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6:15 PM ET, September 21, 2013

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Ellie Buchdahl / Daily Mail:

‘All Muslims leave... we only want to kill non-Muslims’: Gunmen massacre at least 22 in Kenyan shopping mall after releasing anyone who could prove they were Islamic by reciting a prayer — Kenyan police and soldiers have pinned down the remaining gunmen who opened fire at a shopping centre earlier today …

Discussion: Atlas Shrugs, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and Vox Popoli

New York Times:

Upscale Mall Becomes War Zone in Kenya Terror Attack — NAIROBI, Kenya — An upscale mall popular with the Kenyan elite and the foreign diplomats and businesspeople who call Nairobi home turned into a war zone on Saturday, as gunmen opened fire on shoppers in an apparent terrorist attack …

Discussion: The Hill and National Updates

CNN:

At least 20 killed when gunmen attack Nairobi shopping mall, Red Cross says — (CNN) — Gunmen attacked an upscale shopping mall in the Kenyan capital on Saturday, leading to a fierce gunbattle with police and leaving at least 20 people dead, the Kenyan Red Cross said.

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Jason Straziuso / Associated Press:
Gunmen Open Fire at Nairobi's Most Upscale Mall

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Jihad Watch

Jason Straziuso / Associated Press: KENYA RED CROSS: 22 DEAD IN UPSCALE MALL ATTACK

Joe Picard / The Hill:

Obama calls Boehner, says he won't negotiate on debt ceiling — President Obama phoned Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Friday to tell him he will not negotiate with Republicans on the debt ceiling, according to a readout provided by the Speaker's office. — Boehner told the president he was …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Mark Knoller / CBS News:

Republicans “trying to mess with me” on budget, Obama says — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — President Obama slammed House Republicans for “trying to mess with me” by passing a bill today to fund the government but also defund Obamacare. — At a Ford plant that stamps out components for trucks and vans …

Discussion: Liberal Values

Politico:

Obama calls Boehner, rules out debt negotiations — President Barack Obama is once again warning House Republicans that he will not negotiate over a debt-ceiling increase, even as the U.S. government moves closer to its borrowing limit. — Obama called Speaker John Boehner Friday night to reiterate his hard-line stance.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit, Right Wing News and White House Dossier

Jake Miller / CBS News:
House passes bill funding government, defunding Obamacare

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Associated Press:

Declassified document: US narrowly escaped nuclear blast in 1961 H-bomb accident — LONDON — A U.S. hydrogen bomb nearly detonated on the nation's east coast, with a single switch averting a blast which would have been 260 times more powerful than the device that flattened Hiroshima, a newly published book says.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Taegan Goddard's …

BBC:
US plane in 1961 ‘nuclear bomb near-miss’

Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Making Light and Guardian

Guardian:
Goldsboro revisited: account of hydrogen bomb near-disaster over North Carolina - declassified document

Discussion: The Verge, Gawker, Hot Air, Joe. My. God., National Updates, U.S. News, NPR and Sister Toldjah

Paul Krugman:

More SNAP Judgments — Thanks to the commenter who suggested this title. I want to say some more about the SNAP program, and how utterly unjustified the attack on the program really is. — First, another look at trends in the program over time, this time in terms of spending as a share of GDP:

Discussion: Marginal Revolution

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Hugh Hewitt Goes Off on ‘Whiny’ Republicans Trashing Ted Cruz: ‘Get In The Game!’ — There's currently a war brewing in the Republican party over defunding Obamacare, with many in the conservative media pushing Republicans to take the plunge. Hugh Hewitt went off on “whiny” …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Outside the Beltway, Politico and msnbc.com

Avik Roy / National Review:
Myths of the Obamacare Shutdown Soap Opera

Discussion: Conservative Intelligence … and Power Line

Tom Jackman / Washington Post:

Rollie Chance, misidentified as Navy Yard shooter, demands media accountability — Rollie Chance was home in Stafford, about 40 miles south of Washington, when he began watching the news about the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard Monday morning. A retired Navy lieutenant …

Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Monthly and The Huffington Post, more at Mediagazer »

Bloomberg:
Company Behind Snowden Check Also Vetted D.C. Shooter

Discussion: Power Line and National Review

Los Angeles Times:

Transgender teen crowned homecoming queen at O.C. high school — Cassidy Lynn Campbell, 16, of Huntington Beach was named homecoming queen on Friday night at Marina High School. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times / September 20, 2013) — Cassidy Lynn Campbell broke down in tears Friday night …

Discussion: Jezebel, The Raw Story and Joe. My. God.

Chet / NorthDecoder.com:

(ND-ALL) Congressman Kevin Cramer To People Who Can't Find Jobs or Aren't Able To Work: Don't Eat — Earlier today, a constituent of North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer posted a comment on Cramer's Facebook wall. The constituent apparently wanted to make sure that …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Raw Story, Balloon Juice, Hullabaloo and Talking Points Memo