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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.
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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 …
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Defense One, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, Roll Call, The Plum Line, 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.
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).
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Paul Krugman, Mediaite, Balloon Juice and The Hinterland Gazette
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 …
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NPR, Outside the Beltway and Hit & Run
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
THE DEMOCRATS ARE BRINGING GUNS TO A GUNFIGHT — This is more like it, thank you. … This would only be responding in kind. For years, Washington worked on a system of both written and unwritten rules of behavior. One of the marked characteristics of the reign of the morons has been to trash …
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The Mahablog and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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Fox News:
Congressional stalemate rings in government slimdown — What the Obama administration is portraying as a “shutdown” of the federal government — complete with signs posted at the entrances to government buildings, parks and monuments — is turning out to be more of a “slimdown,” …
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Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and The Week
Politico:
House GOP to vote on narrow funding bills
House GOP to vote on narrow funding bills
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The Plum Line, CNN, Firedoglake and The Reaction
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama notes health care glitches, blasts ‘Republican shutdown’
Obama notes health care glitches, blasts ‘Republican shutdown’
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Colorlines
Politico:
Government shutdown: President Obama holds the line
Government shutdown: President Obama holds the line
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americanthinker.com and The Hill
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Why This Is Not Just ‘Washington Breakdown,’ in 3 Graphs (and 1 Story)
Why This Is Not Just ‘Washington Breakdown,’ in 3 Graphs (and 1 Story)
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The Dish, Shakesville, Connecting.the.Dots, Taylor Marsh, The Frying Pan and The Moderate Voice
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
In Congress, a not-so-brief case of delusion over government shutdown
In Congress, a not-so-brief case of delusion over government shutdown
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The Mahablog and The Raw Story
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Politico: Obama Shows ‘Resolve and Strength’ By Shutting Government
Politico: Obama Shows ‘Resolve and Strength’ By Shutting Government
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Hot Air
Catalina Camia / Associated Press:
Polls: Americans put more blame on GOP for shutdown
Polls: Americans put more blame on GOP for shutdown
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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.
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
KKK Rally At Gettysburg Military Park Canceled Due To Gov't Shutdown
KKK Rally At Gettysburg Military Park Canceled Due To Gov't Shutdown
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Leo Shane III / Stars & Stripes:
WWII veterans storm D.C. memorial closed by government shutdown
WWII veterans storm D.C. memorial closed by government shutdown
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Philadelphia News, Local News, Weather …:
Gettysburg KKK Rally Scuttled by Shutdown
Gettysburg KKK Rally Scuttled by Shutdown
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Witness: Mississippi Congressman ‘Opened The Barricade’ To Closed WWII Memorial
Witness: Mississippi Congressman ‘Opened The Barricade’ To Closed WWII Memorial
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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 …
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Washington Post:
Obamacare site goes live, with some glitches
Obamacare site goes live, with some glitches
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TIME:
Obamacare Exchanges Riddled With Glitches
Obamacare Exchanges Riddled With Glitches
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Weasel Zippers, msnbc.com, New York Times, CBS New York and Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Sebelius: “Give Us the Same Slack You Give Apple”
Sebelius: “Give Us the Same Slack You Give Apple”
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Louise Radnofsky / Washington Wire:
Sebelius: Obamacare, It's Like an iPhone
Sebelius: Obamacare, It's Like an iPhone
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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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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.
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TIME, Taegan Goddard's …, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Politico, The Moderate Voice and Democracy in America
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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 …
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Hot Air, The Right Scoop and National Review
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Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Ted Cruz May Be Unwittingly Boosting Rand Paul's Brand
Ted Cruz May Be Unwittingly Boosting Rand Paul's Brand
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Politico and Conservatives4Palin
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)
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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
The Beginning of the End for Washington — This impasse could be the breaking point for a political system that has gone from dysfunctional to nonfunctioning. — U.S. President Barack Obama signs H.R. 3210, Pay Our Military Act, which provides continuing appropriations for members of the Armed Forces during the government shutdown.
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Ross Douthat:
Is Republican Intransigence Reasonable? — Tyler Cowen on the politics of the looming government shutdown: … This is as good a summary as I've seen of the basic strategy being pursued by the savvier of what you might call the House Intransigents. Not by all of them, however: Pace Cowen …
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National Review, Spectator and American Prospect