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2:10 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: Talking Points Memo, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, 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, The Plum Line, No More Mister Nice Blog, Roll Call, Talking Points Memo and Politico

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

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

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.

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.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Politico, PoliticusUSA, ABC News, Daily Kos and Red Alert Politics

Manu Raju / Politico:

GOP braces for shutdown fallout — House and Senate Republicans are still spooked by the ghosts of shutdown past, with many fearing a brutal political fallout that could threaten their party in the run-up to the 2014 midterms. — Despite a firm belief that the public is on their side …

Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Outside the Beltway

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

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

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Post Politics, Associated Press, Truthout Stories, DownWithTyranny!, The Daily Banter, Prairie Weather and The Huffington Post

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

Discussion: Hot Air

Joe Nocera / New York Times:
Those Banana Republicans

Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Hullabaloo, Booman Tribune, Daily Kos, National Review, The Verge, The Daily Banter and The Hinterland Gazette

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

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.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and National Republican …

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

Misstripleem / Twitchy:

Surprise! Obamacare health insurance exchange websites don't work; HealthCare.gov a total mess — No need to shut it down. The Obamacare health insurance exchange websites don't work. … Who will be blamed for this mess? … [Update] — Welcome to HealthCare.gov!

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

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

CNN:

CNN Poll: Will Obamacare help you? — Less than one in five Americans say their families will be better off under the new health care law, according to a new poll. — But a CNN/ORC International survey released Tuesday morning also indicates a majority say the Affordable Care Act …

Discussion: The Other McCain and Weasel Zippers

Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Poll Indicates GOP Has Been Deeply Damaged By Shutdown Fight

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

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

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and National Review

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

Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
President Obama: Expect months of ‘glitches’

Discussion: Pirate's Cove

CNN:

Veterans break past World War II Memorial barricade — Washington (CNN) - Busloads of World War II veterans, many in wheelchairs, broke past a barricade Tuesday to cross into the World War II Memorial, as onlookers applauded and a man playing the bagpipes led the way.

Discussion: ABC News

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

Discussion: The Raw Story

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, National Review and The Right Scoop

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: 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, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, 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