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1:55 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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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 …
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.
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).
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.
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.
Associated Press:
Senate leader announces bipartisan budget deal  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leader Harry Reid says Senate leaders have reached a bipartisan deal to avoid default and end the government shutdown, now in its 16th day.  —  Reid made the announcement at the start of the Senate session on Wednesday.
Discussion: The Verge and Outside the Beltway
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Boehner to allow House vote on emerging Senate debt-ceiling deal  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has agreed to allow a vote in the House on the emerging Senate debt-ceiling deal, according to a Senate source.  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Pat Dollard
TIME:
John Boehner's Bad Night Clears a Path for a Deal  —  House GOP pulls vote on debt bill, leaving Senate to probe a path forward  —  In another era, for a different leader, it would have been a stunning rebuke.  For John Boehner, it was just another embarrassing stumble in a speakership studded with them.
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Carl Bernstein: GOP leadership ‘cancerous’  —  Journalist and author Carl Bernstein said Wednesday that Republican Party leadership is “cancerous” and has put the United States at risk by letting the tea party lead the GOP.  —  “The Republican Party today has become a rabid organization from the top down.
New York Times:
Senate Paves Way to End Debt Impasse  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic and Republican leaders on Wednesday reached final agreement on a deal to reopen the government and extend its borrowing authority into February, with final passage looking increasingly possible by Wednesday evening.
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Admits Budget Standoff Was All About Fundraising
Discussion: Gallup and The Atlantic Wire
Politico:
Senate reaches deal to end shutdown, avert default
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:   Cruz Blasts Senate GOP But Vows Not To Delay Vote On Deal (VIDEO)
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:   Houston Chronicle Expresses Regrets For Endorsing Cruz
Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Republicans Berate National Parks Director For Shutdown As Deal Is Announced (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mediaite
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Ayotte urges Cruz to allow quick vote in Senate on debt deal
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Ted Cruz's Hometown Newspaper Regrets Endorsement
Discussion: ABC News and TheBlaze.com
Ashley Alman / The Huffington Post:
John Boehner Reportedly Tells Harry Reid He Will Move Quickly
Discussion: Liberaland
Kelly Ayotte / CNN:
Republican senator wants Cruz to stay out of the way in debt vote
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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.
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: Power Line, Hot Air and alicublog
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 …
Discussion: American Prospect and Hullabaloo
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Obama Has Already Won The Shutdown Fight And He's Coming For Immigration Next  —  Immigration reform advocates plan an aggressive campaign to bring the issue back — and the White House has signaled it's on board.  Can Obama emerge from the fiscal crisis with enough momentum to win the immigration fight?
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama to push immigration reform ‘day after’ budget deal
Discussion: Pat Dollard and Pirate's Cove
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
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.
Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
CONGRESSMAN: ‘CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS’ IF GOP CAVES ON DEBT CEILING  —  GOP lawmaker says that if his party's leadership gives in to Obama, they will have forever altered the checks and balances of the U.S. federal government.  —  On the House floor on Monday, Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) …
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 …
 
 
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Matt Drudge Predicts Pelosi Will Be Next Speaker
Marti Maguire / Reuters:
North Carolina is first state to cut welfare amid federal shutdown
Discussion: Guardian, Infowars and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
With G.O.P. Badly Divided, Boehner Is Left ‘Herding Cats’
Matt Vespa / CNSNews:
Shutdown: Bush's Fault?
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
As Good as It Gets?  —  ObamaCare supporters go through the stages of grief.
Discussion: JustOneMinute, Infowars and CNN
Politico:
Markets expect a deal — they better get one
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