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9:35 AM ET, September 25, 2013

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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Cruz Reads Dr. Seuss in All-Night Attack on Obamacare … Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has officially pulled an all-nighter in the U.S. Senate as he advocated for the defunding of Obamacare into the wee hours of the morning.  —  Wearing black tennis shoes for comfort, the Texas senator started speaking …
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Benny Johnson / BuzzFeed:
Who Is Corner Guy?  —  His name is John Ellis.  —  In the midst of Ted Cruz's speech in the Senate, a star is born.  —  Via c-span.org  —  Meet “Corner Guy.”  —  View Entire List ›
Discussion: NPR, msnbc.com and PolicyMic
CNN:
Cruz goes through the night  —  (CNN) — He made it through all of Tuesday evening, overnight, and well into the morning Wednesday.  And a full 17 hours after he began, Sen. Ted Cruz was still carrying on his anti-Obamacare effort from the Senate floor.  —  With more than a little help …
Discussion: The Agonist
Alex Seitz-Wald / NationalJournal.com:
Don't Call It a Filibuster  —  Ted Cruz's speech is not a filibuster, but he can talk until Wednesday morning.  —  Despite what you see on C-SPAN2, or what you read on Twitter, Ted Cruz is not filibustering Obamacare.  The Republican senator from Texas is speaking on the Senate floor …
Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
A Republican Calls Another a ‘Fraud’  —  When Peter King is going to give you a sound bite, he lets you know ahead of time, so as not to insult your intelligence or, for that matter, waste your time if you're not that interested in the details.  —  But please, stay for the footnotes.
Washington Post:
Sen. Cruz extends attack on Obamacare into Wednesday morning  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) extended his attack on President Obama's health-care law early Wednesday morning by continuing a marathon speech modeled on old-fashion filibusters that likely will complicate House GOP efforts to pass …
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Democrats see GOP shutdown threat as opening for 2014 election gains  —  Democrats are working hard to exploit massive unrest in the Republican Party over the looming government shutdown, which many see as one of their best chances of holding the Senate or even gaining the House in next year's midterm elections.
Politico:
House GOP may attach Obamacare delay to CR  —  The House Republican leadership is seriously considering attaching a one-year delay of Obamacare's individual mandate to the Senate bill to avert a government shutdown, according to senior GOP aides.  —  If House Republicans decide to go this route …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:   Ted Cruz's Long Speech
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:   How Ted Cruz's Anti-Obamacare Filibuster Could Cost Him Millions
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Cruz launches floor protest against ObamaCare funding (Video)
Discussion: Politico and Hit & Run
Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
Ted Cruz Privately Approached Harry Reid To Ask For Time To “Filibuster”
Discussion: PolicyMic and BREITBART.COM
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Hillary Clinton defends Obamacare, slams defunding efforts
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
BREAKING: Cruz Begins Obamacare ‘Talking’ Filibuster
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz Likens Obamacare Defunding Skeptics To Nazi Appeasers (VIDEO)
The White House:
Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly  —  PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: Each year we come together to reaffirm the founding vision of this institution.  For most of recorded history …
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Seeing thaw, Obama seeks Iran nuke deal
Discussion: Politico
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
The ObamaCare Wars Are Just Starting  —  The health law has set in motion long-run forces that could erode the political foundation of Medicare.  —  The ObamaCare fight is turning hot and heavy.  House Republicans have made an implausible threat to shut down the government to defund ObamaCare …
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Suzanne LaBarre / Popular Science:
Why We're Shutting Off Our Comments  —  Starting today, PopularScience.com will no longer accept comments on new articles.  Here's why.  —  Comments can be bad for science.  That's why, here at PopularScience.com, we're shutting them off.  —  It wasn't a decision we made lightly.
Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Americans Turn on Washington, 68% Say Wrong Track in Poll  —  As the U.S. heads toward a potential government shutdown or default, the public is more alienated from Washington than at any time since the aftermath of the 2011 downgrade of the nation's credit rating.
Discussion: Gallup, Politico and msnbc.com
Daily Mail:
Briton held by mall massacre police: Suspected jihadist is arrested at Nairobi airport trying to board a Turkish plane out of the country  —  Police investigating the Nairobi mall massacre are questioning a Briton arrested as he tried to fly out of the city after the attack.
Eamon Javers / CNBC:
News organizations respond to Fed lockup questions  —  The Federal Reserve says it is contacting news organizations to discuss the rules surrounding lock up procedures and the release of market moving information from the Federal Reserve's headquarters in Washington.
Discussion: Wonkblog, Politico, MoneyBeat and NPR
Alex Roarty / The Atlantic Online:
Are Gay-Rights Laws Trampling on Freedom of Religion?  —  Some people of faith complain that laws mandating equal treatment for LGBT Americans are forcing them to betray their privately held beliefs.  —  Conservatives may have found another way to stem the rising tide of rights for America's gays and lesbians.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Voters Like Republicans, So Why Don't They Elect Them?  —  Scott Rasmussen polled voters on whom they trust, and found that voters prefer Republicans over Democrats on ten of fifteen issues.  Not only that, the issues where voters trust the GOP more than Democrats are generally the most important ones …
 
 
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Kent Cooper / Political MoneyLine Blog:
Members of Congress Got $1.7 Million in Free Trips in August
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Democrats Need to Keep an Eye on Republican-Tilting Independent Voters
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
D.C. officials ponder whether to defy federal shutdown and keep city government open
Discussion: Wonkblog, Firedoglake and WJLA-TV
Kim Zetter / Wired:
How a Crypto ‘Backdoor’ Pitted the Tech World Against the NSA
Paul Krugman:
What's It All About Then  —  Simon Wren-Lewis writes with feeling …
Discussion: Cafe Hayek, Hullabaloo and mainly macro
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