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11:25 AM ET, October 17, 2013

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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.
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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Winners and losers of the debt-limit fight  —  The 2013 fiscal showdown was ugly, especially for Republicans.  —  Both parties have scoffed that there are winners and losers in the debate.  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) recently said, “This isn't a damn game!”
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
Steve Almasy / CNN:
There's a little pork in that bill: The 5 most surprising provisions in the debt deal  —  (CNN) — So much for a “clean” bill.  The measure passed by Congress to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling also contains some goodies and gifts tucked into the 35-page bill.
Discussion: BizPac Review
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Advancing.  Ever Advancing.  —  Much cynicism has been expressed over the past month about the effort, led by Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, to fight Obamacare.  It was about money or defeating Republicans or something other than what it was about — undermining Obamacare with a united front.
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Ted Cruz left with few friends after Obamacare fight fails, government shutdown ends, debt limit rises  —  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said he wouldn't try to block the Senate agreement.  “There's nothing to be gained from delaying this vote one day or two days.  The outcome will be the same,” Cruz said.
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
American taxpayers betrayed by chicken-hearted RINOs  —  American taxpayers have once again been trampled by establishment Republicans - a thundering herd of chicken-hearted Republicans in Name Only (RINOs) galloping to the Left.  —  The debt ceiling deal struck between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
Discussion: Reuters and The Right Scoop
Phillip M. Bailey / WFPL:
McConnell-Reid Deal Includes $3 Billion Earmark for Kentucky Project  —  A proposal to end the government shutdown and avoid default orchestrated by Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Harry Reid includes a nearly $3 billion earmark for a Kentucky project.
CNN:
Republican congressman: It was worth the fight  —  Washington (CNN) - Rep. Mick Mulvaney, a tea party firebrand, said Thursday the fight that led to a government shutdown was worth it, but he acknowledged the GOP's messaging wasn't as effective.  —  “Anytime you fight for something …
Ashley Killough / CNN:
McCain: No more shutdowns, ‘I guarantee it’
Discussion: Politico
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Republicans grapple with stinging defeat
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Deal buys Democrats and Republicans a little time to find a big fiscal fix
Kerry Picket / BREITBART.COM:
Senate Debt Deal Weakens Congress on Debt Ceiling
John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Shutdown Deal Includes Nearly $3 Billion For Kentucky Dam Project
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Cruz: It was a ‘remarkable victory’ until Senate Republicans caved on the shutdown
Discussion: Firedoglake
New Jersey Online:
Cory Booker makes history as he defeats Steve Lonegan in U.S. Senate election  —  NEWARK — Cory Booker's star-quality and his skill at surviving the roughhouse politics of New Jersey's biggest city took him from the mayor's office to the U.S. Senate today in a hard-fought victory over Republican iconoclast Steve Lonegan.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Only Four African Americans Have Ever Been Elected To The U.S. Senate In All Of American History  —  New Jersey voters elected Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) on Wednesday to the seat once held by the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D).  When he is seated, Senator-elect Booker will join Sen. Tim Scott …
Discussion: NBCNews and Shakesville
John Fund / National Review:
Dem ‘Referendum’ on Tea Party Fizzles: Booker Margin in N.J. Barely Half of Obama's in 2012
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Booker, Winning Rocky Senate Bid, Gets a Job to Fit His Profile
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Ryan breaks from Boehner, votes ‘no’  —  Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) split with his party's leadership and voted against the Senate fiscal agreement on Wednesday night.  —  In a statement, Ryan called the legislation to reopen the government and lift the debt ceiling “a missed opportunity” to reduce the federal debt.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Hands Empty but Spirit Unbowed, House Republicans Take Stock
Discussion: ABC News and Daniel W. Drezner
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Conservatives Learned The Wrong Lessons From The Shutdown Debacle
Discussion: The Mahablog
New York Times:
The Republican Surrender  —  President Obama signed the bill reopening the government and lifting the debt ceiling early Thursday morning.  —  The Republican Party slunk away on Wednesday from its failed, ruinous strategy to get its way through the use of havoc.
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New York Times:
Republicans Back Down, Ending Crisis Over Shutdown and Debt Limit
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Documents reveal NSA's extensive involvement in targeted killing program  —  It was an innocuous e-mail, one of millions sent every day by spouses with updates on the situation at home.  But this one was of particular interest to the National Security Agency and contained clues that put …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Graham: Polls factored into GOP folding  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday that the polling backlash against the Republican Party was one of the reasons Senate Republicans were eager to cut a deal with Democrats.  —  “Well you can't let 20 or 30 polls cloud you're thinking apparently …
Discussion: Politico and CANNONFIRE
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Marshall Sella / GQ Magazine Online:
The Year of Living Carlos Dangerously  —  Anthony Weiner's sexting addiction nuked his political career (twice!), endangered his marriage (twice!), and turned him into a walking penis joke (forever!).  —  Marshall Sella tails Weiner through his doomed campaign for New York mayor …
Politico:
House stenographer hauled from floor  —  A House floor stenographer was abruptly hauled out of the chamber after charging the dais and screaming during Wednesday's late night vote on raising the debt ceiling and funding the federal government.  —  As the bill sailed toward final passage …
 
 
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Victoria Stilwell / Bloomberg:
Jobless Claims in U.S. Fall Less Than Forecast on California
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Hot Air
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Pro-Discrimination Left  —  Not everyone thinks white people …
Discussion: Instapundit and The Hill
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Federal workers returning to a ‘mess’
Discussion: CNN
Shane Goldmacher / NationalJournal.com:
The Next Budget Crisis Is Only 90 Days Away
Discussion: Firedoglake
Telegraph:
US debt ceiling crisis - Barack Obama has won the shutdown. His prize is a lame duck presidency
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Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
Conservatism needs to lighten up
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
GOP's presidential hopefuls oppose deal
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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Obama Wins! Big Whoop. Can He Lead?
Discussion: Washington Wire
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DOD Refuses to Say If It Would Stop Priest from Giving Last Rites to Dying Serviceman …
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