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12:30 AM ET, October 4, 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 …
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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.
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.
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 …
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Senate Democrats block reopening of NIH, national parks
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
GOP aides: Boehner tells colleagues he will avoid a default on federal debt
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:   House Republican Admits To Donors: GOP Had To Shut Down The Government To Please The Tea Party
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Cantor: House GOP forging ahead with piecemeal bills
Discussion: CNN and voteview blog
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Obama blames Republican ‘obsession’ for government shutdown
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Telegraph
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.”
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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.
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.
Emily Goodin / The Hill:   House Republican reports being assaulted outside the Capitol
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 …
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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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 …
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
Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Why we won't mint the coin, why we can't just pay off bonds, and other scary debt-ceiling facts  —  Mark A. Patterson is senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.  He was chief of staff at the Treasury Department from 2009 until May 2013 where he was deeply involved in the 2011 debt-ceiling negotiations.
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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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)
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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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
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Peter Landers / Washington Wire:
White House Rules Out Plan B on Debt Ceiling
Discussion: Hot Air and National Review
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
OVERNIGHT TECH: Tech companies pledge to keep fighting NSA secrecy
Discussion: Firedoglake and Lawfare
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Texas anti-abortion ad to hit Wendy Davis
Discussion: Guardian and msnbc.com
John B. Judis / The New Republic:
The Shutdown Standoff Is One of the Worst Crises in American History
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Congressman Who Appeared To Blame Democrats For Shooting “Tweeted Out Of Emotion,” He Says
Discussion: Business Insider and Hullabaloo
 Earlier Items: 
Dorsey Shaw / BuzzFeed:
White House Press Secretary And Fox News Reporter Argued Over Violent Rhetoric Earlier Today
The Atlantic Online:
The Republican Hardliners Aren't Conservatives, They're Radicals
Katie McHugh / The Daily Caller:
Need health care coverage? Just dial 1-800-F**KYO to reach Obamacare's national hotline
George F. Will / Washington Post:
George Will: For GOP in 2016, some medicine
Discussion: VodkaPundit
Brian Beutler / Salon:
The right's new lie about its shutdown intentions
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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