memeorandum: World Leaders Press the U.S. on Fiscal Crisis (New York Times)

9:35 AM ET, October 14, 2013

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CNN:

Rallier tells Obama to ‘put the Quran down’ — Washington (CNN) - Angered by the closure of national landmarks due to the partial government shutdown, a crowd of conservatives removed barricades Sunday at the World War II Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial as they rallied against President Barack Obama …

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Lindsay Abrams / Salon:

D.C. protestors wave Confederate flag, tell Obama to “put the Quran down” — Anti-Obama sentiment abounded at a Sunday morning rally — About 200 people, counting among their ranks Republican Senator Mike Lee, Senator Ted Cruz and former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin, converged on D.C.'s World War II memorial Sunday morning.

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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:

Crowd Heckles Cops at White House: ‘Brown Shirts,’ ‘Looks Like Something Out of Kenya’ — As we reported earlier, a protest that started at the World War II Memorial ended up in front of the White House, where protesters piled up barricades that had been used to keep people out of the memorial during the government shutdown.

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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

Rage & Performance Art — In case you missed the day's events, while high level negotiations sputtered on, a Tea Party rally including Sen. Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin succeeded in capturing some of the essence of the political world the rejectionist rump of the GOP is now inhabiting in scenes reminiscent of 2009's Summer of Teh Crazy.

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Associated Press:

Protesters reopen World War II Memorial on National Mall that's closed for gov't shutdown — WASHINGTON — A crowd of people has converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, pushing through barriers to protest the memorial's closing under the government shutdown.

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Photos From the Million Vets March [Updated With Ridicule of Liberals]

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John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:
Sarah Palin joins Ted Cruz, confederate flag, as new face of shutdown

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nbcwashington.com:
Rally at World War II Memorial Ends at White House

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Lori Ziganto / Twitchy:
#1MVetMarch: Barrycades down! Spite House barricades no match for Million Vets March [photos]

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The Fix:

Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell don't get along. That's a major hurdle to a fiscal deal. — Here's one of the worst kept secrets in Washington: The two men tasked with finding a solution to the government shutdown and the looming debt ceiling deadline over the next few days don't like each other all that much.

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Ashley Alman / The Huffington Post:

Louie Gohmert: A Debt Default Is ‘An Impeachable Offense By The President’ — Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) isn't sure whether he'll support a debt limit deal, but he is sure of one thing: a debt default would be President Barack Obama's fault. — A reporter for The Young Turks asked Gohmert whether …

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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Government Shutdown Talks Move To Spending Levels As Mitch McConnell Holds The Line

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New York Times:

World Leaders Press the U.S. on Fiscal Crisis — WASHINGTON — Leaders at World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings on Sunday pleaded, warned and cajoled: the United States must raise its debt ceiling and reopen its government or risk “massive disruption the world over,” …

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Malcolm Moore / Telegraph:
World should ‘de-Americanise’, says China

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Susan Page / USA Today:

Colo. governor suggests gun-control groups stay away — WASHINGTON — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper suggests national gun-control groups stay away from a looming recall battle that could switch control of the state Senate to the GOP. The groups poured money into an unsuccessful defense …

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Richard Pollock / Washington Examiner:

Feds reviewed only one bid for Obamacare website design — WATCHDOG OBAMACARE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ACCOUNTABILITY GAO — Federal officials considered only one firm to design the Obamacare health insurance exchange website that has performed abysmally since its Oct. 1 debut.

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:

The Dixiecrat Solution — So you have this neighbor who has been making your life hell. First he tied you up with a spurious lawsuit; you're both suffering from huge legal bills. Then he threatened bodily harm to your family. Now, however, he says he's willing to compromise …

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Kathleen Pender / San Francisco Chronicle:

Lower 2014 income can net huge health care subsidy — People whose 2014 income will be a little too high to get subsidized health insurance from Covered California next year should start thinking now about ways to lower it to increase their odds of getting the valuable tax subsidy.

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