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6:40 PM ET, October 11, 2013

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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: Associated Press, The Plum Line, Business Insider, Firedoglake, The PJ Tatler 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, CANNONFIRE and Washington Post

Peter Schroeder / The Hill:

Obama tells Senate GOP he's willing to talk ObamaCare changes — Senate Republicans emerged from a lengthy meeting at the White House Thursday saying the president had indicated he was at least willing to talk about changes to his signature healthcare reform law.

Discussion: Washington Wire

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Ted Cruz confronts President Obama at White House — Sen. Ted Cruz confronted President Barack Obama over his health care law during a meeting at the White House Friday attended by dozens of GOP senators. — Cruz told Obama that any deal to reopen the government must also provide relief for those negatively affected by Obamacare.

Discussion: PoliticusUSA

Ian Swanson / The Hill:
House Republicans make new offer to Obama in fiscal fight

Discussion: CNN and Daily Kos

Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Government Shutdown Talks Shift To Senate Republican Moderates

Discussion: The World's Greatest …, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, msnbc.com and Taegan Goddard's …

New York Times:
An Inadequate Offer From the House

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Politico:
Obama turns down Republicans' proposal

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

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

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

Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:

McCain To Fox News: No, The Shutdown Is The GOP's Fault (VIDEO) — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) channeled his inner-maverick Friday during an appearance on Fox News Channel, repeatedly reminding the conservative network that the government shutdown was brought about by the quixotic effort to halt the Affordable Care Act.

Discussion: The Raw Story and Right Wing Watch

Jonathan Bernstein / A plain blog about politics:

Ted Cruz? Winnowed, Probably — I've been on the side of those who thought that Ted Cruz was a viable candidate for the Republican nomination in 2016. Not a likely winner, but very plausible. — I'm pretty sure that's done now. — I was willing to defend Cruz's chances despite …

Discussion: The American Conservative, Business Insider, National Review and Gallup

Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Liberal heckling sparks stream of one-liners from Ted Cruz

Discussion: Hot Air and Weasel Zippers

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Cruz wows conservative crowd at Values Voter summit

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

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: his vorpal sword, The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, Politico and The Hinterland Gazette

MJ Lee / Politico:
Gene Sperling: GOP has plenty of leverage without default threat

Discussion: Hullabaloo

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: Yahoo! News, The Moderate Voice and The Hinterland Gazette

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: Politico, CNN, AMERICAblog News, ABC News and The New Civil Rights Movement

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: Washington Monthly, Salon, Hot Air, Associated Press, The Week, No More Mister Nice Blog, Balloon Juice, The Dish, Lawyers, Guns & Money, ThinkProgress, Connecting.the.Dots and Heritage Action for America

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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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, Hot Air, RIA Novosti, Gawker, The Verge, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, Prairie Weather and Little Green Footballs

Matt Katz / Philly.com:

Christie: 'If I was in the Senate right now, I'd kill myself' — Gov. Christie today blamed Republicans and Democrats for the government shutdown, saying “it's irresponsible of both sides to have allowed this to get where it's gotten.” — Asked during an editorial board meeting …

Discussion: Reuters, The Hill and The Daily Caller

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

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, Washington Free Beacon, Lawfare, TVNewser and Althouse

Nobelprize.org:
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2013

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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:

Piers Morgan Expected to Lose 9PM Hour on CNN; Bill Weir to Move In? — Earlier this morning, we reported that Nightline anchor Bill Weir was departing ABC News for other pastures. — TVNewser beat us to the punch on the news that his new role is with CNN. But that is only part of the story.

Discussion: TVNewser, Weasel Zippers, NewsBusters and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »

First Read / NBCNews:

First Thoughts: A divided GOP cannot stand — Why Republicans are losing the shutdown fight per the NBC/WSJ poll: They're divided — just look at the Tea Party vs. non-Tea Party split... Why Democrats are winning: They're united... There's now a sense of urgency for both the GOP and Obama …

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Guardian, NPR, ThinkProgress, Weasel Zippers and Hot Air

Washington Post:

Trucker protest hits Beltway but causes no major delays, authorities say — Heavy volumes of traffic were reported on the Beltway during Friday morning's commute because of the rain, police authorities said, but there were no major incidents related to a protest by about 30 tractor-trailers …

Discussion: Politico, Little Green Footballs, Dr. Gridlock and WIS-TV

Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:

Will the Kamikaze Caucus Doom the GOP? — When Congress devolves into perpetual conflict, each party's more militant voices gain influence at the expense of its deal-makers. — When congressional insiders say John Boehner could lose his speakership if he moves to end the confrontations …

Discussion: Yahoo! News, The Mahablog, Washington Monthly and Taegan Goddard's …

ThinkProgress:

Sixth Grader's Father Says She Wouldn't Have Died If A School Nurse Had Been On Duty — Laporshia Massey, a 12-year-old girl from Philadelphia, died on September 25 after an asthma attack went untreated at her school. Her father says that she would have lived had there been a school nurse …

Discussion: UPI, Philly.com and Philadelphia City Paper

Joe Wurzelbacher / Joe For America:

America Needs a White Republican President — Admit it. You want a white Republican president again. — Now before you start feeling like you're a racist, understand you are not. — Follow Joe For America on Facebook! — Wanting a white Republican president doesn't make you racist, it just makes you American.

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