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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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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.
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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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Breaking: Boehner to take vote on Senate compromise 1st, pass it with Dem votes — The endgame will arrive a little sooner than expected, thanks to a deal cut with John Boehner to take the first plunge on a bipartisan plan to end the budget standoff before the theoretical debt-ceiling limit gets breached.
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ThinkProgress:
Houston Chronicle Yanks Ted Cruz Endorsement — As the federal government enters its sixteenth day of shutdown and stands just hours away from defaulting on the national debt, the largest newspaper in Texas has pulled its endorsement of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
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Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Stunned Republicans React to Canceled Vote — Referring to his plan to preemptively send the Senate a House-passed bill, Speaker John Boehner told his conference this morning that he'd “rather throw a grenade than catch a grenade.” But with his right-wing troops abandoning him again it was the speaker left holding the bomb.
Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Senate Leaders ‘Very Close’ to Debt, Shutdown Deal … With less than a day remaining before the debt limit is reached, Congress will need to work feverishly today to pass compromise legislation that would extend the debt ceiling and end the government shutdown.
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Politico:
Senate reaches deal to end shutdown, avert default — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will soon announce an agreement to reopen the government and avert default on U.S. debt, according to several sources familiar with the talks.
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Prepares For Surrender On Debt Ceiling And Shutdown — Republicans demanded a king-size ransom and are poised to walk away with virtually nothing. — The majority House GOP has flamed out, unable to settle on any proposal to lift the debt ceiling and avert a catastrophic default.
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
House Republicans Show Themselves To Be Dangerously Incompetent, Again
House Republicans Show Themselves To Be Dangerously Incompetent, Again
TIME:
John Boehner's Bad Night Clears a Path for a Deal
John Boehner's Bad Night Clears a Path for a Deal
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Carl Bernstein: GOP leadership ‘cancerous’
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Boehner to allow House vote on emerging Senate debt-ceiling deal
Boehner to allow House vote on emerging Senate debt-ceiling deal
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Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Ted Cruz's Hometown Newspaper Regrets Endorsement
Ted Cruz's Hometown Newspaper Regrets Endorsement
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Kelly Ayotte / CNN:
Republican senator wants Cruz to stay out of the way in debt vote
Republican senator wants Cruz to stay out of the way in debt vote
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ThinkProgress:
President Obama Promises To Push For Immigration Reform ‘The Day After’ Government Shutdown Ends
President Obama Promises To Push For Immigration Reform ‘The Day After’ Government Shutdown Ends
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First Read / firstread.nbcnews.com:
First Thoughts: The end appears near
First Thoughts: The end appears near
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
McCain: ‘Republicans Have To Understand We Have Lost This Battle’
McCain: ‘Republicans Have To Understand We Have Lost This Battle’
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Politico:
Warring GOP factions sink John Boehner plan
Warring GOP factions sink John Boehner plan
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Mark Felsenthal / Reuters:
Obama plans immigration push after fiscal crisis ends
Obama plans immigration push after fiscal crisis ends
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The Lead with Jake Tapper:
Rep. Dent predicts Boehner to bring pending Senate deal to House floor
Rep. Dent predicts Boehner to bring pending Senate deal to House floor
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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 …
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Obama adviser ‘architect’ of showdown: author — President Obama's top adviser Valerie Jarrett was behind a plan to force a showdown with Republicans over ObamaCare as part of a strategy to regain Democratic control of the House next year, claims author Ed Klein.
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Hearsay from Hillary Clinton: On Joe Biden and the Osama bin Laden raid — Former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton was in town today. A few Secret Squirrels, and some not so secret, agreed to be our sources, given that her speech to the National Association of Convenience Stores was encapsulated by a cone of silence.
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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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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Exclusive: Greenwald exits Guardian for new Omidyar media venture — (Reuters) - Glenn Greenwald, who has made headlines around the world with his reporting on U.S. electronic surveillance programs, is leaving the Guardian newspaper to join a new media venture funded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar …
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 …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Visits to federal health-care Web site off 88% — The number of visitors to the federal government's HealthCare.gov Web site dropped 88 percent between Oct. 1 and Oct. 13, according to a new analysis of America's online use, while less than half of 1 percent of the site's visitors successfully enrolled …
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