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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!”
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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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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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.
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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.
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
American taxpayers betrayed by chicken-hearted RINOs
American taxpayers betrayed by chicken-hearted RINOs
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Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
One Month After Devastating Floods In Colorado, End Of Shutdown Could Help Bring Relief
One Month After Devastating Floods In Colorado, End Of Shutdown Could Help Bring Relief
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Michael Bennet and GovBeat
Nate Cohn / The New Republic:
Familiar GOP Divisions Exposed In Debt Ceiling Vote
Familiar GOP Divisions Exposed In Debt Ceiling Vote
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Graham: Polls factored into GOP folding
Graham: Polls factored into GOP folding
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Senate Conservatives Fund:
McConnell Deal Includes Kentucky Kickback
McConnell Deal Includes Kentucky Kickback
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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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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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Kerry Picket / BREITBART.COM:
Senate Debt Deal Weakens Congress on Debt Ceiling
Senate Debt Deal Weakens Congress on Debt Ceiling
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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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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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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Vote to Free the Hostages
Fox News:
Obama signs bill ending partial shutdown, raising debt ceiling
Obama signs bill ending partial shutdown, raising debt ceiling
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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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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
Only Four African Americans Have Ever Been Elected To The U.S. Senate In All Of American History
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John Fund / National Review:
Dem ‘Referendum’ on Tea Party Fizzles: Booker Margin in N.J. Barely Half of Obama's in 2012
Dem ‘Referendum’ on Tea Party Fizzles: Booker Margin in N.J. Barely Half of Obama's in 2012
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Sarah Palin / BREITBART.COM:
ON TO KENTUCKY — Todd and I were proud to stand with Mark Levin …
ON TO KENTUCKY — Todd and I were proud to stand with Mark Levin …
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Conservatives Learned The Wrong Lessons From The Shutdown Debacle — For a certain block of House conservatives, the ones who drove Speaker John Boehner toward a government shutdown and near-default against his will, the lesson of the last few weeks isn't that they overreached.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Hands Empty but Spirit Unbowed, House Republicans Take Stock
Hands Empty but Spirit Unbowed, House Republicans Take Stock
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
McCain: No more shutdowns, ‘I guarantee it’ — Washington (CNN) - Sen. John McCain promised Thursday the government will not shut down again in the near future, and argued the President, as the victor in the recent showdown, will now have to engage with his political opponents on Capitol Hill.
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Larry Flynt / Hollywood Reporter:
Don't Execute the Man Who Paralyzed Me (Guest Column) — Joseph Paul Franklin, who has confessed to shooting Flynt in 1978 and been convicted in a series of racially motivated murders, is set for execution in Missouri in November. Flynt writes for THR, “I have every reason to be overjoyed with that decision, but I am anything but.”
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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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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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Betsy Woodruff / National Review:
Norquist: Defunders Owe Conservatives an Apology — Grover Norquist isn't happy with the Defunders. The Americans for Tax Reform president told reporters today that they have a lot of apologies to make and bridges to re-build. — “It'd be a good idea if they stopped referring …
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Michael Hirsh / NationalJournal.com:
Hillary Clinton, Welcome to the White House — She has no Democratic challenger, and the Republican Party is no longer a credible opposition force. — Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton smiles as she waits to answer questions from an audience at Chatham House on October 11, 2013 in London, England.
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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 …
Ross Douthat:
A Teachable Moment — One of the themes running through my various government shutdown posts has been the importance of seeing the current wave of right-wing populism clearly and weighing its merits and demerits judiciously. That requires understanding the strategic thinking that led …
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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.