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12:55 PM ET, October 21, 2013

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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
GOP, Boehner take shutdown hit in new CNN poll  —  Washington (CNN) — Just over half the public says that it's bad for the country that the GOP controls the House of Representatives, according to a new national poll conducted after the end of the partial government shutdown.
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Cruz: Senate Republicans are ‘single-most damaging thing’ for the GOP in 2014  —  (CNN) - If Republicans suffer losses in next year's mid-term elections because of the recent partial government shutdown, Sen. Ted Cruz said Senate Republicans-not Democrats-will be responsible.
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Republicans blame each other after shutdown fiasco
New York Times:
Contractors See Weeks of Work on Health Site  —  Federal contractors have identified most of the main problems crippling President Obama's online health insurance marketplace, but the administration has been slow to issue orders for fixing those flaws, and some contractors worry that the system …
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TIME:
No More Apologies: Why Obama Has to Get Mad About His Broken Obamacare Websites  —  Whenever a President of the U.S. stops believing his own spin, the people should take notice  —  When the Obamacare website debuted on Oct. 1, Barack Obama walked into the Rose Garden and compared it to Amazon.com, Kayak.com and the iPhone.
Discussion: CBS DC, NewsBusters and Althouse
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Lousy Medicaid Arguments  —  For now, the big news about Obamacare is the debacle of HealthCare.gov, the Web portal through which Americans are supposed to buy insurance on the new health care exchanges.  For now, at least, HealthCare.gov isn't working for many users.
Discussion: The Mahablog and Daily Kos
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House photographer weds in Rose Garden
Discussion: Shakesville, Reuters, CNN and The Impolitic
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Our choice for governor in 2013: none of the above  —  The Times-Dispatch is not endorsing a candidate for governor in 2013.  —  The words that follow should not come as a surprise.  During recent months, numerous editorials in The Times-Dispatch have lamented the gubernatorial campaign.
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Daily Progress:
Bill Bolling for governor
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Roby Brock / Talk Business:
Cong. Tim Griffin Won't Seek Third Term (UPDATED)  —  Second District Cong. Tim Griffin (R) says he will not seek a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, citing his young family as his primary reason.  —  “God has blessed me with a wonderful wife, Elizabeth, and two precious children …
Discussion: Politico, CNN, ABC News and The Caucus
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Emily Cahn / Roll Call:
Tim Griffin to Retire After 2 Terms (Updated)
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Christie Withdraws Appeal of Same-Sex Marriage Ruling in New Jersey  —  Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey announced on Monday that his administration would drop its legal challenge to allowing gay marriage in the state, hours after same-sex couples started exchanging vows.
Discussion: The Dish
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Dan Goldberg / New Jersey Online:
As midnight strikes, same-sex couples wed across New Jersey
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
CONNECT  —  Cracks are showing in the Democratic coalition as the next round of budget talks gets under way, hurting the chances for progress toward a broad deal that changes the tax code and significantly narrows future deficits.  —  While Republicans are still smarting over nasty infighting …
Discussion: The Plum Line
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Reno Gazette-Journal:
Shooting this morning at Sparks Middle School  —  Police: Shooting at Sparks Middle School: 10/21/13 8:18 AM  —  Sparks police will hold a press conference at around 9 a.m. on the shooting at Sparks Middle School.  —  Vickie Campbell of the Washoe County School District said Agnes Risley and Sparks Middle School closed.
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
One Big Problem With Heritage's New Obamacare Study  —  The conservative Heritage Foundation released last week a new report on insurance premiums under Obamacare, and the conclusion was that favorite of conservative talking points: people are going to pay more for insurance under Obamacare.
Klein Online:
INVESTIGATIVE RADIO SHOW  —  Listen to this shows podcast  —  How Obama is secretly negotiating away United States sovereignty, including some shocking rights.  How the home front is wide open for an Iranian missile attack.  Inside secret White House-brokered talks to divide Jerusalem...and guess who is leading the way!
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Rachel Zarrell / BuzzFeed:
Republican Senator Says Obamacare Would Have Killed Him
Discussion: The Right Pundit
Mireya Navarro / New York Times:
Widow's Bankruptcy Case Poses Risk to Rent-Stabilized Tenants  —  After her husband died, Mary Veronica Santiago fell behind on her bills, and the creditors began to call.  —  So two years ago, she took refuge in bankruptcy, hoping to have her debts wiped away.
Discussion: JustOneMinute, Hit & Run and Althouse
CBS News:
Dick Cheney's heart  —  But when George W. Bush asked Cheney to be his running mate in 2000, there was enough concern that the Bush campaign sought out the opinion of world renowned Texas heart surgeon Denton Cooley.  After speaking with Cheney's cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan Reiner …
Discussion: American Spectator
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CBS News:
Dick Cheney's heart
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, NPR and Gawker
Dianne Feinstein / USA Today:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Continue NSA call-records program  —  Database helps connect the dots.  —  CONNECT  —  The NSA call-records program is legal and subject to extensive congressional and judicial oversight.  Above all, the program has been effective in helping to prevent terrorist plots against the U.S. and our allies.
Discussion: Guardian
 
 
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Allison Linn / NBCNews:
Food stamp benefits going down before the holidays
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Gothamist
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Ezekiel Emanuel wants Obamacare website briefings
Discussion: National Review
Associated Press:
Sanford's lover speaks out on TV
Discussion: Washington Monthly
John Fund / National Review:
Reality Check for HealthCare.gov
Discussion: Hot Air and The Hill
Billy House / NationalJournal.com:
House Starts What Could Be a Bellwether Week
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and Politico
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
How to Pay Millions and Lag Behind the Market
Stan Schroeder / Mashable:
Facebook Suffers Sitewide Errors for Many Users
Discussion: TechCrunch and KDVR.com
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Shutdown fuels GOP primaries
Discussion: NationalJournal.com
 Earlier Items: 
Reuters:
France summons U.S. ambassador over spying report
Discussion: USA Today, Gawker and The Verge
Meredith Shiner / The World's Greatest …:
Reid: GOP Will Lose House if Government Shuts Down Again
Spiegel Online:
NSA Accessed Mexican President's Email