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Attempt to Ram White House Gate Ends With Female Suspect Dead … An attempt to ram the White House gates ended with shots fired at the U.S. Capitol, senators put under lockdown and a female suspect dead, sources told ABC News. — A Capitol police officer was also reported shot, sources said.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Capitol lockdown lifted after shots fired — The U.S. Capitol and adjacent buildings were locked down Thursday afternoon, after multiple gun shots were fired on Capitol Hill. — Capitol Police have advised House and Senate employees to “shelter in place” and move away from and lock doors and windows.
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Michael O'Brien / NBC Politics:
U.S. Capitol placed on lockdown — The United States Capitol was placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon following reports of shots fired in the vicinity of the chamber. At least one Capitol Police officer was injured. — The FBI was responding to the unconfirmed reports of shots, and a helicopter landed in front of the Capitol.
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Emily Goodin / The Hill:
House Republican reports being assaulted outside the Capitol — Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) reported being the victim of a minor assault outside the Capitol on Wednesday night. — The congressman told Capitol Police he was walking from his Longworth office building for votes when …
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Associated Press:
SHOTS OUTSIDE CAPITOL, POLICE SAY 1 INJURY … WASHINGTON (AP) — A police officer was reported injured after gunshots at the U.S. Capitol, police said Thursday. They locked down the entire complex, at least temporarily derailing debate over how to end a government shutdown.
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Shots fired outside Capitol
CBS News:
Poll: Americans not happy about shutdown; more blame GOP — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — On day three of the partial government shutdown, a new CBS News poll reveals that a large majority of Americans disapprove of the shutdown and more are blaming Republicans than President Obama and the Democrats for it.
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Mark Segraves / nbcwashington.com:
Congressman Confronts Park Ranger Over Closed WWII Memorial — Conflict over the responsibility for the government shutdown got personal at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Wednesday when a member of Congress confronted a U.S. Park Service Ranger over access to the closed park land.
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Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker:
GOP Congressman Makes Park Ranger Apologize for Shutdown
GOP Congressman Makes Park Ranger Apologize for Shutdown
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David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:
GOP Donors Revolt Against Republican-Led Government Shutdown — It's not just Democrats who are angry at the Tea Party-led shutdown. Republican donors are furious their party has managed to ‘grab defeat from the jaws of victory’ on Obamacare—and some are withholding funds, reports David Freedlander.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Government shutdown: Why many Republicans have no reason to deal — The prevailing wisdom ahead of the government shutdown was that tea party lawmakers who agitated for it would fold within a few days, once they got an earful from angry constituents and felt the sting of bad headlines.
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
House Republican Admits To Donors: GOP Had To Shut Down The Government To Please The Tea Party
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Denny Hastert Disses the ‘Hastert Rule’: It ‘Never Really Existed’
Denny Hastert Disses the ‘Hastert Rule’: It ‘Never Really Existed’
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Jessica Taylor / msnbc.com:
Leave us out of it! — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens …
Leave us out of it! — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens …
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Ted Cruz blasted by angry GOP colleagues — Ted Cruz faced a barrage of hostile questions Wednesday from angry GOP senators, who lashed the Texas tea party freshman for helping prompt a government shutdown crisis without a strategy to end it. — At a closed-door lunch meeting …
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
The right's new lie about its shutdown intentions — If Ted Cruz is making John Boehner dance like a marionette, then Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., is the guy helping Cruz keep the strings untangled. — He's the author of the House's version of the famous letter insisting that Republicans …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Coburn challenges McConnell on ‘leadership vacuum’
Coburn challenges McConnell on ‘leadership vacuum’
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David Espo / ABC News:
Analysis: Republicans Get Opposite of Stated Goals
Analysis: Republicans Get Opposite of Stated Goals
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New York Times:
Boehner Tells Republicans He Won't Let the Nation Default — WASHINGTON — With a budget deal still elusive and a deadline approaching on raising the debt ceiling, Speaker John A. Boehner has told colleagues that he is determined to prevent a federal default and is willing to pass a measure through …
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Conservatives Are Angry Because They Have No Idea What They Want
Conservatives Are Angry Because They Have No Idea What They Want
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
GOP stands firm against funding bill, will link to debt ceiling fight
GOP stands firm against funding bill, will link to debt ceiling fight
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Out of ideas, House GOP considers Hail Mary — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL CONGRESS BARACK OBAMA OBAMACARE PAUL RYAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPUBLICAN PARTY HARRY REID JOHN BOEHNER DAVE CAMP GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN — As the partial government shutdown enters its third day, many House Republicans …
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Boehner to GOP: Grand Bargain in the Works
Boehner to GOP: Grand Bargain in the Works
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Mason Stevenson / WPSD Local 6:
Live mic catches Senators McConnell and Paul talking strategy — WASHINGTON, D.C. - WPSD Local 6 got an inside glimpse Wednesday night to how much the government shutdown is about the messaging for congressional lawmakers. — After finishing an interview with CNN, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul ran …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
McConnell, Rand Paul Caught On Hot Mic Talking Shutdown Strategy (VIDEO)
McConnell, Rand Paul Caught On Hot Mic Talking Shutdown Strategy (VIDEO)
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New York Times:
Millions of Poor Are Left Uncovered by Health Law — A sweeping national effort to extend health coverage to millions of Americans will leave out two-thirds of the poor blacks and single mothers and more than half of the low-wage workers who do not have insurance, the very kinds of people …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
George Will: For GOP in 2016, some medicine — “If Reince Priebus from Kenosha, Wisconsin, is the Republican ‘establishment,’ God help us,” says the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus. His physical presence is almost as unprepossessing as James Madison's was, and his demeanor is self-deprecating.
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