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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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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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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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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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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) …
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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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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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Government shuts down as lawmakers miss funding deadline — Congress missed a midnight deadline to avert a shutdown of the federal government, as the Republican-led House and the Democratic-led Senate battled through the night on legislation to keep the lights on.
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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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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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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New York Times:
Government Shutting Down in Impasse
Government Shutting Down in Impasse
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Newt Gingrich / CNN:
Republicans, don't cave on shutdown
Republicans, don't cave on shutdown
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Senate again rebuffs House as shutdown clock ticks down to midnight
Senate again rebuffs House as shutdown clock ticks down to midnight
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Robert Stacy McCain / American Spectator:
Extremely Extreme Extremists
Extremely Extreme Extremists
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Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz Offers To Donate Salary To Charity If ‘Reid Forces’ Shutdown — This post has been updated. — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced Monday his intention to donate his congressional salary to charity for each day government remains closed, pinning blame for any potential shutdown …
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NationalJournal.com:
State of Play: Boehner's Moment of Truth
State of Play: Boehner's Moment of Truth
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State of Play: Republicans Getting Wobbly on a Government Shutdown
State of Play: Republicans Getting Wobbly on a Government Shutdown
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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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate rejects House funding bill with government shutdown in clear sight
Senate rejects House funding bill with government shutdown in clear sight
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama: Congress trying to ‘extract a ransom’
Obama: Congress trying to ‘extract a ransom’
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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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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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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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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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Attorney General Eric Holder gets ‘mad’ about shutdown impact
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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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Lights out for most, but not for all — A government shutdown would turn off the lights at a slew of federal offices, furloughing workers, closing national parks and locking shut research laboratories across the country. — All but the most essential functions of government would grind to a halt.
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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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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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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 …