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11:25 AM ET, October 22, 2013

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Washington Post:
Health insurance exchange launched despite signs of serious problems  —  Days before the launch of President Obama's online health ­insurance marketplace, government officials and contractors tested a key part of the Web site to see whether it could handle tens of thousands of consumers at the same time.
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USA Today:
HHS brings in Verizon to help HealthCare.gov  —  You might think that a website needed to help over 40 million people would be ready to accommodate those 40 million people.  Apparently, it's a little more complicated than that.  VPC  —  CONNECT  —  WASHINGTON — The international …
New York Times:
The Health Site's Chaotic Debut  —  President Obama rightly acknowledged on Monday that there is “no excuse” for the horrendously botched opening of the federal Web site consumers are supposed to use to sign up for health insurance policies under the Affordable Care Act.
John Dickerson / Slate:
President Obama is a gifted politician and knows how to win an election.  But his spin on Healthcare.gov may only make things worse.  —  An IT problem has never escalated faster than the president's Rose Garden speech Monday addressing the problems with Healthcare.gov. He could no longer outsource responding to user complaints.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
ObamaCare debacle in spotlight  —  The disastrous rollout of ObamaCare's insurance exchanges has brought into sharp focus the GOP charge that President Obama is better at campaigning than governing.  —  Republicans have long needled the president as unable to convert adoring crowds …
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots
USA Today:
HealthCare.gov feeds doubts about rollout: Our view
Discussion: National Review
Washington Post:
A prescription for fixing Obamacare glitches
Discussion: News Desk, USA Today and PoliticusUSA
The Atlantic Online:
Barack Obama, Insurance Salesman in Chief
Washington Post:
Poll: Major damage to GOP after shutdown, and broad dissatisfaction with government  —  Video: Will voters remember the shutdown next year?  Incumbents usually win elections.  But after a shutdown, near-default and historic lows in Congressional approval, voters are claiming they'll reverse that trend in 2014.
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CBS News:
Poll: Congress, tea party take hits from government shutdown  —  In the aftermath of the partial government shutdown and debt ceiling debate, both Republicans and Democrats in Congress get low job approval ratings, but Republicans fare worse.  —  Views of the tea party also suffered.
Discussion: NewsBusters
Bernie Becker / The Hill:   Conservative group widens IRS lawsuit
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Congress Dives, Anti-Incumbency Soars in Deep Post-Shutdown Criticism
Mike Tipping:
Gov. LePage lets slip what he really thinks about Maine people  —  At a speech to a conservative audience in Falmouth last week, Governor Paul LePage made a statement that is deeply revealing.  —  Informed that the event was wrapping up, LePage said he had two more points to make.
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish:
A Disaster The Democrats Didn't See Coming  —  I have to say I found his remarks far less contrite than they should have been.  Where is the unqualified apology?  Where is the commitment to basic accountability for this clusterf**k?  Instead, we have all these positive rationalizations and excuses in a confusing technical lecture.
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Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Healthcare.gov is walking dead
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Power Line
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Even Obamacare successes have hit some roadblocks
Discussion: CNN
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Man Spends 4.5 Hours on Obamacare Hotline But Still Can't Sign Up  —  Yesterday in the Rose Garden, President Obama touted the Obamacare hotline and recommended people call to sign up for Obamacare.  “[T]he point is the call centers are available,” Obama said, sounding as though he were in the middle of an infomercial.
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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Why Obama Should Be Freaked Out Over Obamacare
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Power Line
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Inside The Meeting Where Obama And Reid Vowed Not To Be ‘Taken In By These Crazy People’  —  WASHINGTON — Barack Obama and Harry Reid needed to clear the air.  The relationship between the president and the Senate majority leader had been deteriorating since 2011, with Reid losing respect …
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Rick Santorum ‘strike force’ for Ken Cuccinelli  —  Rick Santorum is signing up volunteers for a “strikeforce” to help Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in his bid to become governor of Virginia.  —  Santorum's PAC, Patriot Voices, is recruiting supporters to go door to door Nov. 1-3 …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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The Atlantic Online:
Meet the New Hillary  —  Back on the campaign trail for the first time since 2008, the former secretary of state has a new celebrity and gravitas—but some of the same old flaws.  —  FALLS CHURCH, Virginia — On Saturday, Hillary Clinton was a campaigner again.
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary  —  Technical information:  —  Employment: (202) 691-6559 * sminfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/sae  —  Unemployment: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau  —  Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
Discussion: GovBeat and Hot Air
Politico:
Michael Bloomberg to buy big for Terry McAuliffe  —  Michael Bloomberg's pro-gun-control super PAC will drop $1.1 million on ads for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the final two weeks of the Virginia governor's race.  —  The billionaire New York City mayor's money will be siphoned through Independence USA PAC …
Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
The Tea Party, Not Democrats or Republicans, Is the Problem  —  It's de rigueur to decry ‘partisanship’ as Washington's ‘real problem.’ Let's get real—the most destructive force in American politics today is the Tea Party, says Jon Favreau.  —  So now that our government is open and able to pay its bills …
Discussion: Daily Kos, CNN, Wonkblog and The Reaction
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EIA:
U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2012  —  U.S. ENERGY-RELATED CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS DECLINED 3.8 PERCENT IN 2012  — The 2012 downturn means that emissions are at their lowest level since 1994 and over 12 percent below the recent 2007 peak.
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Democratic Takeover of the House Is Still a Long Shot  —  Democrats will need Republicans to continue self-destructing, among other things, to return to the majority in 2014.  —  Those who already are saying that the House of Representatives is now “in play” are getting a little ahead of their skis—forgetting a few key factors.
 
 
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Yahoo! News:
Jeb Bush: Obama should spend more time on the golf course...with Boehner
Discussion: The Hill
CNBC:
GOP asked tech founder, ex-fugitive McAfee to diagnose Obamacare
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats to go on offense in tax debate
DealBook:
Considering the Fairness of JPMorgan's Deal
Discussion: News Desk and naked capitalism
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Barack Obama's passive voice
Discussion: Right Wing News
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Special PACs Spent Money at Resorts, Book Says
Discussion: Liberaland and peterschweizer.com
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Marco Rubio bill would delay Obamacare
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Mike Tolson / Houston Chronicle:
At home in Houston, Cruz continues fight against Obamacare
 Earlier Items: 
Peter Schweizer / New York Times:
Politicians' Extortion Racket
Discussion: Belmont Club
Mike Allen / Politico:
‘UNACCEPTABLE’: Obama ‘tech surge’ to fix health website …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Rand Paul pushes constitutional amendment on Congress
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Roger L. Simon
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Texas Judge Quits GOP Over Social Issues, Shutdown (VIDEO)
Discussion: ThinkProgress and MySanAntonio.com
Adam Goldenberg / Slate:
And that's a good thing.  —  See Slate's complete coverage of Obamacare.