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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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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.
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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.
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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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Politico:
Obama turns down Republicans' proposal
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Government Shutdown Talks Shift To Senate Republican Moderates
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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.
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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 …
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Liberal heckling sparks stream of one-liners from Ted Cruz
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Cruz wows conservative crowd at Values Voter summit
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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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MJ Lee / Politico:
Gene Sperling: GOP has plenty of leverage without default threat
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
White House rejects key part of House Republican proposal on debt ceiling
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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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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Carson compares ObamaCare to slavery
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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 …
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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.
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Bill Weir is joining CNN, TVNewser has learned.
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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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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.
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 …
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 …
Will Lewis / WFMZ-TV:
Local group urges House Republicans to stand ground against Affordable Care Act — ‘The fight is here and now,’ says local business owner — Group urges GOP to stand ground against Affordable Care Act — DOYLESTOWN - — It's called the Affordable Care Act, but some say the president's …
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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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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 …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
OSHA hands out penalties for Texas fertilizer blast — The company at the center of an April fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 people and damaged hundreds of homes is being charged with violating a number of workplace safety regulations. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
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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 …
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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 …
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