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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 …
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.
John Boehner / USA Today:
Obama owns this shutdown now — Washington Democrats have slammed the door on reopening the government. — CONNECT — The president isn't telling the whole story when it comes to the government shutdown. The fact is that Washington Democrats have slammed the door on reopening …
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Associated Press, Daily Kos, Speaker.gov and CNN
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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No More Mister Nice Blog and The Mahablog
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, The Hinterland Gazette and Shakesville
Nick Gillespie / Reason:
Let Us Be Clear: Obama Deserves Chief Responsibility for Gov't Shutdown.
Let Us Be Clear: Obama Deserves Chief Responsibility for Gov't Shutdown.
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NPR, Outside the Beltway and Hit & Run
Corey Boles / Washington Wire:
Senate: Shutdown May Persist More Than Two Weeks, Brush Against Debt Ceiling — Don't expect the government shutdown to end soon. — That was the message Tuesday from Senate Republican leaders and Democratic aides who said there is a growing likelihood that non-essential parts …
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The Plum Line
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Ross Douthat:
Is Republican Intransigence Reasonable?
Is Republican Intransigence Reasonable?
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National Review, Spectator and American Prospect
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 and The Lonely Conservative
Politico:
House GOP to vote on narrow funding bills
House GOP to vote on narrow funding bills
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The Plum Line, Hit & Run, CNN, Firedoglake and The Reaction
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Durbin: Medical device tax repeal could be ‘on the table’
Durbin: Medical device tax repeal could be ‘on the table’
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Firedoglake, PoliticusUSA, Politico, The PJ Tatler, WND, Prairie Weather, ABC News and Daily Kos
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama notes health care glitches, blasts ‘Republican shutdown’
Obama notes health care glitches, blasts ‘Republican shutdown’
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ABC News and Colorlines
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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Politico, ABC News, Taylor Marsh, ThinkProgress, Gawker and Connecting.the.Dots
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Leo Shane III / Stars & Stripes:
WWII veterans storm D.C. memorial closed by government shutdown — WASHINGTON — Wheelchair-bound elderly veterans pushed aside barricades to tour the World War II Memorial Tuesday morning, in defiance of the government shutdown which closed all of the memorials in the nation's capital.
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ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Guardian, Outside the Beltway, msnbc.com and WJLA-TV
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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Philadelphia News …, Fox News, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Huffington Post, PolicyMic and The Raw Story
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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The Raw Story
Matthew DeLuca / NBCNews:
Sorry, we're closed: Government shutdown ripples across the country
Sorry, we're closed: Government shutdown ripples across the country
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Bleacher Report, CollegeFootballTalk, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, U.S. News and BuzzFeed
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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Power Line, Minneapolis Star Tribune, NBCNews, PJ Media, WND, National Review, Guardian, Forbes, Pat Dollard and Questions and Observations
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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Firedoglake, Via Meadia and Unfair Park
Jordan Weissmann / The Atlantic Online:
The Saddest Paragraph You'll Read About the Government Shutdown Today — With NIH furloughs, children with cancer are being turned away from clinical trials. — You've heard about the Pandacam, the closed monuments and national parks, and the furloughed federal workers.
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Balloon Juice and Hullabaloo
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Shutdown Ripples Through Federal Workplaces, Tourist Spots — More Than 800,000 Are Sent Home Even as Essential Services Are Kept Operating … WASHINGTON—The federal government's shutdown rippled through its operations Tuesday, as more than 800,000 workers were sent home …
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Wonkblog
Elise Young / Political Capital:
Perry: Wife Misspoke About Abortion — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, right, and his wife, Anita, arrive for his state of the state address in the house chambers at the state capitol, on, Jan. 29, 2013, in Austin, Texas. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry today owned up to an “oops” moment that wasn't even his.
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PolicyMic and Talking Points Memo
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Julia Ioffe / The New Republic:
Two Russians Walk Into a Parliamentary Crisis... What is a president in a presidential constitutional republic to do when faced with an intransigent, bull-headed faction among his people's representatives? — Well, Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first democratically elected president …
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National Review, Hit & Run, Weasel Zippers, VodkaPundit and The PJ Tatler
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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Slate, Taegan Goddard's …, Politico, TIME, The Moderate Voice and Democracy in America
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Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Ted Cruz May Be Unwittingly Boosting Rand Paul's Brand — Cruz has redefined extremism in the Republican Party to such an extent that Paul doesn't come across as such a dangerous fringe candidate anymore. — WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 30: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) leaves a Republican Senate caucus meeting …
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Politico and Conservatives4Palin
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Rand Paul: Open the government
Rand Paul: Open the government
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Hot Air, The Right Scoop and National Review
Emma Dumain / Roll Call:
House Leaders Seize on Ted Cruz's Idea to End Shutdown (Updated) — Updated 4:23 p.m. | The House will vote Tuesday evening on three bills to reopen various government programs that were shuttered when appropriations lapsed less than 24 hours ago. — One will allow veterans …
Philip Ewing / Politico:
Government shutdown: Navy-Air Force football game canceled — The Defense Department has canceled intercollegiate sports at its three service academies during the government shutdown, according to an announcement Tuesday. — The Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy …
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Outside the Beltway