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Brian Beutler / Salon:
Right-wing nutjobs' last stand: The debt limit endgame arrives  —  The fight over the debt limit is now eclipsing the ongoing government shutdown fight, and the way things are going, it almost seems like Republicans will grudgingly agree to avoid default so long as they don't have to simultaneously give …
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Politico:
Democratic cracks open in debt-limit fight  —  For the past several weeks, Senate Democrats and the White House have shown a remarkable amount of unity in the controversial fight surrounding the debt ceiling.  —  Then came shutdown Day Seven.  —  Just as top Senate Democrats began to lay …
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
A Short-Term Debt Limit Increase Would Be a Disaster  —  President Obama shouldn't want it.  Neither should John Boehner.  —  Let's stipulate that yesterday's acknowledgement that the White House is open to a short-term debt-limit increase didn't deserve half the breathless coverage it received.
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Four Reasons Debt Ceiling Breach Means Default  —  A new idea is taking hold among House Republicans that perhaps breaching the debt ceiling isn't such a terrible idea after all.  One form this takes is the patently absurd remarks of Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) who muses that “I think, personally …
Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Boehner: Democrats Want to ‘Annihilate Us’  —  Speaker John Boehner rallied his troops this morning at a closed-door conference meeting at the Capitol.  Democrats are trying to “annihilate us,” he told his members.  “We can get through this if we stick together.”
New York Times:
Obama Says He Will Negotiate Once G.O.P. Ends ‘Threats’
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Harry J Enten / Guardian:
Democrats won't win a ‘blame the GOP’ game on the shutdown and debt ceiling
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Politico:
No healthcare questions at Obama presser  —  President Barack Obama sustained an hour-long press conference today without a single question about his signature healthcare law and the glitches that continue to plague the insurance exchanges — a point that frustrated several conservatives.
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Julie Pace / ABC News:
For Obama, Little to Say That Hasn't Been Said
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
Michael O'Brien / NBCNews:
Boehner: GOP won't allow ‘unconditional surrender’ to Obama
Discussion: The Raw Story
Chloe Sommers / CNN:
House Democrats amplify criticism of Boehner for shutdown
Discussion: Politico and Weasel Zippers
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
And Then There Were 17: GOP Support For A Clean C.R. Slips
Neil Irwin / Wonkblog:
What's happening in the Treasury bill market today should terrify you  —  This is likely the scariest graph you will see today.  It shows the interest rate for the Treasury bill maturing on Oct. 31.  It has spiked dramatically in the last 48 hours.  —  A lot of the market indicators …
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Reuters:
Money funds avoid some U.S. debt on fear of repayment delays
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
8 lawmakers arrested at immigration rally  —  Nationwide demonstrations calling for comprehensive immigration reform culminated with a rally in Washington on Tuesday to forcefully press lawmakers to overhaul the nation's immigration laws this year.  —  In an attempt to ramp up the heat …
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Washington Post:
Marchers urge Congress to pass immigration reform; several congressmen arrested
Discussion: Liberaland
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Eight Democratic Members Of Congress Arrested At Immigration Protest
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Emma Dumain / Roll Call:
GOP Proposes New Supercommittee to Resolve Impasse (Updated)  —  Updated 12:12 p.m. |  House Republicans will bring to the floor a bill to create a bipartisan, bicameral committee to address the current fiscal impasse that has shut down much of the government and threatens a debt default.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
GOP shutdown shenanigans giving Dems a big recruiting boost?
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Senate Dems Reject GOP Supercommittee ‘Gimmick’
The New / New York Times:
Obama to Pick Yellen as Leader of Fed, Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will nominate Janet L. Yellen as chairwoman of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, administration officials said Tuesday night, ending an unusually public search to fill one of the most important economic policy-making jobs in the world.
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Nears Yellen Nomination as Fed Chief
Discussion: Liberaland and Daily Kos
John Macone / EagleTribune.com, North Andover …:
‘Gestapo’ tactics meet senior citizens at Yellowstone  —  NEWBURYPORT — Pat Vaillancourt went on a trip last week that was intended to showcase some of America's greatest treasures.  Instead, the Salisbury resident said she and others on her tour bus witnessed an ugly spectacle that made her embarrassed, a
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Applying government shutdown logic to the baseball playoffs  —  Braves fan Paul Kaplan was quite upset that the Braves lost in the NLDS last night.  So upset that he wrote his congressman about it.  —  I have to say, I never would have considered this, but if this logic applies in baseball …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Talking Points Memo
Mark Regnerus / Public Discourse:
A Married Mom and Dad Really Do Matter: New Evidence from Canada  —  There is a new and significant piece of evidence in the social science debate about gay parenting and the unique contributions that mothers and fathers make to their children's flourishing.
Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
The Latest Voter Suppression Fad: Two Tiers  —  Remember this phrase: two-tier voting.  You may be hearing more about it.  —  Officials in Arizona and Kansas are making preparations for elections with two categories of voters.  There will be those who provided proof of citizenship …
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CNN:
Stewart to Sebelius on health care law “Am I a stupid man?”  —  (CNN) - “The Daily Show” took a more serious turn Monday night when host Jon Stewart introduced his guest for the evening, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.  —  Sebelius, who has been on a media blitz …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama meets with Krauthammer, Gigot  —  President Obama held an off-the-record meeting with five conservative journalists on Tuesday afternoon.  —  Present at the meeting were Charles Krauthammer, the Washington Post columnist and Fox News contributor; Paul Gigot, the Wall Street Journal …
Discussion: Mediaite and Booman Tribune
Sam Wang / Princeton Election Consortium:
The risk to the GOP House majority  —  In the current shutdown, John Boehner might be acting out of fear of losing his position.  If he doesn't appease the hardliners who are willing to take the government and economy over the brink for their goals, he could be ejected from the Speaker's seat.
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
U.S. Adults Fare Poorly in a Study of Skills  —  American adults lag well behind their counterparts in most other developed countries in the mathematical and technical skills needed for a modern workplace, according to a study released Tuesday.  —  The study, perhaps the most detailed of its kind …
 
 
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
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Discussion: Mediaite and AMERICAblog News
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