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6:50 PM ET, October 17, 2013

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP's McConnell promises no more shutdowns over ObamaCare  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says he will not allow another government shutdown as part of a strategy to repeal ObamaCare.  —  McConnell (Ky.) told The Hill in an interview Thursday afternoon that his party learned …
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
GOP's huge Tea Party mess has only just begun  —  The coming months could present him with even more headaches  —  Last night, Republicans stood aside as Congress increased the debt limit and reopened the government.  In return, they got nothing.  Or more accurately, they got something …
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Ted Cruz left with few friends after Obamacare fight fails, government shutdown ends, debt limit rises  —  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said he wouldn't try to block the Senate agreement.  “There's nothing to be gained from delaying this vote one day or two days.  The outcome will be the same,” Cruz said.
Steve Almasy / CNN:
There's a little pork in that bill: The 5 most surprising provisions in the debt deal  —  (CNN) — So much for a “clean” bill.  The measure passed by Congress to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling also contains some goodies and gifts tucked into the 35-page bill.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Grimes leads McConnell by 2
Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Ted Cruz Won't Rule Out Another Shutdown, But McConnell Does
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
American taxpayers betrayed by chicken-hearted RINOs
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Another GOP Senator facing primary challenge
Discussion: Politico
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:   McConnell: ‘There was no earmark’
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Eureka!  Tea partiers know science  —  A finding in a study on the relationship between science literacy and political ideology surprised the Yale professor behind it: Tea party members know more science than non-tea partiers.  —  Yale law professor Dan Kahan posted on his blog this week …
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The Atlantic Online:
The Conservative War on the GOP  —  What was once an uneasy alliance between Tea Partiers and Republican loyalists is increasingly marked by hostility—and many on the right now want a divorce.  —  On his radio show recently, Glenn Beck urged his listeners to “defund the GOP.”
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Sen. Thad Cochran Gets Tea Party Challenger
Discussion: Hullabaloo
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama to tap ex-Pentagon official for Homeland Security  —  President Obama plans to nominate former Pentagon attorney Jeh Johnson as the next secretary of homeland security, officials said Thursday.  —  Johnson, general counsel for the Defense Department during Obama's first term …
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ABC News:
Obama To Name Jeh Johnson Next Homeland Security Secretary … President Obama is expected to nominate former Pentagon lawyer Jeh Johnson as the next Homeland Security secretary, ABC News has learned.  —  The Department of Homeland Security has been without a Senate-confirmed leader for six weeks …
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Daniel Klaidman / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Jeh Johnson Tapped to Lead Department of Homeland Security
Kelly Kennedy / USA Today:
Tech experts: Health exchange site needs total overhaul  —  WASHINGTON — The federal health care exchange was built using 10-year-old technology that may require constant fixes and updates for the next six months and the eventual overhaul of the entire system, technology experts told USA TODAY.
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Marshall Sella / GQ Magazine Online:
The Year of Living Carlos Dangerously  —  Anthony Weiner's sexting addiction nuked his political career (twice!), endangered his marriage (twice!), and turned him into a walking penis joke (forever!).  —  Marshall Sella tails Weiner through his doomed campaign for New York mayor …
David Dayen / Salon:
Right-wing nuts nab new way to sabotage Obamacare  —  One low-profile component could prove costly  —  The final deal to avert a breach of the debt limit and end the government shutdown included what has been described as a “small concession” to Republicans: tightening the income verification measures …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and ThinkProgress
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Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
The GOP's income verification ‘concession’ is meaningless
Louie Gohmert / CNN:
McCain, Gohmert spar over who's ‘intelligent’  —  (CNN) - Sen. John McCain may be advising Republicans not to speak ill will of each other, but that's not stopping him from getting into a public exchange with fellow Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert.  —  Wednesday night, McCain charged that Gohmert …
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Fox News:
Stenographer dragged off House floor after protest  —  A House of Representatives stenographer was dragged off the floor during the vote to end the partial government shutdown and raise the U.S. debt ceiling after a bizarre protest in which she began ranting at members.
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Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
House Stenographer Yanked From Chamber Ranting About God, Freemasons
Discussion: Washington Monthly and ABC News
CNN:
Rep. Bill Young ‘gravely ill,’ family says  —  Washington (CNN) - Rep. Bill Young of Florida, the longest-serving Republican member of the House, is “gravely ill,” his family said in a statement Wednesday.  —  “[Young's] condition turned for the worse over night and he is gravely ill …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Fox incorrectly reports pol's death
Discussion: TVNewser
Michael Hirsh / NationalJournal.com:
Hillary Clinton, Welcome to the White House  —  She has no Democratic challenger, and the Republican Party is no longer a credible opposition force.  —  Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton smiles as she waits to answer questions from an audience at Chatham House on October 11, 2013 in London, England.
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Documents reveal NSA's extensive involvement in targeted killing program  —  It was an innocuous e-mail, one of millions sent every day by spouses with updates on the situation at home.  But this one was of particular interest to the National Security Agency and contained clues that put …
Mental Floss:
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson! … For the December issue of mental_floss magazine, Jake Rossen managed to do something we thought was impossible—he snagged an interview with the legendary Bill Watterson!  Since we're guessing there are a few Calvin and Hobbes enthusiasts …
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Design Firm Removes All Reference To Its Work On Obamacare From Its Website  —  Teal Media was founded by a former member of Obama's campaign design team.  The firm says it took down all reference to its work on HealthCare.gov “in consultation” with the administration.
Discussion: Hot Air and National Review
Associated Press:
Va. removes 40K from voter rolls over Democrats' objections  —  Democrats seek to have names restored; case to be heard Friday  —  Virginia elections officials say they have already purged nearly 40,000 names from the voter rolls, despite a lawsuit filed by Democrats seeking to keep those voters registered.
Discussion: GovBeat and The Raw Story
Jeryl Bier / Weekly Standard:
Obamacare Website Violates Licensing Agreement for Copyrighted Software  —  Healthcare.gov, the federal government's Obamacare website, has been under heavy criticism from friend and foe alike during its first two weeks of open enrollment.  Repeated errors and delays have prevented many users …
Bruce Vielmetti / JSOnline:
Milwaukee man gets jail time for voting twice in presidential election  —  By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel  —  Chad Gigowski said he was not part of any organized election fraud effort, just high on alcohol and drugs when he voted twice in November's presidential election.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
CBS News:
“Grenade-walking” part of “Gunwalking” scandal  —  New evidence in ATF's mysterious grenade smuggler case  —  Complete coverage of the gunwalking scandal  —  The gun battle took place last week in Guadalajara.  Authorities say five members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel used …
Gautham Nagesh / Washington Wire:
Sen. Cruz Places Hold on Obama Nominee  —  The shutdown may be over, but Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) isn't done making trouble for the Obama administration.  —  A spokesman for Mr. Cruz said Thursday that he has placed a hold on the nomination of former telecom lobbyist and venture capitalist Tom Wheeler …
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Charles Babington / Associated Press:
Boehner's Jam: Caucus Loves but Won't Follow Him
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ThinkProgress:
Rick Perry Is Actually Encouraging Texans To Enroll In Obamacare
Alec Macgillis / The New Republic:
Obama Beat the Hostage-Takers. Now He Has to Fight the Fiscal Scolds.
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Nate Cohn / The New Republic:
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
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Harry J Enten / Guardian:
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John Hall / The Independent:
Kenya shopping mall attack: Chilling new footage from inside Westgate shows terrorists casually gunning …
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs
David Weigel / Slate:
Republicans are wasting no time in rewriting the history of their own defeat.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Week
Larry Flynt / Hollywood Reporter:
Don't Execute the Man Who Paralyzed Me (Guest Column)
Discussion: Guardian, Mediaite and Liberaland
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Conservatives Learned The Wrong Lessons From The Shutdown Debacle