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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 …
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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.
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.
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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 …
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Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Gallup: 60% Of Americans Say Third Party Is Needed
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Domenico Montanaro / NBCNews:
NBC/WSJ poll: 60 percent say fire every member of Congress
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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 …
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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 …
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Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Missing From New CR Negotiations: Harry Reid
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New York Times:
An Inadequate Offer From the House
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Politico:
GOP sends fiscal proposal to President Obama
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
A Crisis of the President's Own Making
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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.
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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.
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
Perkins: Cruz is de facto leader of Republican Party
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
McCain To Fox News: No, The Shutdown Is The GOP's Fault (VIDEO)
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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,” …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fed up with House, senators grab at reins of fiscal debate
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