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New York Times:
Republicans Say Boehner Vows to Avert Federal 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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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 …
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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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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
GOP aides: Boehner tells colleagues he will avoid a default on federal debt — House Speaker John A. Boehner, apparently sharing Obama administration alarm about a possible debt default, has told colleagues he will act to raise the federal debt limit even if he has to rely on the votes of House Democrats, GOP aides said Thursday.
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nbcwashington.com:
Obama to Boehner: “Take a Vote. End This Shutdown Right Now”
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Fiscal Crisis Continuing Coverage of the Budget Debates
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Mediaite, PoliticusUSA and Talking Points Memo
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Denny Hastert Disses the ‘Hastert Rule’: It ‘Never Really Existed’
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
House Republican Admits To Donors: GOP Had To Shut Down The Government To Please The Tea Party
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Government shutdown: Why many Republicans have no reason to deal
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Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Obama blames Republican ‘obsession’ for government shutdown
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Charles Babington / Associated Press:
Politically Safe Lawmakers See No Shutdown Urgency
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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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Washington Post:
Driver killed after chase from White House to Capitol — A car chase that began when a driver struck a White House security barrier ended across downtown Washington, when police shot and killed the driver on a street near the U.S. Capitol, police said. — The woman driving the car was unarmed, law enforcement 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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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.
Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker:
GOP Congressman Makes Park Ranger Apologize for Shutdown
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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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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Cantor: House GOP forging ahead with piecemeal bills
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Schumer: No Funding for Veterans and NIH ‘Because We Have a Tea Party’
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Debra J. Saunders / San Francisco Chronicle:
GOP lemmings - in their suicide vests
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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)
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Political Capital and No More Mister Nice Blog
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” …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
GOP rep. to CNN host: 'You're beautiful, but ...'
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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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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.
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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 …
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Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
The White House says people have bought Obamacare. We haven't met them quite yet.
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The Atlantic Online:
The Republican Hardliners Aren't Conservatives, They're Radicals — The legislators driving the direction of the GOP aren't interested in smart, limited government. They're aiming to eviscerate even the parts that work well. — In their third iteration of shutdown poker …
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John B. Judis / The New Republic:
The Shutdown Standoff Is One of the Worst Crises in American History — Welcome to Weimar America — The current government shutdown threatens to stall the already slow economic recovery from the Great Recession. But more is at stake here. Political philosophers from Aristotle to Locke …
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