month with a display of resolve and strength that could redefine his presidency. — All it took was a government shutdown.

Manu Raju / Politico:
GOP braces for shutdown fallout

Discussion: CNN and The Hill

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The House GOP's Legislative Strike

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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
In Congress, a not-so-brief case of delusion over government shutdown

Discussion: The Mahablog, Balloon Juice and The Raw Story

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Politico: Obama Shows ‘Resolve and Strength’ By Shutting Government

Discussion: Hot Air

Joe Nocera / New York Times:
Those Banana Republicans

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Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Resume Budget Battle Amid Shutdown

Discussion: Washington Wire

Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Conservatives With a Cause: 'We're Right'

Discussion: Politico, The Hairpin, WJLA-TV and Wall Street Journal

Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House GOP seeks conference with Senate Dems on shutdown

Discussion: Politico, CNN, The Huffington Post, Firedoglake, americanthinker.com, The Reaction and New York Times

Elise Viebeck / The Hill:

Technical problems plague launch of ObamaCare (Video) — ObamaCare's new health insurance marketplaces experienced a range of technical glitches Tuesday morning as they opened to enroll patients for the first time. — The federally facilitated online exchanges include functions for creating an account …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Post, The CT Mirror, Talking Points Memo, Weekly Standard, The Daily Caller, National Republican …, Reuters and The PJ Tatler

Washington Post:

Obamacare site goes live, with some glitches — Uninsured Americans around the country showed up at health centers and logged onto government Web sites Tuesday morning in hopes of being among the first to sign up for coverage under the president's health-care law, but many ran into technical glitches that prevented them from enrolling.

Discussion: PJ Media, Forbes, Pat Dollard and Questions and Observations

Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Sebelius: “Give Us the Same Slack You Give Apple”

Discussion: Firedoglake and Unfair Park

TIME:
Obamacare Exchanges Riddled With Glitches

Discussion: msnbc.com, New York Times and CBS New York

Maggie Fox / NBCNews:
Obamacare is here and so are the glitches

Discussion: Guardian, PolicyMic and Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire

Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Full steam ahead for Obama healthcare law

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …

Jennifer Corbett Dooren / Washington Wire:
Some State Exchanges Delayed Until Afternoon

Discussion: Wonkblog, Hit & Run and Washington Free Beacon

Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:

Poll Indicates GOP Has Been Deeply Damaged By Shutdown Fight — Republicans in Washington insist they have simply been upholding the wishes of the American people throughout their efforts to block the Affordable Care Act, but a poll released Tuesday tells a very different story.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Politico, Firedoglake, Democracy in America and PoliticusUSA

CNN:
CNN Poll: Will Obamacare help you?

Discussion: The Other McCain, Politico and Weasel Zippers

NPR:
Transcript And Audio: NPR Interview With President Obama

Discussion: New Orleans Times-Picayune, The Atlantic Online and Wall Street Journal

CNN:
Sen. Durbin: “It's conceivable” …

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James Hohmann / Politico:
Ted Cruz's dad rips RINOs, Obamacare

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Right Wing Watch and CNN

Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Less than one in five say ObamaCare will help

Discussion: The Right Scoop

CNN:

Veterans break past World War II Memorial barricade — Update 1:45 p.m. ET: House GOP leadership sources tell CNN they plan to vote on a series of bills to fund the government, beginning Tuesday with three measures-spending for veterans, the District of Columbia and the Park Service.

Discussion: ABC News, Politico, ThinkProgress and Gawker

Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Witness: Mississippi Congressman ‘Opened The Barricade’ To Closed WWII Memorial

Discussion: The Raw Story

Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:

The glitchy error-filled misadventures of creating an account on healthcare.gov — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL BARACK OBAMA OBAMACARE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN — A friend and I spent the morning trying unsuccessfully to create an account on healthcare.gov and shop for cheaper health insurance.

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Misstripleem / Twitchy:
Surprise! Obamacare health insurance exchange websites don't work; HealthCare.gov a total mess

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, New York Times, National Review, The Lonely Conservative, NewsBusters, Althouse and Pirate's Cove

Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:

Rand Paul: Open the government — Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday said he would support a short-term funding measure “to keep the government open while we negotiate.” — “I think what we could do is pass a very short term, maybe not six weeks, but what about one week, so we could negotiate over a week …

Discussion: Hot Air, The Right Scoop and National Review

Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Republicans, Over the Cliff — Peter Suderman speaks for me:

Discussion: Hit & Run and The Dish

Tal Kopan / Politico:

‘Boss’ Chris Christie: How I'd solve it — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the shutdown in Washington can be blamed on everybody, but it is especially a failure of leadership on the part of the president. — “No matter where the partisanship is, the failure is in people not bringing people together to get it done.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Hot Air and The Hill

Andrew Rafferty / NBC Politics:
Christie says shutdown debate would look very different if he was in charge

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Crooks and Liars and susiemadrak.com

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:

Jon Stewart's Rockin' Shutdown Eve — If President Obama can make a deal with the most intransigent mullahs in the world but not with House Republicans, maybe he is not the problem. (07:20)

Discussion: The Daily Banter, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Towleroad News #gay and Mediaite

Steven Lubet / Salon:

GOP's most shameful shutdown moment — There are many candidates, but comparing Obamacare to the Fugitive Slave Act reveals much — and may take the prize — Republicans in the House of Representatives have shut down the United States government - and are threatening to throw the nation into default …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Alan Colmes' Liberaland