White House's Hard Line on Shutdown, Debt Ceiling Has Risks Attached … President Barack Obama is sticking to his stance that he won't negotiate with Republicans over the government shutdown or the higher-stakes fight over the federal debt ceiling.  —  The question, for Republicans …

The Emerging Offer  —  It hasn't been announced, and you won't hear about it today, but the final volley of the fiscal impasse, at least for House Republicans, is already being brokered.  And according to my top sources — both members and senior aides — it won't end with a clean CR, or with a sprawling, 2011-style budget agreement.

Dems move to force Republicans to reopen the government  —  House Democratic leaders believe they have hit on a new way to potentially force House Republican leaders into allowing a vote on a “clean CR” funding the government without any defunding of Obamacare attached.

Obamacare Poster Boy Chad Henderson and His Dad Haven't Signed Up for Obamacare, Says His Father  —  An exclusive Reason.com interview with Bill Henderson.  —  Chad Henderson is the media's poster boy for Obamacare.  Reporters struggled this week to find individuals who said they had been able …

Woman in DC chase may have thought Obama was stalking her, sources say  —  Investigators have found indications that the woman who led authorities on a chase from the White House to the Capitol before she was shot to death by police thought that President Barack Obama was stalking her, law enforcement sources told NBC News.

Dumbest extortion attempt ever: Republican scheme's perverse logic  —  GOP's demands are putting the economy and American presidency on the line — and now they can't back away from them  —  This is the fourth day of the GOP's government shutdown and the sequence of events that will ultimately end it …

Tea Party's Ross Says Debt Worth Yielding on Obamacare  —  U.S. Representative Dennis Ross, a Florida Republican, said he would support a broad spending deal that didn't include changes to the health-care law, becoming the first Tea Party-backed House lawmaker to publicly back off the fight …

NSA and GCHQ target Tor network that protects anonymity of web users  —  • Top-secret documents detail repeated efforts to crack Tor  —  • US-funded tool relied upon by dissidents and activists  —  • Core security of network remains intact but NSA has some success attacking users' computers

Wallace indicted again in killing of Angola guard in 1972 by bill lodge blodge@theadvocate.com  —  New Orleans resident Herman J. Wallace, released from a life sentence Tuesday by a federal court order, was reindicted Thursday by a West Feliciana Parish grand jury in the 1972 murder of a prison security officer.

Arizona Gov. Brewer, local businesses fight to reopen Grand Canyon  —  Oct. 1, 2013: Sebastian Ramirez, 27, of Austin, Texas, hikes out of the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park.AP  —  With the partial suspension of U.S. government services showing no signs of ending …

Economic Confidence Plummets as Gov't Shutdown Begins  —  Current -34 three-day average is worst since December 2011  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy has dropped sharply as the partial government shutdown caused by Congress' inability to pass a spending bill has become reality.

Fossil Fuel Divestment Statement  —  Climate change represents one of the world's most consequential challenges.  I very much respect the concern and commitment shown by the many members of our community who are working to confront this problem.  I, as well as members of our Corporation Committee …

Obama And Biden Go Out For Lunch  —  President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden walked out of the White House to grab lunch at a nearby restaurant.  —  The two headed for Taylor Gourmet, a sandwich shop a few blocks away.  —  Via taylorgourmet.com  —  Cable news had absolutely no idea what was going on.