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3:00 PM ET, October 11, 2013

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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:

In U.S., Perceived Need for Third Party Reaches New High — Twenty-six percent believe Democratic and Republican parties do adequate job — This article is part of an ongoing series analyzing how the government shutdown and the debate over raising the debt ceiling are affecting Americans' views …

Discussion: The Hill, Politico, Taylor Marsh, Hot Air, EconLog, Scared Monkeys, The Hinterland Gazette, msnbc.com, Talking Points Memo and Firedoglake

John B. Judis / The New Republic:

The Last Days of the GOP — We could be witnessing the death throes of the Republican Party — I once wrote about lobbying, and this week I called some Republicans I used to talk to (and some that they recommended I talk to) about the effect the shutdown is having on the Republican Party in Washington.

Discussion: Associated Press, The Dish, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Week, ThinkProgress, Connecting.the.Dots and Heritage Action for America

Mark Murray / NBCNews:

NBC/WSJ poll: Shutdown debate damages GOP — The Republican Party has been badly damaged in the ongoing government shutdown and debt limit standoff, with a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finding that a majority of Americans blame the GOP for the shutdown, and with the party's popularity declining to its lowest level.

Ian Swanson / The Hill:

House GOP makes new offer — House Republican leaders have offered a new plan to lift the debt ceiling and re-open the government after meeting with President Obama on Thursday. — The offer, made late Thursday night, would allow the House to vote as early as Friday on a six-week extension …

Discussion: Daily Kos

gqrr.com:
New National Survey: Shutdown Severely Damaging GOP

Discussion: Politico

Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Gallup: 60% Of Americans Say Third Party Is Needed

Discussion: Gallup

Domenico Montanaro / NBCNews:
NBC/WSJ poll: 60 percent say fire every member of Congress

Discussion: Associated Press, Michelle Malkin, Weasel Zippers, The Week, The Strata-Sphere, Scared Monkeys and Taegan Goddard's …

Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:

How Democrats Can Get to Yes — If they want to end the shutdown and avoid default, they must find a way to let Republicans save face. — Google is a pretty amazing thing. The other day I was thinking about the government-shutdown mess and how it might be resolved …

Discussion: Booman Tribune, Taegan Goddard's … and Washington Post

Associated Press:

NEW GOP SHUTDOWN/DEBT PLAN, BUT NO AGREEMENT YET — You are here — Home » United States government » New GOP shutdown/debt plan, but no agreement yet — WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are offering to pass legislation to avert a default and end the 11 …

Discussion: Firedoglake, The Plum Line, Taegan Goddard's …, Associated Press and The PJ Tatler

Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Reid pans six-week debt deal

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …

Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Missing From New CR Negotiations: Harry Reid

Discussion: Power Line, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Hot Air and Booman Tribune

New York Times:
An Inadequate Offer From the House

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Politico, Washington Monthly, naked capitalism, Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway, Shakesville, NPR and Wonkblog

Politico:
GOP sends fiscal proposal to President Obama

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly and The Hill

Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
A Crisis of the President's Own Making

Discussion: Betsy's Page

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:

Cruz wows conservative crowd at Values Voter summit — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) whipped the conservative crowd into a frenzy at Friday's Values Voter summit, painting the fight over ObamaCare as a battle for basic freedom and calling on Republicans to redouble their efforts to end the program.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, CNN, American Spectator, Hullabaloo and The Dish

Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:

Liberal heckling sparks stream of one-liners from Ted Cruz — After his recent 21-hour filibuster-style marathon speech on Obamacare, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz found himself heckled over and over again by liberal activists during remarks at a conservative conference in Washington D.C. on Friday.

Discussion: Hot Air and Weasel Zippers

Peter Hamby / CNN:
Perkins: Cruz is de facto leader of Republican Party

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Politico and Los Angeles Times

Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
McCain To Fox News: No, The Shutdown Is The GOP's Fault (VIDEO)

Discussion: The Raw Story

Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Paul: Aid funds ‘war on Christianity’

Discussion: Politico

Mario Trujillo / The Hill:

Carson compares ObamaCare to slavery — Neurosurgeon Ben Carson said Friday that ObamaCare is the worst thing to happen to the United States since slavery. — “I have to tell you ObamaCare is, really I think, the worst thing that's happened in this nation since slavery,” …

Discussion: CNN, Politico, ABC News and AMERICAblog News

Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:

Ben Carson Says Obamacare Is ‘Worst Thing’ To Happen To America Since Slavery — Tea Party favorite Dr. Ben Carson said the Obama administration's healthcare reform law is the worst thing to happen to the United States since slavery. — “I have to tell you Obamacare is, really I think …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and The Hinterland Gazette

Jonathan Karl / ABC News:

Analysis: Republicans Are Working Out the Terms of Their Surrender — ANALYSIS: — Beware of irrational exuberance. Thursday night's meeting between President Obama and House Republican leaders was clearly a breakthrough, but both sides are cautioning this morning that progress is fragile.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, Politico and The Hinterland Gazette

Eric Schmitt / New York Times:

C.I.A. Warning on Snowden in '09 Said to Slip Through the Cracks — WASHINGTON — Just as Edward J. Snowden was preparing to leave Geneva and a job as a C.I.A. technician in 2009, his supervisor wrote a derogatory report in his personnel file, noting a distinct change in the young man's behavior …

Discussion: Liberaland, RIA Novosti, Hot Air, Little Green Footballs, Talking Points Memo, Outside the Beltway, Gawker, The Verge, Business Insider and Prairie Weather, more at Mediagazer »

Alan Cowell / New York Times:

Chemical Weapons Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize — LONDON — The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2013 Peace Prize on Friday to the United Nations body charged with destroying Syria's stocks of chemical weapons under a deal brokered by Russia and the United States.

Discussion: Slate, The Jawa Report, Lawfare, TVNewser and Althouse

Nobelprize.org:
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2013

Discussion: ThinkProgress, USA Today, WorldViews, Washington Post, Guardian, msnbc.com, The Verge, Hot Air, News Desk, NPR, Business Insider, Shakesville and New York Times

Reuters:
Chemicals weapons watchdog OPCW wins Nobel Peace Prize

Discussion: The Hill

Luis Martinez / ABC News:

Air Force Fires Two Star General in Charge of Nuke Missiles — Maj. Gen. Michael Carey is being relieved of his command over the military's intercontinental ballistic missile force, according to a Defense official. Air Force — The Air Force's two star general in charge of the units responsible …

Discussion: The Greenroom

Jonathan D. Salant / Bloomberg:

Budget Battle Ends Soon With Tea Party Loss: King, Corker — Congress will open the partially shuttered government and increase its borrowing limit on at least a short-term basis next week before the debt ceiling is reached Oct. 17, Senator Bob Corker said today.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Raw Story and The Daily Caller

Noah Smith / Not Quite Noahpinion:

The Ferg-beast attacks — I'm breaking my blogging hiatus to briefly respond to Niall Ferguson, not because I'm mad, but because it's fun. For those who haven't seen it, Ferguson has posted a massive three-part rant (part 1, part 2, part 3) in which he attempts to take Paul Krugman to task …

Discussion: Business Insider, Brad DeLong, The Huffington Post, Salon and Washington Free Beacon

Meredith Shiner / The World's Greatest …:

GOP Senators Skeptical of House Short-Term Debt Limit Plan Without End to Shutdown — Collins wants to reopen the government and deal with the debt limit at the same time. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — A growing chorus of Republican senators support reopening the government either as part …