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6:55 PM ET, October 16, 2013

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Politico:
House to vote first on Senate plan  —  The House will vote first on an emerging Senate proposal to open government and lift the debt ceiling, a move that would expedite bipartisan legislation developed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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The Atlantic Online:
Republicans Shut Down the Government for Nothing  —  After two weeks of closed government and a debt-limit freakout, a deal is on the horizon—and the GOP has little to show for the crisis caused by its demands.  —  With a deal to reopen the government apparently imminent Wednesday …
www.700wlw.com:
John Boehner to Willie: 'We Just Didn't Win'  —  ( Tri-State ) - US Speaker of the House John Boehner was on with Bill Cunningham on Wednesday afternoon.  —  He says he will bring the deal reached in the US Senate to a vote in the House, and he's encouraging Republicans to vote for the plan.
New York Times:
At 11th Hour, G.O.P. Blinks in Standoff  —  WASHINGTON — Congressional Republican leaders conceded defeat Wednesday in their budget fight with President Obama over the new health care law, agreeing to support a reopening of the government and a lifting of the nation's borrowing authority in exchange for future budget negotiations.
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Matt Drudge Predicts Pelosi Will Be Next Speaker  —  Conservative news aggregator Matt Drudge seemed to suggest Wednesday that Democrats will win back control of the House of Representatives next year.  —  In a message to his more than 200,000 followers on Twitter, Drudge predicted …
Fox News:
Boehner says House will take up Senate budget plan  —  House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday that the House “absolutely” will take up the new Senate budget plan — even if he has to rely on mostly Democrats to pass it — and that he expects the partial government shutdown to end by Thursday.
Wall Street Journal:
It's time to wrap up this comedy of political errors.  —  The Beltway budget melodrama rolls on to its predictable and dreary end, with both sides now split over increasingly small differences.  None of this is worth a partial government shutdown, much less the risk of a debt default, and both sides are looking like losers.
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep. Mulvaney: Boehner ‘Hundred Percent Stronger’ Now
Discussion: Mediaite
David Corn / Mother Jones:
House Dems Sent Boehner a Message: Strike a Deal and Maybe We Can Help Protect Your Speakership
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Joshua Green / Businessweek:
Why Ted Cruz Might Still Try to Force a Default
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and Sky Dancing
Houston Chronicle:
Why we miss Kay Bailey Hutchison  —  Things surely would look far different with Sen. Hutchison in office in the nation's capital  —  Does anyone else miss Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison?  —  We're not sure how much difference one person could make in the toxic, chaotic, hyperpartisan atmosphere in Washington …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Admits Budget Standoff Was All About Building Fundraising Lists  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) conceded on Wednesday that he would not hold up a vote on an emerging Senate deal to re-open the federal government and avert federal default, but admitted that the three-week long budget standoff …
Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Why Ted Cruz's Hometown Newspaper May Regret Endorsement
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Houston Chronicle Expresses Regrets For Endorsing Cruz
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
White House: ‘There are no winners here’
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Tea Party's Image Turns More Negative  —  Ted Cruz's Popularity Soars among Tea Party Republicans  —  The Tea Party is less popular than ever, with even many Republicans now viewing the movement negatively.  Overall, nearly half of the public (49%) has an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party, while 30% have a favorable opinion.
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Bridge Burning and Bridge Building  —  House Republicans have signaled they are giving up.  —  They'll merge their ideas with Mitch McConnell's ideas.  The result will be a funded government, raised debt ceiling, and nothing done with Obamacare.  —  Throughout this fight, Harry Reid has outsmarted Mitch McConnell.
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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
CONGRESSMAN: ‘CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS’ IF GOP CAVES ON DEBT CEILING
Washington Times:
Senate leaders announce agreement to end shutdown, raise debt
Reuters:
U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to depart soon  —  (Reuters) - The director of the U.S. National Security Agency and his deputy are expected to depart in the coming months, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, in a development that could give President Barack Obama a chance to reshape the eavesdropping agency.
Discussion: Defense One, Mediaite and The Verge
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Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
NSA chief to step down in spring
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Steven Perlberg / Business Insider:
S&P: The Shutdown Took $24 Billion Out Of The US Economy  —  The S&P has cut the annualized U.S. growth view closer to 2% from 3%, Bloomberg is reporting.  —  The ratings agency — which recognizes the Senate deal will be approved — says that the shutdown has taken $24 billion out of the economy …
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Club for Growth, Heritage: Vote no; U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges yes vote
Emily Yoffe / Slate:
College Women: Stop Getting Drunk  —  It's closely associated with sexual assault.  And yet we're reluctant to tell women to stop doing it.  —  In one awful high-profile case after another—the U.S. Naval Academy; Steubenville, Ohio; now the allegations in Maryville, Mo.—we read about a young woman …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Shutdown hurts GOP Senate chances  —  New PPP polls of 6 key Senate races that will determine control of the body after next year's election finds voters extremely unhappy about the government shutdown.  As a result Republicans trail in 5 of the 6 key races and are tied in the 6th.
Discussion: Firedoglake and The Daily Caller
Sudo / Omidyar Group:
My Next Adventure in Journalism  —  As many of you know, I've had an interest in journalism for some time now.  I've been working on Civil Beat for three years and through my philanthropic work at Omidyar Network and Democracy Fund, we've supported many efforts around the world related to media …
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Exclusive: Greenwald exits Guardian for new Omidyar media venture
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Move On Everybody, It Just Doesn't Matter  —  The ugliness of the GOP schism will probably have a long half life, as various parties feel the need to point fingers and shout “I didn't do it!”  But if at all possible, I think conservatives and Republicans would be well-served by putting …
Discussion: Hot Air, Power Line, The Dish and alicublog
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Limbaugh: GOP Most ‘Irrelevant’ Political Party I Can Remember  —  Rush Limbaugh, prominent conservative radio show host, slammed the Republican party on Wednesday for being “irrelevant,” lamenting that GOP leaders caved during their fight to defund Obamacare.
Discussion: The Raw Story
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Sorry, Kids.  We Ate It All.  —  Eventually this shutdown crisis will end.  And eventually the two parties will make another stab at a deal on taxes, investments and entitlements.  But there's one outcome from such negotiations that I can absolutely guarantee: Seniors …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
GOP shutdown disaster could give Dems a big lift  —  With the news breaking that John Boehner will allow a House vote on a Senate deal to end the crisis, meaning Republicans surrendered with nothing to show for weeks of crisis brinkmanship, how does that impact GOP fortunes heading into 2014?
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Stop Fretting: The Debt-Ceiling Crisis Is Over!  —  If you're reading the newspapers just now to get caught up on the debt-ceiling crisis, you may have the impression that events are now spinning utterly out of control.  “A day that was supposed to bring Washington to the edge of resolving …
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Shutdown misstep: How Obama administration plan put country at risk  —  Facebook Twitter Google Plus Reddit E-mail Print  —  WASHINGTON — It may be one of the most serious missteps of the federal government shutdown.  —  After weeks of planning, the nation's spy chief sent home nearly three-quarters …
Discussion: Hot Air
 
 
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
‘Lying To The American People’: House Conservatives Blame Press For Shutdown Surrender
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Discussion: BuzzFeed
Cato Unbound:
Don't Voters Get Things Right?
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
Algemeiner.com:
George W. Bush, Surprise Guest at Jewish Gala, Says Unlikely Iran Intentions Towards Israel Have Changed
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Court Rejects Appeal Bid by Writer in Leak Case
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Anderson Cooper decides GOP strategist is ‘high’ after he says Cruz is ‘having bunny sex’
Discussion: Mediaite
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
The Marriage Equality Movement Could Change Dramatically In The Next Two Weeks
Fox News:
Army Ranger believed to be unconscious salutes during Purple Heart ceremony
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Obama Has Already Won The Shutdown Fight And He's Coming For Immigration Next
Patrick Gavin / Politico:
Phil Griffin: Chris Matthews ‘national treasure’
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Carl Bernstein: GOP leadership ‘cancerous’
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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