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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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 …
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The Moderate Voice, The Hinterland Gazette and The Raw Story
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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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
White House: Obama supports deal — White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday that President Obama supports the budget and debt ceiling agreement reached in the Senate. — Carney said the deal would reopen the government and “remove the threat of economic brinksmanship.”
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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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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.
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Washington Times:
Senate leaders announce agreement to end shutdown, raise debt — Top senators struck a deal Wednesday to reopen the government and extend the federal government's borrowing authority into next year and both sides of the Capitol are hoping for quick action to reassure nervous financial markets eyeing …
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The Lonely Conservative and Samizdata
Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Ted Cruz's Hometown Newspaper Regrets Endorsement — (Image Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo) — Sen. Ted Cruz' hometown newspaper, the Houston Chronicle, wishes it could take back its endorsement. — The Chronicle's editorial board, which endorsed Cruz, R-Texas, in his 2012 race …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Houston Chronicle Expresses Regrets For Endorsing Cruz
Houston Chronicle Expresses Regrets For Endorsing Cruz
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Sens. Cruz, Lee say they won't block deal
Sens. Cruz, Lee say they won't block deal
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Washington Examiner and Outside the Beltway
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Prepares For Surrender On Debt Ceiling And Shutdown
GOP Prepares For Surrender On Debt Ceiling And Shutdown
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New York Times:
Senate Paves Way to End Debt Impasse
Senate Paves Way to End Debt Impasse
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
White House: ‘There are no winners here’
White House: ‘There are no winners here’
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Independent Journal Review
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz Blasts Senate GOP But Vows Not To Delay Vote On Deal (VIDEO)
Cruz Blasts Senate GOP But Vows Not To Delay Vote On Deal (VIDEO)
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National Review and The Dish
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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Daily Kos and Pat Dollard
Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
CONGRESSMAN: ‘CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS’ IF GOP CAVES ON DEBT CEILING
CONGRESSMAN: ‘CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS’ IF GOP CAVES ON DEBT CEILING
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protein wisdom and The Gateway Pundit
Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Republicans Berate National Parks Director For Shutdown As Deal Is Announced (VIDEO)
Republicans Berate National Parks Director For Shutdown As Deal Is Announced (VIDEO)
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Mediaite
Joshua Green / Businessweek:
Why Ted Cruz Might Still Try to Force a Default
Why Ted Cruz Might Still Try to Force a Default
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Hot Air and Sky Dancing
Ashley Alman / The Huffington Post:
John Boehner Reportedly Tells Harry Reid He Will Move Quickly
John Boehner Reportedly Tells Harry Reid He Will Move Quickly
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Liberaland
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.
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Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Senate Leaders ‘Very Close’ to Debt, Shutdown Deal
Senate Leaders ‘Very Close’ to Debt, Shutdown Deal
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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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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.
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Firedoglake and The Daily Caller
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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Power Line, Hot Air, The Dish 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 …
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American Prospect and Campaign for America's Future
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 …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Instapundit
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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