memeorandum: Meet Chad Henderson, the Obamacare enrollee tons of reporters are calling (Sarah Kliff/Wonkblog)

11:15 PM ET, October 3, 2013

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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:

How the White House sees the shutdown (and debt ceiling!) fight — To the White House, the shutdown/debt ceiling fight is quite simple, and quite radical: Republicans are trying to create a new, deeply undemocratic pathway through which a minority party that lost the last election can enact …

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Washington Monthly and AEIdeas

New York Times:

Boehner Pledges to Avoid Default, Republicans Say — WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner has privately told Republican lawmakers anxious about fallout from the government shutdown that he would not allow a potentially more crippling federal default as the atmosphere on Capitol Hill turned increasingly tense on Thursday.

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Brian Beutler / Salon:

Republicans finally confronting reality: They're trapped! — Obama's ironclad resolve not to negotiate over the debt limit appears to finally be sinking in among GOP leaders — After struggling for weeks and weeks in stages one through four, Republicans are finally entering the final stage …

Discussion: Hullabaloo, NPR and The Mahablog

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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nbcwashington.com:

Obama to Boehner: “Take a Vote. End This Shutdown Right Now” — President takes on Republicans during visit to Rockville, Md., construction company. — President Barack Obama took on House Republicans over the government shutdown again Thursday in a speech to a small Maryland construction company …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and The Gateway Pundit

Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
GOP aides: Boehner tells colleagues he will avoid a default on federal debt

Discussion: The Plum Line, Daily Kos, Wonkblog, Post Politics and American Prospect

Josh Israel / ThinkProgress: House Republican Admits To Donors: GOP Had To Shut Down The Government To Please The Tea Party

Charles Babington / Associated Press:
Politically Safe Lawmakers See No Shutdown Urgency

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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Denny Hastert Disses the ‘Hastert Rule’: It ‘Never Really Existed’

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Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Obama blames Republican ‘obsession’ for government shutdown

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Telegraph

Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Fiscal Crisis Continuing Coverage of the Budget Debates

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and PoliticusUSA

Larry Celona / New York Post:

DC attacker a dental hygienist, shot dead after chase — Alex Leary tweeted, “Something happening outside Capitol. Police running around with guns at ready.” — @learyreports via Twitter — @MarcSchloss tweeted: “No joke on Capitol Hill as Cops are running with machine guns as reports of shots being fired at Capitol.”

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and The Hinterland Gazette

Peter Hermann / Washington Post:

Driver killed after car chase from White House to Capitol — A woman with a 1-year-old child in her car was fatally shot by police near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, after a chase through the heart of Washington that brought a new jolt of fear to a city already rattled by the recent Navy Yard shooting and the federal shutdown.

Discussion: The Hill, The PJ Tatler, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Democratic Daily, NBCNews and Talking Points Memo

ABC News:

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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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Car Chase, White House to Capitol, Has Fatal End

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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Capitol lockdown lifted after shots fired

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Emily Goodin / The Hill: House Republican reports being assaulted outside the Capitol

Michael O'Brien / NBC Politics:
U.S. Capitol placed on lockdown

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Fox News:
Shots fired near Capitol after car chase starting at White House

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative and The Right Scoop

Jewel Samad / ABC News: LIVE UPDATES: Shots Fired At The Capitol

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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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.

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 …

Discussion: Power Line, Mediaite, Hot Air, Firedoglake, Washington Post, Betsy's Page, JustOneMinute, National Review and Politico

Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Senate Democrats block reopening of NIH, national parks

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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Cantor: House GOP forging ahead with piecemeal bills

Discussion: CNN and voteview blog

Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:

Meet Chad Henderson, the Obamacare enrollee tons of reporters are calling — Ask and, apparently, you shall receive. — Just moments after writing a blog post Thursday morning, about the lack of information on Obamacare enrollees, Enroll America reached out with contact information for Chad Henderson …

Discussion: Cato Institute, Michelle Malkin, Hit & Run, The Huffington Post, Weasel Zippers, Wall Street Journal, Mediaite, ThinkProgress, Hot Air and NewsBusters

Noah Rothman / Mediaite:

Chad Henderson Signed Up for Obamacare and Every... Single... Media Outlet Is on It! — On October 1, Chad Henderson successfully signed up for a health care exchange as part of the Affordable Care Act. He was instantly catapulted into the national spotlight as the White House …

Discussion: Twitchy, Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler

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 …

Discussion: The Raw Story, The Huffington Post, PERRspectives, Mediaite, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, PoliticusUSA, Crooks and Liars, BuzzFeed, Taegan Goddard's …, The Hinterland Gazette and Gawker

Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
McConnell, Rand Paul Caught On Hot Mic Talking Shutdown Strategy (VIDEO)

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and Political Capital

Adobe Blogs:

Important Customer Security Announcement — Cyber attacks are one of the unfortunate realities of doing business today. Given the profile and widespread use of many of our products, Adobe has attracted increasing attention from cyber attackers. Very recently, Adobe's security team …

Discussion: New York Times, The Verge, TechCrunch, Guardian, The Daily Caller and The Raw Story

Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:

Congressman Mansplains The Shutdown To CNN Anchor: 'You're Beautiful But You Need To Be Honest' — CNN's Carol Costello confronted Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) over his party's continued crusade against Obamacare Thursday morning, pushing him to admit that Republicans' “divisive approach” …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, The Raw Story and Gawker

Hadas Gold / Politico:
GOP rep. to CNN host: 'You're beautiful, but ...'

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CNN:

Gulf Coast hurricane watch as Karen moves north — Are you affected by the storm? Share your photos and videos with CNN iReport if you can do so safely. — (CNN) — A hurricane watch is in effect for parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast after Tropical Storm Karen formed in the southeastern portion …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

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 …

Discussion: American Prospect, The Big Picture, theGrio, The Dish, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Prairie Weather, ThinkProgress, The Raw Story, Hullabaloo and Gawker

Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:

Congressman Who Appeared To Blame Democrats For Shooting “Tweeted Out Of Emotion,” He Says — Says he did not mean to blame Obama, Schumer and Pelosi. — WASHINGTON — Arkansas Congressman Tim Griffin, a Republican, said he had “tweeted out of emotion” on Thursday after appearing to blame Democrats for a shooting on Capitol Hill.

Discussion: Business Insider and Hullabaloo