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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!”
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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.
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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 …
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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.
Washington Post:
Deal buys Democrats and Republicans a little time to find a big fiscal fix
Deal buys Democrats and Republicans a little time to find a big fiscal fix
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Senate Conservatives Fund:
McConnell Deal Includes Kentucky Kickback
McConnell Deal Includes Kentucky Kickback
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Kerry Picket / BREITBART.COM:
Senate Debt Deal Weakens Congress on Debt Ceiling
Senate Debt Deal Weakens Congress on Debt Ceiling
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Cruz: It was a ‘remarkable victory’ until Senate Republicans caved on the shutdown
Cruz: It was a ‘remarkable victory’ until Senate Republicans caved on the shutdown
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Shutdown Deal Includes Nearly $3 Billion For Kentucky Dam Project
Shutdown Deal Includes Nearly $3 Billion For Kentucky Dam Project
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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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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.
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Shane Goldmacher / NationalJournal.com:
GOP Congressman Rips Tea Party Colleagues: 'I'm Not Sure They're Republicans'
GOP Congressman Rips Tea Party Colleagues: 'I'm Not Sure They're Republicans'
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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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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.
Fox News:
Obama signs bill ending partial shutdown, raising debt ceiling
Obama signs bill ending partial shutdown, raising debt ceiling
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Senate Votes To Re-Open Government, Raise Debt Limit
Senate Votes To Re-Open Government, Raise Debt Limit
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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 …
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Booker, Winning Rocky Senate Bid, Gets a Job to Fit His Profile
Booker, Winning Rocky Senate Bid, Gets a Job to Fit His Profile
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Jessica L. Taylor / NBCNews:
Booker wins Senate race in New Jersey
Booker wins Senate race in New Jersey
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Elizabeth Titus / Politico:
Cory Booker wins New Jersey Senate seat
Cory Booker wins New Jersey Senate seat
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Booker wins New Jersey Senate race
Booker wins New Jersey Senate race
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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 …
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Hands Empty but Spirit Unbowed, House Republicans Take Stock — WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner strolled into a late-afternoon meeting with House Republicans and gave them one key directive: go home after it was all over on Wednesday night and get some sleep. Their fight was done.
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Conservatives Learned The Wrong Lessons From The Shutdown Debacle
Conservatives Learned The Wrong Lessons From The Shutdown Debacle
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Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Boehner Safe — Speaker John Boehner may be preparing to bring …
Boehner Safe — Speaker John Boehner may be preparing to bring …
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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 …
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 …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Republican Collapse — Congress has finally worked out a deal …
Republican Collapse — Congress has finally worked out a deal …
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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Obama Wins! Big Whoop. Can He Lead? — With an eye to history, will the president leverage his victory to score a debt-busting deal with the GOP? Doubt it. — Barack Obama is a winning president. Will he be remembered as a great one? (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
Conservatism needs to lighten up — The crisis has been resolved, but this respite is temporary. We are bound to have more standoffs and brinkmanship in the months and years ahead. To understand why, you must recognize that, for the tea party, the stakes could not be higher.
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 …
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