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2:55 PM ET, October 7, 2013

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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
White House official says Obama would accept short-term agreement on debt ceiling  —  President Obama would accept a short-term increase in the debt ceiling, rather than a permanent one, a senior White House official said Monday, acknowledging that it may not be possible to reach agreement …
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Yalman Onaran / Bloomberg:
A U.S. Default Seen as Catastrophe Dwarfing Lehman's Fall  —  Anyone who remembers the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. little more than five years ago knows what a global financial disaster is.  A U.S. government default, just weeks away if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling …
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Tom Coburn: No default if ceiling stays  —  Sen. Tom Coburn said Monday that warnings of a U.S. default if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling by Oct. 17 are untrue.  —  “I would dispel the rumor that is going around that you hear on every newscast that if we don't raise the debt ceiling we will default on our debt.
NationalJournal.com:
Republicans Downplay ‘Default’, Dismiss Debt Deadline  —  Some GOP lawmakers say White House officials—and global financial experts—are exaggerating the potential impact of missed payments.  —  Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew arrives at the Capitol on Thursday during the government shutdown.
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
White House: Obama Will Never Negotiate On The Debt Limit Again
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Senate Dems to call GOP's bluff on debt limit  —  Senate Democrats are planning to start the process this week for a Senate vote on a clean debt limit increase, sources tell me - a move that could call the bluff of Republicans in both chambers and force them to take a stand on whether …
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Obamacare or the Debt Ceiling  —  Republicans are winning the shutdown fight, and Democrats know it.  —  People turning on the news this week came away with the knowledge that it was about Obamacare and kept hearing that Democrats wouldn't negotiate.  They also learned that for some reason …
Discussion: Wonkblog and Washington Monthly
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Schumer predicts Boehner will cave
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Manu Raju / Politico:
Reid plotting to stay in power  —  Republicans are eager for November 2016 — and not just because Barack Obama's presidency will be in its final days.  —  It's when Harry Reid, the man reviled by Republicans for his inflammatory rhetoric and hardball tactics during the government shutdown, could be booted from his Nevada Senate seat.
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Carrie Dann / NBCNews:
Obama to Boehner: 'Hold a vote. Call a vote right now. Let's see what happens'
Discussion: Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Reuters:
Democrats eye long-term debt ceiling hike
Discussion: Politico
Wall Street Journal:
Defects Cripple Health-Care Website  —  Six days into the launch of insurance marketplaces created by the new health-care law, the federal government acknowledged for the first time Sunday it needed to fix design and software problems that have kept customers from applying online for coverage.
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Reuters:
Obamacare exchange websites still full of glitches and errors
The Right Scoop:
AMBER WEBSITE NOW WORKING - Obama plays POLITICS with LOST CHILDREN, shuts down Amber Alert website  —  This is unbelievable.  The Obama administration has shut down the Amber Alert website because of the government shutdown and it now renders this message when you attempt to access it:
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Amber Alert System Unaffected By Government Shutdown, Justice Department Says
Brandon Lowrey / nbclosangeles.com:
Amber Alert Website Offline Due to Gov't Shutdown
Jennifer Senior / New York Magazine:
In Conversation: Antonin Scalia  —  On the eve of a new Supreme Court session, the firebrand justice discusses gay rights and media echo chambers, Seinfeld and the Devil, and how much he cares about his intellectual legacy ("I don't").  —  a day that just happened to be the 27th anniversary …
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Anxious Allies Aiding Booker in Senate Bid  —  Cory A. Booker is an undisputed star of a new generation of African-American leaders, electrifying liberal audiences with his oratory and charming the social media set with his digital savvy.  —  But the Senate campaign Mr. Booker, a Democrat …
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:   Bloomberg pumps $1 million to boost Booker candidacy
Tracy Seipel / Mercury News:
Obamacare's winners and losers in Bay Area  —  Cindy Vinson and Tom Waschura are big believers in the Affordable Care Act.  They vote independent and are proud to say they helped elect and re-elect President Barack Obama.  —  Yet, like many other Bay Area residents who pay for their own medical insurance …
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Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin:
Obamacare epiphanies, part VII: Hey, somebody's got to pay for somebody else's ‘free’ stuff
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
TV ad in Wyoming Senate race hits Liz Cheney on gay marriage  —  U.S. Senate candidate Liz Cheney, right, campaigns in Emblem, Wyo., this summer at the same time as her opponent, Sen. Michael B. Enzi, left.  (Dan Cepeda / Casper Star-Tribune / August 24, 2013)
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Outside group hits Liz Cheney on gay marriage in Wyoming
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Holly Yan / CNN:
U.S. terror raids: 2 operations. 2 outcomes. 5 questions  —  (CNN) — Two secret blitzes.  Two high-value targets.  Two very different results.  —  U.S. forces launched dual raids on the northern and eastern coasts of Africa over the weekend in the hunt for two alleged terrorists …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Boehner Bunglers  —  The federal government is shut down, we're about to hit the debt ceiling (with disastrous economic consequences), and no resolution is in sight.  How did this happen?  —  The main answer, which only the most pathologically “balanced” reporting can deny, is the radicalization of the Republican Party.
John Solomon / Washington Times:
ATF tries to block whistleblowing agent's ‘Fast and Furious’ book  —  1st Amendment battle over ‘gun-walking’ expose  —  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is blocking the main whistleblower in the Fast and Furious case from publishing a book for pay …
 
 
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David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:
Al Sharpton, ‘PoliticsNation’ Advertisers Targeted in New Boycott
Discussion: Liberaland and The Raw Story
John Fund / National Review:
Happy Birthday, Income Tax!
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Want to know why the government is shut down? This chart explains it.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Scott Walker gets Democratic opponent
Discussion: Politico
Kurtis Lee / The Spot:
Effort to recall Democratic state Sen. Evie Hudak renewed
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Mika: Ted Cruz, Like-Minded Republicans Don't Love America
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Ten years after recall, California still feels effects
Discussion: The Reaction
 Earlier Items: 
Manu Raju / Politico:
Harry Reid talks tough, ramps up for 2016
Michael Van Sickler / MiamiHerald.com:
Gov. Rick Scott delivers mea culpa on voter purge
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
National Security, the Shutdown, and Moral Seriousness
Discussion: The Dish
John Dickerson / Slate:
PGSTX0534 Will Not See You Now  —  One woman's quest to sign …
First Read / NBCNews:
First Thoughts: From one crisis to the next without any end in sight
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Some tea party congressmen find signs of political backlash at home
Stephanie Simon / Politico:
Vouchers don't do much for students