Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:50 PM ET, October 11, 2013

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Analysis: Republicans Are Working Out the Terms of Their Surrender  —  ANALYSIS:  —  Beware of irrational exuberance.  Thursday night's meeting between President Obama and House Republican leaders was clearly a breakthrough, but both sides are cautioning this morning that progress is fragile.
RELATED:
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
How Democrats Can Get to Yes  —  If they want to end the shutdown and avoid default, they must find a way to let Republicans save face.  —  Google is a pretty amazing thing.  The other day I was thinking about the government-shutdown mess and how it might be resolved …
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Reid pans six-week debt deal  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Friday rejected the House Republican proposal for a six-week increase in the debt limit.  —  “They're talking about extending the debt ceiling for two months or six weeks — please,” Reid said Friday.
New York Times:
An Inadequate Offer From the House  —  Speaker John Boehner on Thursday said he was willing to delay briefly a disastrous default of the country's financial obligations but was not willing to reopen the government.  “I would hope that the president would look at this as an opportunity …
Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Missing From New CR Negotiations: Harry Reid
Discussion: Power Line, Hot Air and Booman Tribune
New York Times:
No Quick Deal, but Offer by G.O.P. on Debt Shifts the Tone
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
House GOP makes new offer
Discussion: Daily Kos
Politico:
GOP sends fiscal proposal to President Obama
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
A Crisis of the President's Own Making
Discussion: Washington Post and Betsy's Page
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fed up with House, senators grab at reins of fiscal debate
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
In U.S., Perceived Need for Third Party Reaches New High  —  Twenty-six percent believe Democratic and Republican parties do adequate job  —  This article is part of an ongoing series analyzing how the government shutdown and the debate over raising the debt ceiling are affecting Americans' views …
RELATED:
John B. Judis / The New Republic:
The Last Days of the GOP  —  We could be witnessing the death throes of the Republican Party  —  I once wrote about lobbying, and this week I called some Republicans I used to talk to (and some that they recommended I talk to) about the effect the shutdown is having on the Republican Party in Washington.
Mark Murray / NBCNews:
NBC/WSJ poll: Shutdown debate damages GOP  —  The Republican Party has been badly damaged in the ongoing government shutdown and debt limit standoff, with a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finding that a majority of Americans blame the GOP for the shutdown, and with the party's popularity declining to its lowest level.
Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Gallup: 60% Of Americans Say Third Party Is Needed
Discussion: Gallup
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Cruz wows conservative crowd at Values Voter summit  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) whipped the conservative crowd into a frenzy at Friday's Values Voter summit, painting the fight over ObamaCare as a battle for basic freedom and calling on Republicans to redouble their efforts to end the program.
RELATED:
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Perkins: Cruz is de facto leader of Republican Party
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Liberal heckling sparks stream of one-liners from Ted Cruz
Discussion: Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Paul: Aid funds ‘war on Christianity’
Discussion: Politico
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Ben Carson Says Obamacare Is ‘Worst Thing’ To Happen To America Since Slavery  —  Tea Party favorite Dr. Ben Carson said the Obama administration's healthcare reform law is the worst thing to happen to the United States since slavery.  —  “I have to tell you Obamacare is, really I think …
RELATED:
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Carson compares ObamaCare to slavery
Discussion: CNN
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
C.I.A. Warning on Snowden in '09 Said to Slip Through the Cracks  —  WASHINGTON — Just as Edward J. Snowden was preparing to leave Geneva and a job as a C.I.A. technician in 2009, his supervisor wrote a derogatory report in his personnel file, noting a distinct change in the young man's behavior …
Nobelprize.org:
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2013  —  The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2013 is to be awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons.  —  During World War One, chemical weapons were used to a considerable degree.
RELATED:
Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Chemical Weapons Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Reuters:
Chemicals weapons watchdog OPCW wins Nobel Peace Prize
Discussion: Liberaland and The Hill
Noah Smith / Not Quite Noahpinion:
The Ferg-beast attacks  —  I'm breaking my blogging hiatus to briefly respond to Niall Ferguson, not because I'm mad, but because it's fun.  For those who haven't seen it, Ferguson has posted a massive three-part rant (part 1, part 2, part 3) in which he attempts to take Paul Krugman to task …
Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
Will the Kamikaze Caucus Doom the GOP?  —  When Congress devolves into perpetual conflict, each party's more militant voices gain influence at the expense of its deal-makers.  —  When congressional insiders say John Boehner could lose his speakership if he moves to end the confrontations …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Only 2 People Attend ‘Obamacare and You!’  Event in South Carolina  —  Last night, the organization formerly known as President Obama's reelection campaign, Organizing for Action, held an Obamacare event in Greenville, South Carolina.  The event was called “Obamacare and You!”
Michael Tackett / Bloomberg:
Obamacare Foes Using Shutdown Echo South's Nullifiers  —  The Tea Party-inspired drive to derail Obamacare is anchored in a place where opposition to the federal government is as old as the nation: the American South.  —  The current fight, a budget standoff that threatens the creditworthiness of the U.S …
Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Air Force Fires Two Star General in Charge of Nuke Missiles  —  Maj. Gen. Michael Carey is being relieved of his command over the military's intercontinental ballistic missile force, according to a Defense official.  Air Force  —  The Air Force's two star general in charge of the wing responsible …
Discussion: The Greenroom
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 1:50 PM ET, October 11, 2013.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Rush Limbaugh:
Cruz and Lee Have Already Succeeded
Discussion: Taking Note, Taylor Marsh and Politico
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Ryan Is Again in the Forefront for the G.O.P.
Discussion: Guardian and The Hugh Hewitt Show
Tampa Bay Times:
Yoho: Furloughed workers should not get back pay
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Sources: Cash-Strapped FreedomWorks In State Of Financial Disarray
Rich Miller / Bloomberg:
Default Doubters Repudiated by Republican Economists Citing Harm
 Earlier Items: 
Todd S. Purdum / Reuters:
The year the government broke
Discussion: Politico, Capitol Report and CNN
Senator Ted Cruz / Rolling Stone:
Inside the Republican Suicide Machine
Mary Beth Faller / Arizona Republic:
Scottsdale teacher suspended after parents complain about play's content
Discussion: Right Wing News and The Raw Story
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
How the U.S. Is Spreading ‘Procedures of Totalitarianism’
Discussion: Daily Kos
David Martosko / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Just 51,000 people completed Obamacare applications during the website's first week …